The Rangers have signed 27-year old lefty reliever Zach Simons to a minor league deal. Simons pitched in 42 games (0 starts) in AA+AAA-ball last year for the Rockies and he was 5-2 with a 3.57 ERA and a 1.40 WHIP. He has now pitched in 297 games (36 starts) in his first 8 years in the minors and he is 38-30 with 12 saves, a 4.10 ERA and a 1.35 WHIP. Simons will be a longshot to win a job in the Rangers’ pen next spring.

The Rangers have signed 27-year old lefty swinging outfielder Jim Adduci to a minor league deal. He played in 126 games in AA+AAA-ball for the Cubs last year and he was 119 of 399 (.298 avg, .789 OPS) with 67 runs scored, 7 homers, 44 RBIs and 18 stolen bases. He has now played in 762 games in his first 9 years in the minors and he is 738 of 2,618 (.282 avg, .720 OPS) with 399 runs scored, 24 homers, 284 RBIs and 153 stolen bases. Adduci will get a shot to win a bench job for the Rangers next spring.

The Rangers have signed 26-year old righty swinging outfielder Aaron Cunningham to a minor league deal. Cunningham played in 72 games for the Indians last year and he was 17 of 97 (.175 avg, .493 OPS) with 5 runs scored, 1 homer and 7 RBIs. He has now played in 222 games in his first five years in the majors and he is 99 for 452 (.219 avg, .628 OPS) with 47 runs scored, 7 homers, 51 RBIs and 4 stolen bases. Cunningham will get a shot next spring to win a bench job for the Rangers in 2013.

The Rangers have signed 26-year old righty reliever Yonata Ortega to a minor league deal. Ortega pitched in 42 games (0 starts) in AA-ball last year and he was 2-2 with 1 save, a 6.88 ERA and a 1.85 WHIP. He has now pitched in 201 games (11 starts) in his first six years in the minors and he is 12-18 with 46 saves, a 4.94 ERA and a 1.52 WHIP. Ortega will likely start the 2013 season in A or AA-ball for the Rangers.