The Rangers have decided not to tender a 2013 contract to 26-year old righty swinging 1B/OF Brandon Snyder, making him a free agent. Snyder played in 40 games for the Rangers last year and he was 18 for 65 (.277 avg, .755 OPS) with 11 runs scored, 3 homers and 9 RBIs. He has now played in 56 games in his first three years in the majors and he is 27 of 98 (.276 avg, .742 OPS) with 14 runs scored, 3 homers and 13 RBIs. The Rangers shouldn’t miss Snyder too much in 2013, but he did play well when called upon.

UPDATE: (12/13/2012) - The Rangers have re-signed Brandon Snyder to a minor league deal.

The Rangers waited right up to the midnight deadline to decide not to tender a contract for the 2013 season to 29-year old righty swinging catcher Geovany Soto. Soto played in 47 games for the Rangers last year and he was 29 for 148 (.196 avg, .591 OPS) with 19 runs scored, 5 homers, 25 RBIs and 1 stolen base. He played in 99 games overall for the Cubs and Rangers last year in which he was 64 of 324 (.198 avg, .613 OPS) with 45 runs scored, 11 homers 39 RBIs and 1 stolen base. Soto should be able to find a new team over the winter.

UPDATE: (12/3/2012) - The Rangers have re-signed catcher Geovany Soto to a 1-year deal.