Rangers acquire international slot compensation from Royals
The Texas Rangers announced today that the club has acquired International slot compensation from the Kansas City Royals in exchange for minor league right-handed pitcher Domingo Pena.
The 19-year-old Pena was originally signed by Texas as a non-drafted free agent in July 2014. He was 1-0 (1 R-0ER in 14.0 IP) in 4 games/3 starts with the Rangers' Dominican Summer League 1 team and 0-2, 5.06 in 6 games/2 starts with the Arizona Rangers in 2017.