Rougned Odor is officially no longer a Ranger. Texas has received two Minor Leaguers -- outfielder Josh Stowers and catcher/outfielder Antonio Cabello -- for the second baseman in a deal with the New York Yankees, the club announced on Tuesday. The Rangers also sent the Yankees cash considerations in the deal.

Rangers president of baseball operations Jon Daniels said the organization had a “couple of options” that they talked through, and the deal with the Yankees was the best overall.

“There was another scenario that was better for us in terms from a cash standpoint and from a financial standpoint,” Daniels said. “And we walked through that with our group and with ownership, and we prioritized the talent rather than the financial aspect of it.

“We get two players that we liked as amateurs. Obviously it's challenging the last year and a half from an evaluation standpoint. I haven't seen these guys play a whole lot, so we look forward to getting them into the system and continuing their development.”

The Rangers informed Odor that he would not make the Opening Day roster on March 29 and designated him for assignment on April 1. Odor had been part of the Texas organization since 2011, and he had been the Rangers’ starting second baseman since ‘14.

Odor is owed $27 million over the next two seasons from the Rangers. Texas is expected to assume most of the remaining contract. The Yankees are picking up the league minimum on Odor’s salary, which is $570,500 this year, a source told Levi Weaver of The Athletic.

Stowers was a second-round pick in the 2018 Draft by the Seattle Mariners. He has yet to play above Class A, and he hit .268 with a .788 OPS over two professional seasons in 2018-19. He last appeared with Charleston of the South Atlantic League in ‘19, when he slashed .273/.386/.400.

Stowers was also college teammates with Rangers second baseman Nick Solak at the University of Louisville.

“We liked him in the Draft quite a bit out of Louisville, when he went in the second round,” Daniels said. “Overall he’s just a good baseball player, a big hitter. He played in the [Arizona] Fall League, and we had some exposure to him there as well."

Cabello last saw professional action in 2019. The Venezuela native has not played above Rookie League. He has a .251 batting average with eight home runs and 40 RBIs over 102 Minor League games.

Cabello was a catcher as an amateur, but the Yankees have mostly used him as an outfielder since signing him in 2017. Daniels said the Rangers may give him another look at catcher in camp, but he’s athletic enough to stay in the outfield.

“He has good arm strength, good approach as a hitter,” Daniels said. “He fared pretty well as a younger player at a couple different affiliates. Again, with this lost [Minor League] year, it’s a little bit challenging, but we've heard good things about him from our scouts in Venezuela. His program has got him in very good shape; he took his offseason conditioning very seriously.”