again!?

Eli Whiteside was claimed today by Texas off waivers from Toronto. If you’re scoring at home, that’s four teams in roughly as many weeks for the former Delta State standout. Whiteside finished the season on San Francisco’s roster. He has since been claimed off waivers by the New York Yankees, the Toronto Blue Jays and now the Rangers. A fairly solid defensive backstop, Whiteside is also, however, a .215 career hitter with 10 home runs in 208 big league games. He is one of four catchers, at least for now, on Texas’ roster — with Geovany Soto, Konrad Schmidt and Luis Martinez. That could be an interesting position battle in spring training.