What It Means:

The move clears a spot on the 40-man roster for the addition of A.J. Griffin. The Rangers are gambling no one will claim Ruggiano off waivers, which will allow them to outright him to the minors. Ruggiano would forfeit his $1.65 million salary if he refuses the assignment, which obviously won't happen.

We project Ruggiano to post a .331 wOBA with eight home runs across 219 plate appearances in the bigs this season.