Shelton DFA'd by Rangers

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Rangers designated first baseman Chris Shelton for assignment.

 

He goes to make room for Kazuo Fukumori. Shelton will still have every opportunity to claim a job as Ben Broussard's platoon partner if he clears waivers, but the Rangers deemed him the most expendable player on their 40-man roster. They wouldn't be in this situation if not for the bizarre decision to give Julio Borbon a major league deal last summer.