The Texas Rangers have added right-hander Carl Edwards Jr. to their active and 40-man rosters, as reported by multiple beat writers. To make room, the team has designated righty Caleb Boushley for assignment.
Edwards’ 2025 season has been a winding road. He’s appeared in two MLB games for the Angels, spent time in the Mexican League, and pitched 50 2/3 innings over 15 Triple-A games split between the Angels’ and Rangers’ affiliates. Texas signed him to a minor league deal in July, bringing things full circle—Edwards was originally drafted by the Rangers in the 48th round of the 2011 draft but never pitched for them at the MLB level, having been traded to the Cubs in 2013.
Edwards debuted with Chicago in 2015 and was a key bullpen piece from 2016 to 2018. However, his career since 2019 has been inconsistent. He’s played for seven different MLB teams over that span, posting a 4.28 ERA in 124 innings. His last two seasons include just three major league games—one for the Padres in 2024 and two for the Angels this year.
At Triple-A Round Rock, Edwards had a 5.31 ERA over 39 innings, but peripheral stats paint a more promising picture: a 26% strikeout rate, 7.7% walk rate, and 53.6% groundball rate. A high .362 BABIP may explain some of the poor results. Recently, Edwards has been experimenting with starting again—he’s started seven of eight games at Round Rock, a shift that began during his time in Mexico. Still, the Rangers likely see him as a long-relief option after burning through six pitchers in a blowout 11-0 loss to the Astros. If Edwards were to start a game, it would be the first of his 11-year MLB career.
As for Caleb Boushley, he was one of the arms used in that lopsided loss and struggled, giving up five runs in just one inning. This outing mirrors his debut for Texas in April, where he also allowed five earned runs.
In 43 2/3 innings this season, Boushley owns a 6.02 ERA, though his 3.81 SIERA suggests he’s been unlucky. A .358 BABIP and low 58.7% strand rate have inflated his ERA. His strikeout (21.2%) and walk (7.3%) rates are solid, making him a potential waiver target for teams seeking bullpen depth—especially given that he still has two option years left. That could make him more valuable for 2026 than the rest of this season.
Boushley had limited big-league experience prior to 2025 (just 6 1/3 innings) and has a 4.60 ERA over 503 1/3 Triple-A innings, where he’s mostly worked as a starter. He has the right to reject an outright assignment to the minors and elect free agency if he clears waivers, due to a previous outright in his career.
