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Closes season healthy Santos (back) posted an 8.49 ERA, 1.97 WHIP and 15:5 K:BB In 11.2 innings over four appearances between Double-A Frisco and Triple-A Round Rock upon being activated from Frisco's 7...

Impact Santos had been on the shelf for more than four months due to a stress reaction in his back, which he sustained following his second start of the season with Frisco. Due to the extended time Santos missed, the Rangers sent him to the Arizona Fall League, where he submitted a 5.28 ERA, 1.81 WHIP and 15:9 K:BB in 14.1 innings. The 23-year-old righty will be heading into his second straight season as a member of the Rangers' 40-man roster, but he's unlikely to seriously contend for an Opening Day spot with the big club and will likely be ticketed for the Round Rock rotation to begin the 2026 campaign.

NOVEMBER 5 • ROTOWIRE

Placed on Double-A IL Santos was placed on the minor league 7-day injured list Wednesday with a back injury, Kenndi Landry of MLB.com reports.

Impact Santos suffered a stress reaction in his back and is estimated to be out for at least eight-to-10 weeks. The organization plans to get a second opinion, but the play for now is rest and recovery. The 23-year-old right-hander had a promising 2024, when he posted a 3.67 ERA between stops at High-A Hickory and Double-A Frisco. He also pitched in the All-Star Futures Game. In his two starts for Frisco prior to the injury, Santos had a 3.18 ERA with 11 strikeouts across 5.2 innings.

APRIL 24 • ROTOWIRE

Rangers top 30 prospects: Texas finds a big bargain in No. 4 Winston Santos Like No. 5 on the list, the hard-throwing righty Santos was discovered by Rangers scouting and signed for just $10,000.

MARCH 20 • DALLASNEWS.COM

Prospect Santos 'electric' in Spring Breakout start SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Malcolm Moore knew Winston Santos was locked in before he even threw a pitch. In the second annual Spring Breakout game...

MARCH 16 • MLB.COM

Sent to Frisco The Rangers optioned Santos to Double-A Frisco on Sunday.

Impact Texas protected Santos from the Rule 5 Draft over the winter by adding him to the 40-man roster, but the 22-year-old righty is still in need of some further seasoning in the upper levels of the minors before making his MLB debut. He'll return to Frisco to open the 2025 campaign after he turned in a 4.89 ERA, 1.15 WHIP and 57:14 K:BB over his 46 innings at the Double-A level following his late-June promotion from High-A Hickory.

MARCH 9 • ROTOWIRE