Andrew McCutchen

McCutchen signed a minor league deal last month and was playing for Triple-A Gwinnett. The 37-year-old was hitting .275/.370/.450 in 46 plate appearances with one home run and seven RBI.

McCutchen was 14-for-73 (.192) with one homer and five RBI in 37 games with the Rangers earlier this season before being released on May 28th. The Braves just released Rowdy Tellez because they didn’t want a strict DH on their bench, but perhaps McCutchen could work his way up to fill that role because he’s a better runner. He will start out in Triple-A, however.

The 39-year-old outfielder ad been designated for assignment on Wednesday and passed through waivers unclaimed. He’s now free to explore opportunities elsewhere. McCutchen his just .192 (14-for-73) with one homer and five RBI in 37 contests with the Rangers.

McCutchen’s time with the Rangers is over after hitting just .192 (14-for-73) with one homer and five RBI over 37 games. The 39-year-old veteran is pretty much limited to DH as a short-side platoon option at this advanced stage of his legendary career. There might be an opportunity for him on a contending team as an invaluable clubhouse presence, but his run as an impactful fantasy contributor ended years ago.

McCutchen is 6-for-37 with no RBI over the last month, leaving him at .200/.288/.271 for the year. He also has some of the worst contact and exit velocity numbers of his career at age 39. Unfortunately, it seems like it’s going to be really difficult for the Rangers to stick with him for much longer.

McCutchen gets a chance to face Athletics lefty Jeffrey Springs on Saturday afternoon with Joc Pederson heading to the bench. The 39-year-old has played sparingly this season, hitting .242 (8-for-33) with one homer and five RBI in 17 games, mostly as a pinch-hitter.

Both hits came off Jesús Luzardo. McCutchen heated up quickly after signing with the Rangers earlier this month, and it’s worth wondering if he might turn this DH platoon with Joc Pederson into a full-time spot for himself. It seems like Pederson deserves a real look first, but he did not have good spring numbers on the heels of his disastrous 2025. He’s 0-for-2 with a walk through three games, but both of his balls in play have been hard hit, with one leaving his bat at 110 mph. McCutchen is 4-for-9 with four RBI while drawing the start both times the Phillies threw lefties.

Season No. 18 for McCutchen, who wound up 9-for-21 with a homer and six walks this spring. He did play left field a couple of times in Grapefruit action, but he’ll likely mostly be employed as a DH against lefties for now.

McCutchen earns a spot on Texas’ season-opening roster as a bench bat after hitting a blistering .444 (8-for-18) with three doubles in seven Cactus League contests this spring after signing a minor league pact earlier this month. The 39-year-old longtime Pirates icon will kick off his 18th season in the majors later this week, splitting time with Joc Pederson at DH for the Rangers.

Pretty much everyone feasted on Padres pitching today, but McCutchen especially needs the hits after his late addition to the competition for a spot on the Rangers bench. He’s opened up 6-for-9 with three doubles and four walks.

Perhaps it’s as simple as giving the Rangers a more-threatening right-handed platoon option for Joc Pederson. McCutchen hit .284/.366/.433 in 36 starts against left-handers last year, but just .239/.333/.367 overall. Entering his age-39 season, McCutchen doesn’t have any real fantasy value outside of playing him in daily transaction leagues against a left-handed starter. He also is by no means guaranteed to make the Rangers based on the date of his signing and the minor-league deal.

The 39-year-old franchise staple took to social media on Saturday to express his frustration with the Pirates, noting that if this is going to be his last season, he would have liked to participate in Fanfest and go out on his terms with a proper farewell tour. It sounds like the radio silence from the Pirates could mean that they’re ready to move on, though an invite to the team’s FanFest still would have been a nice way for him to say goodbye to the fans one final time.

McCutchen’s only hit of the game came in a clutch spot for the Pirates. With the bases loaded in the eighth inning and Pittsburgh down by one run, he knock a base hit to drive in two runners to take the lead. The 38-year-old veteran slugger is hitting .241/.335/.378 with 13 homers and 55 RBI across 513 plate appearances.