Jeremy Jeffress made a bad mistake early Friday morning, driving under the influence of alcohol. Just because he is an athlete doesn’t mean that he should get a break. The MLB doesn’t seem to think so anyway. They announced today that Jeffress will remain on the restricted list until the case is closed.
#Rangers assistant GM Thad Levine says MLB has decided to keep Jeremy Jeffress on the restricted list while they investigate his arrest.
— Stefan Stevenson (@StevensonFWST) August 27, 2016
The Rangers bull pen has not been performing badly lately, and one of the main reasons that the Rangers were interested in Jeremy Jeffress was the long term control that came with him.
While Jonathan Lucroy has worked out very well so far for the Rangers, Jeffress has not. His ERA was 2.22 with the Brewers this season, and so far with the Rangers it is 4.00. He has looked shaky out there to say the least, and now the arrest is not instilling confidence in Rangers nation.
The Rangers told news eight they would not comment until the investigation has run it’s course.
The Texas Rangers are aware of the situation involving Jeremy Jeffress that took place early this morning. At this time, we are in the process of the gathering information and have no further comment.
The Rangers have to be mad on the inside, especially with the type of season this is turning out to be. The Rangers have a real chance to be something special in 2016, and having a player arrested for a DWI in the stretch run is never good PR. It is also not good for the clubhouse or for the player himself.
Will Jeremy Jeffress get to play again this season? If he does, will the Rangers place him on the post season roster? Only time will tell, but for now he will be sidelined.
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