Dairon Blanco was released by the Rangers after playing for their Triple-A club. He entered the organization via a March waiver claim and was later removed through outright waivers, meaning he was not on the 40-man roster. Blanco is known as one of pro baseball’s fastest players and has posted solid overall batting results in limited major league action, including strong performance versus left-handed pitching. His production has been affected by heavy platooning and weaker right-on-right matchups. In 2026 at Triple-A, he has struggled with a low batting line and no home runs. He can play all outfield positions, but his arm has been viewed as below average, making him best suited for left field with occasional center work.
"The Rangers have released outfielder Dairon Blanco, who'd been playing with their Triple-A club, reports Francys Romero of BeisbolFR.com. The former Royals speedster joined the Rangers via a March waiver claim and was later passed through outright waivers, so he wasn't on the 40-man roster."
"Blanco, 33, is one of the fastest players in pro ball and has a decent track record at the plate in limited action across parts of four seasons with the Royals. He's posted a .257/.312/.416 slash (99 wRC+) in 285 plate appearances across parts of four seasons, but he's never topped 138 major league plate appearances in a given season."
"Part of the reason for Blanco's solid career rate stats is that he was heavily platooned and thus saw a disproportionate number of those plate appearances (42%) against lefties. He's a career .296/.353/.509 (137 wRC+) hitter against southpaws but just a .228/.281/.349 (70 wRC+) in right-on-right matchups in the majors."
"So far in 2026, Blanco has received limited run in Triple-A and hasn't performed to his typical levels. He's come to the plate 73 times in 21 games and turned in a tepid .230/.324/.295 slash with no home runs, four doubles and seven steals (in nine tries)."
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