Rangers' Peyton Gray: Gets first MLB promotion

The Rangers selected Gray's contract from Triple-A Round Rock on Thursday.

Analysis:

It's a great story, as Gray receives his first major-league promotion a few weeks shy of his 31st birthday. The righty reliever earned the call-up by tossing 12.2 scoreless frames with a 15:2 K:BB to begin the season at Round Rock. Gray figures to be used in low-leverage spots initially, but he could work his way up the pecking order as part of an unsettled Rangers bullpen.