The Texas Rangers announced today that lefthanded pitcher Matt Perisho and outfielder Ruben Mateo have agreed to terms on one-year contracts for the 2000 season. No further terms were disclosed.
The club also announced that it has renewed the contracts of lefthanded pitcher Mike Venafro and righthanded pitchers Danny Kolb and Jeff Zimmerman for the 2000 season after failing to reach contract agreements.
With today’s moves, all 40 players on the Rangers’ major league roster are under contract for 2000.
Perisho was 15-7 with a 4.61 era in 27 starts at Oklahoma and 0-0, 2.61 in 4 games/one start with Texas in 1999. Mateo batted .336 with 18 homers and 62 rbi in 63 games at Oklahoma and .238 with 5 homers and 18 rbi in 32 games with Texas last season.
Kolb was 1-2, 2.79 at Tulsa and 5-3, 5.10 in Oklahoma while going 2-1, 4.65 in 16 relief appearances in 4 stints with Texas. Venafro was 3-2, 3.29 in 65 games and Zimmerman went 9-3, 2.36 with 3 saves in 65 appearances with the Rangers in 1999.