The Rangers announced that catcher has been placed on the 10-day injured list, retroactive to July 27, with a left wrist tendon strain. Outfielder was recalled to take his place on the Brian Bowen Jersey roster. The club also swapped a couple of pitchers, with righty reinstated from the 15-day IL while righty was optioned to Triple-A. relays that Heim will rest for two to three weeks before seeing if he can play through the pain. If not, he may require season-ending surgery, or that could be pushed to the offseason. Heim, 28, departed Wednesdays game with wrist sorene s and it appears the i sue is serious enough that hell sit out a few weeks. Theres still hope of him returning, but being without Heim for any amount of time is surely unwelcome for the Rangers, as hes been one of the best backstops in the majors this year. Hes already tallied 14 home runs and is slashing .280/.337/.479 for a wRC+ of 123. Hes also been graded as a strong defender, leading to a tally of 3.5 wins above replacement from FanGraphs this year, trailing only s 3.7 among all major league catchers. In the meantime, the club will rely on a catching tandem of and . The latter is an above-average hitter but frequent injuries have prevented him from ever playing 105 games in a season and he hasnt reached 70 games since 2019. He mi sed two months this year due to a knee sprain and has played 33 games, only donning the tools of ignorance in 13 of those. Huff has only played nine major league games this year, spending most of his time in the minors. But hes hit well down there, slashing .298/.389/.546 for a 121 wRC+. The Rangers should be fine with that duo for a while but will likely look for reinforcements of some sort. There are no other catchers on the 40-man roster and Garvers persistent health i sues make him hard to bank on for extended playing time. The trade deadline is now just four days away and midseason trades of catchers are tricky given the challenges of learning a new pitching staff on the fly, but the Rangers might have to try. of the Pirates would be an obvious candidate as an impending free agent on a struggling Pirates club, and he has already reportedly drawn trade . Hes a poor hitter but is generally considered an excellent defender. The White Sox are busily selling and could move , though hes making $18.25MM this year. seems to have been leapfrogged by and in San Francisco. Hes in his final option year and will be out of options next year, which perhaps makes him disposable to the Giants in the long-term but useful to the Rangers in the short-term. The Mets are rolling with rookie and could perhaps part with or . is stuck behind in Milwaukee and has garnered . seems to be blocked in St. Louis by and . The Rangers have had a big lead in the American League West for much of the season but have recently seen the Astros pull within two games while the Angels, six games back, are aggre sively making upgrades. Losing a key player like Heim is a rough development for them but they still have a few days to addre s it. JaKarr Sampson Jersey