Andrew Heaney and Jose Leclerc to Stay on Texas Rangers for the 2024 Season

Texas Rangers exercised $13 million player option for Andrew Heaney and $6 million team option for Jose Leclerc as team defends 2023 World Series title.

Pitchers Andrew Heaney and Jose Leclerc will be staying with the Texas Rangers for the 2024 season. Heaney exercised his $13 million player options while Leclerc had his $6 million club option exercised by the team.
Heaney starred in the Rangers 2023 World Series victory, recording a 4.15 ERA across 34 games - 28 of which he started - including a notable Game 4 start where he pitched five innings of one-run ball contributing to the Rangers' 11-7 win.
Despite mid-season struggles due to a neck issue, Leclerc stepped up his performance once he regained full health, posting a 2.68 ERA across his 57 relief appearances during the regular season. He further excelled in the postseason with 13 appearances, tying for the third-highest total in a single postseason.
Heaney falling short of 150 innings in the regular season, resulted in the value of his option not increasing to $20 million. Had he not exercised his 2024 option, a $500,000 buyout would have been due.
If Leclerc's option hadn't been exercised by the Rangers, he would have received a $750,000 buyout. The Texas Rangers also have a $6.25 million option for 2025 for Leclerc, who has appeared in 286 regular-season games for Texas since his big league debut in 2016 but was sidelined for most of 2020 with a shoulder injury and all of 2021 due to ligament reconstruction elbow surgery that delayed the start of his 2022 season.