The Rangers have designated 1B Ben Broussard for assignment because of his poor play this season. He played in 26 games this season for the Rangers and he was 13 for 82 (.159 avg, .493 OPS) with 8 runs scored, 3 homers and 8 RBIs. Broussard will be replaced by a platoon of Frank Catalanotto and Chris Shelton. Catalanotto has played in 27 games this season for the Rangers and he is 19 for 73 (.260 avg, .790 OPS) with 10 runs scored, 2 homers and 4 RBIs. Shelton is off to a rough start this season in 7 games as he is 2 for 19 (.105 avg, .490 OPS) with 2 runs scored, 1 homer and 1 RBI. Catalanotto and Shelton will likley have no problem out performing Broussard.