That's most notable for the 23-year-old Church. He joins Bruce Bochy's bullpen for the first time and could get a chance to make his big league debut.
Church impressed in that relatively small sample, turning in a 3.22 earned run average with a near-26% strikeout rate and a solid 7.5% walk percentage.
Optioning Rocker and Leiter is essentially a procedural move. Texas will get a pair of fresh arms up to lengthen the bullpen and potentially offer Church his first work at the highest level.
Longenhagen credited Church with a promising fastball/cutter combination but expressed concern about his strike-throwing consistency.
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