He was called up to the big club while Todd Greene is out and is expected to be sent down when Greene returns. Laird is a good defensive catcher who has shown some pop and plate discipline in the past. He’s a little young and wasn’t exactly tearing up Triple-A before the promotion, and he strikes out too much, but if your league let’s you pick up free agents and keep them at good prices, this may be a chance to grab the Rangers’ starting catcher next year when no one is looking.
Laird is a longshot, but catcher is the position at which it makes the most sense to take flyers.