Speas was added to the Rangers' 60-man player pool Sunday.
Speas, who is not on the 40-man roster, is an intriguing sleeper candidate for the abbreviated 60-game season. The 22-year-old right-hander has no restrictions after undergoing Tommy John elbow surgery in 2018. He appeared in two rookie-league games in 2019 and, prior to the shutdown, was expected to advance quickly through the minor-league system in 2020 and possibly pitch in the majors, per Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News. His fastball reached 102 mph during spring training.