Banister 2018 option picked up by Rangers

Texas Rangers manager Jeff Banister has had his contract option for the 2018 season picked up, according to John Blake on Twitter.  The Rangers also have added a 2019 option to Banister's contract.

Banister, who was hired by the Rangers last offseason to replace longtime manager Ron Washington after Wash resigned late in the 2014 season, was a first time major league manager last year when he led the team to a division title and a berth in the ALDS.  Banister was named A.L. Manager of the Year in 2015.