A couple of weeks ago Pedro Gomez passed along some word he was hearing that it was “highly unlikely” that the Rangers would activate Nelson Cruz for the postseason, choosing instead to exile him, Melky Cabrera-style. In his notes column today Ken Rosenthal reports that, no, that’s not the plan:

Suspended Rangers outfielder Nelson Cruz recently spent three days working out at the team’s complex in the Dominican Republic. Club officials are trying to put together a plan for him to work out briefly with the major league club before he heads to the club’s spring training facility in Surprise, Ariz.

As Rosenthal writes, Cruz would be nothing but a plus for the Rangers if they make the playoffs and it would be hard to accept that they’ve decided not to use him once he becomes eligible.

I figure that Gomez talked to some people who were still stinging about the suspension and were talking big about not bringing Cruz back. It sounds like now, however, reason is overtaking emotion.