The Texas Rangers made two minor-league moves on Tuesday, sending third baseman Matt Duffy to the Japan Pacific League and bringing right-hander Allen Webster back from the Korea Baseball Organization.

Webster, 26, was 4-4 with a 5.70 ERA in 71 innings with the Samsung Lions last season. He has appeared in the majors with Arizona and Boston, going 7-6 with a 6.13 ERA in 120 1/3 innings.

From 2011-13, Baseball America annually included Webster among its top 100 minor-league prospects.

The Rangers sold Duffy's contract to Chiba Lotte of the Japan Pacific League. The Rangers acquired Duffy, 27, from Houston in July on a $20,000 waiver claim. They will make a tidy profit on the sale.

Duffy had 11 at-bats with Houston in 2015-16. The Rangers assigned him to Triple-A Round Rock, where he hit .246 with eight homers, 21 RBIs and a .773 OPS in 34 games. Duffy did not appear in the majors with the Rangers.

Will Middlebrooks, recently signed to a minor league deal, is in line to be the third-baseman-in-waiting at Round Rock in 2017. Middlebrooks has 284 career major-league starts at third.