On August 13, 2014, Arencibia took the mound for the first time in his career and pitched the 9th inning for the Rangers who were losing to the Tampa Bay Rays 10-1. He pitched a scoreless inning, throwing 10 pitches, 6 for strikes, and allowed one hit for a single. His 10 pitches ranged from 70 to 74 miles per hour. He was assigned outright to Triple-A Round Rock on October 6. On October 9, it was announced that Arencibia had declined the assignment to Round Rock, becoming a free agent.