Rangers Sign Catcher Chris Gimenez To 1-Year Deal
The Rangers have agreed to a $975,000, one-year contract with catcher Chris Gimenez while allowing right-hander Nick Tepesch and recently acquired outfielder James Jones to become free agents.
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The Rangers have agreed to a $975,000, one-year contract with catcher Chris Gimenez while allowing right-hander Nick Tepesch and recently acquired outfielder James Jones to become free agents.
The Texas Rangers are returning to Surprise, AZ for their 2016 Spring Training
Free agent catcher Geovany Soto and the Angels have agreed to a one-year contract. The team announced the move Tuesday night, one day after losing catcher Chris Iannetta to the Mariners in free agency.
Major League Baseball's minimum salary will remain at $507,500 next year because of a lack of inflation.
Of all the crucial moves they've made to set this team up for success, none might be as important as this particular hire and, frankly, none might be tougher.
Jeff Bannister has been selected the AL Manager of the Year after leading the Texas Rangers to a division title in his first season on the job.
The hot stove has finally turned on in Arlington.
The Rangers may still negotiate with Gallardo, but Texas will gain an additional selection after the first round in the 2016 First Year Player Draft if he signs with another team.
"They want to win. They want good spots for their family. And they want to be paid what they feel they should be paid," Rangers GM Jon Daniels said about free agents. "You try to see how many of the three you can deliver on."
First-time Texas Rangers manager Jeff Banister and Paul Molitor of Minnesota join A.J. Hinch of Houston as finalists for the AL's top manager.
The Rangers announced that they made the $15.8 million qualifying offer to free agent pitcher Yovani Gallardo.
The Rangers have hired former reliever Doug Brocail as their pitching coach and Anthony Iapoce as hitting coach.
It was announced on Thursday that Mets pitcher Matt Harvey has won the NL Comeback Player of the Year award and Rangers designated hitter Prince Fielder has earned the AL honor.
Here are some of the offensive names you could see the Rangers targeting this winter:
The Rangers season ended in cruel fashion a couple weeks ago, while the Kansas City Royals won the World Series in five games against the New York Mets last night.
