Rangers Reach Deal With Lance Berkman
Free agent slugger Lance Berkman has reportedly agreed to a one-year deal with the Rangers, to likely be the team's new DH. The contract is said to be in the $10 million range.
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Free agent slugger Lance Berkman has reportedly agreed to a one-year deal with the Rangers, to likely be the team's new DH. The contract is said to be in the $10 million range.
The Rangers announced that they will open the 2013 MLB season against their new in-state AL West rivals, the Astros, in a Sunday night game on March 31 in Houston.
The Texas Rangers announced on Thursday that the club has signed free agent right-handed relief pitcher Jason Frasor to a one-year contract.
The Texas Rangers have completed a one-year contract with free agent catcher A.J. Pierzynski.
The Rangers are staying in touch with free-agent outfielder Cody Ross after having a meeting with him. But Texas is also starting to look into free-agent outfielder Michael Bourn.
The Texas Rangers have agreed to sign free-agent catcher A.J. Pierzynski, according to CBSSports.com's Scott Miller. The one-year deal is pending a physical and is worth $7.5 million, reports Jon Heyman.
Right-handed reliever Yoshinori Tateyama has agreed to a minor league contract to remain with the Texas Rangers.
The Phillies and reliever Mike Adams have finalized a $12 million, two-year contract. The 34-year-old right-hander is expected to fill the eighth-inning role for the Phillies.
In a winter that has so far been about subtraction (Hamilton, Mike Napoli, Michael Young, Mike Adams, Koji Uehara), the Rangers will need some addition -- even if it's not Greinke-level exciting.
The drawn-out process is finally concluded. R.A. Dickey has passed his physical and agreed to a contract extension with the Blue Jays, the club announced Monday.
When we last saw Josh Hamilton, he was tearing apart the Rangers season. And then on Thursday afternoon, he tore apart what remained of their winter gone wrong.
Josh Hamilton, as you may have heard, is now with the Angels. Former Angels player Torii Hunter, as you may have heard, is now with the Tigers.
The Rangers will consider moving left-handed pitcher Robbie Ross from the bullpen to the rotation if the team doesn't add another starting pitcher this offseason.
Rangers GM Jon Daniels was talking Thursday about still wanting to re-sign Josh Hamilton. About an hour later, Hamilton was with the Angels. It has been that kind of offseason for Texas.
The Boston Red Sox have agreed to terms with right-hander Ryan Dempster on a two-year contract worth $26.5 million, two people familiar with the negotiations said Thursday.
The Angels are getting closer to signing Josh Hamilton, according to CBS Sports. Acquiring the former Rangers slugger would likely push Peter Bourjos to the bench.
The Red Sox are reportedly close to reaching a deal with pitcher Ryan Dempster. The 35-year-old pitcher has reportedly been seeking a three-year deal the entire offseason.
Whiteside has been claimed on waivers by three different clubs this offseason. He had been acquired in a claim by Toronto after he was designated for assignment by the New York Yankees, who got him on a waiver claim from San Francisco.
R.A. Dickey and the Mets are only $6 million apart in negotiations now, but the Mets continue to talk to teams interested in a trade for the reigning NL Cy Young winner.
The Diamondbacks are not any closer to trading Justin Upton, people familiar with the situation say. There has been a lack of movement in trade talks, and now Arizona might just keep him.
Major League Baseball has agreed to a new five-year deal with StubHub as its secondary ticket market.
The Rangers are willing to deal third-base prospect Mike Olt for Mets starting pitcher and 2012 Cy Young winner R.A. Dickey, but the Mets are looking for more.
The Mariners probably aren't prepared to meet Josh Hamilton's request for a seven-year deal, but they seem to have emerged as the likeliest alternative to the incumbent Rangers.
The Phillies acquired infielder Michael Young from the Rangers, filling a void at third base. The deal was announced Sunday, a day after Young agreed to waive his no-trade clause.
The Dodgers and Zack Greinke have agreed to a six-year, $147-million contract, CBSSports.com's Jon Heyman confirms.
