Will Josh Be A Ranger Next Year?
With all of the drama surrounding Josh Hamilton's relapse Arnie wonders if the former AL MVP will be sticking around next year...or even if the Rangers will want him back in 2013?
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With all of the drama surrounding Josh Hamilton's relapse Arnie wonders if the former AL MVP will be sticking around next year...or even if the Rangers will want him back in 2013?
Under the agreement announced Friday, Cruz's 2013 salary can rise by an additional $500,000 based on plate appearances in 2012.
After a successful 16-month run at 105.3 The Fan, Josh Lewin is leaving for WFAN, to become the play-by-play voice for the New York Mets.
The FCC is considering a proposal to rescind the rule, which bars cable and satellite systems from carrying a sporting event that is blacked out on local broadcast television stations.
There is still plenty of controversy and rumors floating around as to what really happened that night at a bar in Dallas - and Josh Hamilton is sticking to his story.
Famed former MLB pitcher Dennis "Oil Can" Boyd admits to being under the influence of cocaine in "two-thirds" of the games he pitched.
When Josh Hamilton held a press conference last week to discuss his relapse with alcohol, everyone had assumed that would be the end of it.
A 31-year-old slugging outfielder, Cruz had asked for $7.5 million in arbitration and the team had offered $5.5 million. He made $3.65 million last year.
Shortstop Elvis Andrus and the Texas Rangers have finalized a $14.4 million, three-year contract that avoided salary arbitration.
Hamilton and the Rangers both said aloud that contract talks, which were expected to get going soon, will be tabled indefinitely while he and they try to figure out where he went wrong and how it happened.
The Rangers first hired Michael Dean Chadwick, Josh Hamilton's stepdad, to be the slugger's accountability partner. But Chadwick turned down the job.
Left-handed reliever Joe Beimel and first baseman-outfielder Conor Jackson have agreed to minor league contracts with the Texas Rangers.
The big news of the day was all about Josh Hamilton and his recent relapse of his addiction after a night of drinking. Josh held a press conference today and RAGE covered it from all the angles.
Texas Rangers outfielder and recovering drug addict Josh Hamilton says he had a relapse and had "three or four'' drinks earlier this week.
Shocking to some, but not to others, the big news of the day was that recovering addict and AL MVP Josh Hamilton fell off the wagon Monday and had a few drinks at a bar in Dallas.
Whether you've reached the end of your rope or merely the end of your week, welcome to Whitt's End:
Texas Rangers outfielder Josh Hamilton, who has admitted to struggles with drugs and alcohol in the past, had a sobriety relapse at a North Dallas bar.
Four American League teams spent at least $110 million to acquire or keep a single player this winter. Not one National League team did.
The new Astros owner was considering switching the team's name. But an email sent to season ticket holders on Monday said the name is "here to stay."
The field of potential next Dodgers owners has been narrowed, and the list no longer includes Mark Cuban, reports Bill Shaikin of the Los Angeles Times.
Baseball's expanded playoffs could be ready for the 2012 season, commissioner Bud Selig told reporters at SoxFest in Chicago on Friday.
Pitching star Roy Oswalt's main criteria seems to be proximity to his home in Mississippi. Indications are that he prefers the Rangers and Cardinals.
Evidently relief pitcher Koji Uehara isn't a fan of Toronto. A report said that the Rangers agreed to trade him to the Blue Jays, but Uehara invoked his no-trade clause.
Indications are Prince Fielder has narrowed the field of teams in his derby to four or five, and the Nationals, Orioles and Rangers are believed to be among those teams. So he's down to a "final four'' (or so), if you will.
If Prince signs with the Rangers for 6 years and $132 million with a three year opt out...Prince gets about $65 mil for three years.
