Having won the first two AL pennants in franchise history, the Texas Rangers want to keep their key players around for a while. Slick-fielding shortstop Elvis Andrus and the Rangers finalized a $14.4 million, three-year contract Wednesday. The deal covers his three years of salary arbitration eligibility, and Texas would like to discuss an even longer agreement with agent Scott Boras.

View full post on Yahoo! Sports – MLB – Texas Rangers News

There are still many unanswered questions with Josh Hamilton and the Texas Rangers, but a few issues were taken care of on Tuesday. On Tuesday, the Rangers announced the hiring of Shayne Kelley who will operate in a support role for Hamilton.

View full post on Yahoo! Sports – MLB – Texas Rangers News

Rangers slugger Josh Hamilton visited doctors for Major League Baseball and the players’ association this week in New York following his admitted relapse with alcohol. General manager Jon Daniels said Tuesday night that Hamilton was accompanied by Shayne Kelley, the team’s newly hired major league staff assistant whose job includes being in a support role for Hamilton.

View full post on Yahoo! Sports – MLB – Texas Rangers News

The Texas Rangers biggest offseason move by far was winning the bid and ultimately signing Japanese pitcher Yu Darvish. Next to that in scope of size was the signing of free agent closer Joe Nathan. But what about the other players they have traded for and signed thus far?

View full post on Yahoo! Sports – MLB – Texas Rangers News

Left-handed reliever Joe Beimel and first baseman-outfielder Conor Jackson have agreed to minor league contracts with the Texas Rangers. Beimel went 1-1 with a 5.33 ERA in 35 games with Pittsburgh last year. Jackson hit .244 with five home runs and 43 RBIs in 114 games last season with Oakland and Boston, which acquired him at the trade deadline.

View full post on Yahoo! Sports – MLB – Texas Rangers News

They signed Joe Nathan and announced Neftali Feliz would be a starter. They landed coveted Japanese pitcher Yu Darvish. So what else remains for the Texas Rangers this offseason? The biggest hole for Texas lies in its’ bullpen.

View full post on Yahoo! Sports – MLB – Texas Rangers News

While talking about the Texas Rangers’ biggest needs, there are two positions that immediately come to mind. Texas needs some solid left handed relievers in the bullpen and, conventional wisdom indicates, they need a better option in the centerfield as well.

View full post on Yahoo! Sports – MLB – Texas Rangers News

Josh Hamilton shed no tears and used no prepared statement as he apologized and shared few details about his relapse with alcohol. Still, it was clear he was upset by what he had done.

View full post on Yahoo! Sports – MLB – Texas Rangers News

Josh Hamilton is hogging the Texas Rangers’ news right now thanks to his unfortunate one-night alcohol relapse. One of the downfalls to his moment of weakness is the fact his contract negotiations have been tabled, meaning he might not get a new contract until after the 2012…

View full post on Yahoo! Sports – MLB – Texas Rangers News

This entire situation with Texas Rangers’ outfielder Josh Hamilton is starting to make me ill. All over the Internet, I have read articles where people dismiss him for making this slip up. I read articles where people act like he should know better and almost crucify him for…

View full post on Yahoo! Sports – MLB – Texas Rangers News