Hamilton, Napoli, or Other?

The signing of Mike Napoli Sunday by the Texas Rangers could signify the end of any significant moves for the club before the season starts. Money is the reason as the Rangers could open the season with a payroll in excess of 120 million. "At the moment in time were actually over (budget)," said general manager Jon Daniels Sunday. "Im not 100 percent sure. Obviously...

Catcher Mike Napoli and the Texas Rangers have agreed to a $9.4 million, one-year contract and avoided a salary arbitration hearing. Napoli is getting a raise from $5.8 million last season, his first in Texas. A person familiar with the deal spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Saturday night because the team had not yet announced the deal. After spending his...

The Texas Rangers continued a busy week of signings by agreeing to terms on a one-year deal with catcher Mike Napoli according to a source. Napoli, who was slated for an arbitration hearing next week, will earn 9.4 million. Texas had already signed Elvis Andrus and Nelson Cruz, both of whom were also arbitration eligible, to contracts earlier this week. The Rangers have not had...

The Texas Rangers have no more arbitration players awaiting hearings. On Sunday, the Rangers signed catcher Mike Napoli to a new one-year, $9.4 million contract. The new deal allows both sides to avoid the arbitration hearing that was scheduled for Wednesday. Rangers general manager Jon Daniels said Texas has now reached its spending limit.

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(AP) -- Catcher Mike Napoli and the Texas Rangers have agreed to a $9.4 million, one-year contract and avoided a salary arbitration hearing.

Catcher Mike Napoli, 30, and the Texas Rangers finalized a $9.4 million, one-year contract to avoid a salary-arbitration hearing. He set career highs last season by hitting .320 with 30 homers.

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Baseball Catcher Mike Napoli and the Texas Rangers finalized a $9.4-million, one-year contract Sunday to avoid a salary arbitration hearing.

The Texas Rangers and catcher Mike Napoli have reportedly agreed on a one-year contract for the 2012 season, thus avoiding arbitration.

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Business is about to pick up in the sport of baseball, and business picked up last night on The Baseball Show, Clint Evans of Diamond Hoggers and M.J. Lloyd of Off-Base Percentage and Halo Hangout discussed the following with me: -The latest chapter in the Josh Hamilton relapse saga -M.J. tells a Mickey Mantle story about racing a limousine -We talk memorabilia, baseball cards, collectibles...

  Sure, it’s not as pronounced of a clamor that occurred when everyone was speculating who Tiger Woods would grant his first interview to after his rampant whoremongering came to light, but it is interesting that Texas Rangers slugger Josh Hamilton has chosen conservative talking head Glenn Beck to be the man who will preside [...]

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GM Jon Daniels says Mike Napoli's deal puts the Rangers a their spending limit.