While there have been plenty of other teams interested in Mike Napoli, the Texas Rangers have not given up on him. They are still talking with Napoli despite the rumored teams interested in the All-Star catcher says Gerry Fraley of the Dallas Morning News.
Napoli, who is coming off a quad injury, struggled in 2012. However, he had a phenomenal year in 2011, and teams are hoping he can get back to a production level somewhere in line with that season. In 2011, Napoli hit .320/.414/.631. He came crashing back to a .227 batting average this past season. Much of that could have been related to his injury, but a good portion is also due him slumping from the start of the season on.
On Friday, the Rangers' GM Jon Daniels said the team is keeping an open line of communication with Napoli. However, it still seems as if the 31-year old veteran is all but gone. The Rangers did not make the $13.3 million qualifying offer they would have needed to in order to get draft pic...
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