With the year that Mike Napoli had with the Rangers in 2011, there's no doubt he will be their everyday catcher next season. That would leave Yorvit Torrealba as their back up catcher, a role that might make Torrealba unhappy according to T.R. Sullivan of MLB.com.
Sullivan says that the Rangers will probably dangle Torrealba to other teams to see what kind of interest they draw. He believes there should be enough interest to get bullpen help in return for the catc...
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