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The Texas Rangers have been very busy in the last couple of weeks. Right now the Rangers are still trying to negotiate a deal with Yu Darvish but there is a limited amount of information and insight on the negotiations. Jon Paul Morosi of Fox Sports reported earlier this week that The Texas Rangers are becoming increasingly optimistic that the deal will get done by the Wednesday, Jan. 18 deadline.
I am sure the Rangers would like to sign Darvish for a “Dice-K” – like contract. Dice-K (Daisuke Matsuzaka) signed a 6-year $52 million contract with the Boston Red Sox six years ago. Times have changed since then, many executives and player’s agents in the league believe that Darvish will sign a 6-year deal closer to $70 million. Time will only tell and that time runs out at 4:00 p.m. central time on Jan. 18th.
With Spring Training rolling right around the corner, the Rangers have invited 8 players to camp this march. Texas prospect...
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PLAYERS:
Daisuke Matsuzaka,
Greg Reynolds,
Tanner Scheppers,
Ben Snyder,
Greg Miclat,
Mike Napoli,
Derek Holland,
Mike Adams,
Brad Hawpe
TEAMS: Texas Rangers, Boston Red Sox, San Diego Padres
TEAMS: Texas Rangers, Boston Red Sox, San Diego Padres
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