Baseball contract stuff

From near perfection to DFA

Former Rangers great, sexpot and BaD Radio curse victim Gabe Kapler is a Los Angeles Dodger. Seventh team in his career.

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Meanwhile, arbitration junk is happening.

The Rangers avoided arbitration with C.J. Wilson and Nellie Cruz. Wilson will get a respectable $7 million and Cruz will get an insanely low $3.65 million.

Furthermore, the Rangers are attempting to avoid arbitration with Josh Hamilton, Darren O'Day and Frank Francisco.

Frank Francisco
Wants: $4.8 million
Offered: $4.1 million

Darren O'Day
Wants: $1.4 million
Offered: $1.2 million

Josh Hamilton
Wants: $12 million
Offered: $10.3 million

All three are very close. It's thought that all three will come to some middle ground with the franchise before it goes to formal arbitration. Good times.

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Finally, the Detroit Tigers designated Armando Galarraga for assignment. Surely the Rangers are looking to recoop him into the fold.