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NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- We're just now getting to the halfway point of the Winter Meetings -- three weeks before Christmas -- and it's time to start thinking about spring training. Circle Feb. 12 on your calendar. That's the day that pitchers and cat...

What if the Texas Rangers' big-ticket offseason choices came down to Zack Greinke or Josh Hamilton? We know the Rangers need another starter, preferably one who can pitch in the top tier of the rotation. But the Rangers also have had the luxury of...

Front office personnel, agents and scouts will start to gather in Nashville this weekend in anticipation for the Winter Meetings, which run next week. In preparation for those meetings, we'll take a look at some areas the Rangers hope to address at t...

When listing the possible destinations for Josh Hamilton if he leaves Texas, the Milwaukee Brewers usually appear somewhere on that list. ESPN.com's Christina Kahrl agrees and lists four reasons why the Brewers make sense. I'll pick out one that I th...

ESPN.com's Jim Bowden put together a post (insider) on the best fits for the big-name free agents. You'll have to get an insider account to read all of it, but he says that Josh Hamilton's best fit is with the Texas Rangers. Part of Bowden's thinking...

As the general manager meetings heat up and the Hot Stove season starts burning, we're going to periodically look at a variety of free agents and trade possibilities for the Texas Rangers and tell you our recommendations. Let's start on the mound...

Just because the Milwaukee Brewers aren't a big market team doesn't mean they couldn't be in the hunt for free agent Josh Hamilton. He could help that team and Johnny Narron is there, which is a big plus in the Brewers' favor. ESPN.com's Buster Olney...

The Texas Rangers released their 2013 schedule today. Here are some of the highlights (full schedule here): * Texas opens the season on the road in Houston on Tuesday, April 2. This will be the first time Texas has opened the season on the road si...

The Chicago White Sox come to town for a three-game series with the trade deadline as a backdrop. And like the Rangers, the White Sox wouldn't mind a top-flight pitcher down the stretch. But the series features a couple of division leaders. That shou...

All-Star Game managers Ron Washington and Tony La Russa named their staffs Wednesday.

Texas Rangers outfielder Josh Hamilton's torrid 2012 season now includes his first career four-home-run game, all of them two-run shots.

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Texas Rangers closer Joe Nathan actually went to the Surprise Stadium mound Thursday with plenty of confidence. That might seem odd, considering he had given up three runs on three hits in his last Cactus League inning, against ...

Yu Darvish is working to stay aggressive and consistent with his fastball.

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Texas Rangers pitcher Yu Darvish will not face the Los Angeles Angels this weekend. Darvish is on a six-man rotation and will pitch five innings as planned this weekend, but he'll do it Sunday morning in Surprise Stadium against...

Texas Rangers pitcher Yu Darvish will not face the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim this weekend.

The Rangers and outfielder Nelson Cruz have agreed on a two-year contract through 2013. Sources said the deal is worth $16 million plus $500,000 incentives. The contract allows Cruz and the Rangers to avoid next weeks' scheduled arbitration hea...