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CBC.ca Texas Rangers announce 1-year deal with C Mike Napoli Washington Post Catcher Mike Napoli and the Texas Rangers finalized a $9.4 million, one-year contract Sunday to avoid a salary arbitration hearing. Napoli set career highs last season by hitting .320 with 30 homers and 75 RBIs in 113 games in his first season with ... Mike Napoli deal puts Rangers at limit ESPN Mike Napoli agrees to one-year deal with Texas Rangers USA TODAY Rangers-Napoli deal: 1 year for $9.4 million FS Southwest...Read Full Story

Featured Twins Article From Around The Web There are so many awesome Twins web sites out in cyberspace that occasionally I feel the need to feature some of the pages that I come across. Here’s something that I think you will want to read. The Minnesota Twins are going to have a lot of competition for bullpen spots this spring Besides closer Matt Capps and set-up man Glen Perkins, the Twins have a lot of question marks in the bullpen heading into spring training. Here is a look at...Read Full Story

And the Padres promised to give him a shot.  This news came out of FanFest yesterday, as reported by Corey Brock of MLB.com .  The San Diego Padres promised Andrew Cashner the opportunity to return to a starting role after this season.  The 2012 season will be a healing and rebuilding year for Cashner who hurt his right rotator cuff last season.  But granted he proves himself, he will be given a shot in the rotation by 2013. How likely is a return to the rotation though?  I wrote about the...Read Full Story

SB Nation Arizona Stephen Drew Recovery Could Be Diamondbacks X-Factor SB Nation (blog) by Jess Root • Feb 12, 2012 1:00 PM MST Arizona Diamondbacks shortstop Stephen Drew did not have a great year at the plate in 2011. He was only hitting .252 and did not provide the power that he typically has done on the past. Stephen Drew Tells Gruesome Tale Of Resetting His Ankle On The Field SB Nation Arizona Diamondbacks ‘ Stephen Drew optimistic about possible Opening Day return Tucson Citizen...Read Full Story

Published: 34 minutes ago Tweet craigwilliams craigwilliams RANT It! David Butler II-US PRESSWIRE Zach Petersel over at The Curious Case of Sidd Finch  - a New York Mets website – posed an interesting question on Friday.  He asked: Does the New York Mets’ Ike Davis compare favorably to the Cincinnati Reds’ Joey Votto?  To be honest, my first thought upon seeing the title was “eh, fat chance of that”, but Petersel makes...Read Full Story