Post by bigdave1310 on Feb 8, 2012 4:44:29 GMT -6
ARLINGTON -- The Rangers have avoided an arbitration hearing with shortstop Elvis Andrus, not only for this offseason but the next two as well.
Texas has agreed to a three-year deal with Andrus -- who is represented by agent Scott Boras -- worth approximately $14.5 million, a source confirmed on Tuesday night.
Andrus was eligible for arbitration for the first time this winter, and was scheduled for a hearing on Thursday. He was asking for $3.6 million, while the Rangers were offering $2.65 million.
This contract buys out all three years of arbitration. Andrus is now eligible to be a free agent after the 2014 season.
An official announcement is not expected until Thursday, as Andrus, who is in Venezuela, has to pass a physical.
Andrus has been the Rangers' starting shortstop for three years and was a member of the American League All-Star team in 2010. He batted .279 this past season with 96 runs scored, 27 doubles, three triples, five home runs and 60 RBIs. He led the club and was fifth in the American League in stolen bases, with 37.
Andrus was one of five players acquired by the Rangers from the Braves on July 31, 2007, in exchange for first baseman Mark Teixeira and pitcher Ron Mahay.
The Rangers have two arbitration cases still unsettled. They are scheduled to have a hearing with Mike Napoli on Feb. 15 and with Nelson Cruz on Feb. 17. Both are scheduled to be held in Tampa, Fla.
Napoli is asking for $11.5 million, with the Rangers offering $8.3 million. Cruz is asking for $7.5 million and is being offered $5.5 million. The Rangers have not had an actual arbitration hearing with a player since Lee Stevens in 2000.
T.R. Sullivan is a reporter for MLB.com Read his blog, Postcards from Elysian Fields and follow him on Twitter @sullivan_Ranger . Quinn Roberts is a reporter for MLB.com.
Texas has agreed to a three-year deal with Andrus -- who is represented by agent Scott Boras -- worth approximately $14.5 million, a source confirmed on Tuesday night.
Andrus was eligible for arbitration for the first time this winter, and was scheduled for a hearing on Thursday. He was asking for $3.6 million, while the Rangers were offering $2.65 million.
This contract buys out all three years of arbitration. Andrus is now eligible to be a free agent after the 2014 season.
An official announcement is not expected until Thursday, as Andrus, who is in Venezuela, has to pass a physical.
Andrus has been the Rangers' starting shortstop for three years and was a member of the American League All-Star team in 2010. He batted .279 this past season with 96 runs scored, 27 doubles, three triples, five home runs and 60 RBIs. He led the club and was fifth in the American League in stolen bases, with 37.
Andrus was one of five players acquired by the Rangers from the Braves on July 31, 2007, in exchange for first baseman Mark Teixeira and pitcher Ron Mahay.
The Rangers have two arbitration cases still unsettled. They are scheduled to have a hearing with Mike Napoli on Feb. 15 and with Nelson Cruz on Feb. 17. Both are scheduled to be held in Tampa, Fla.
Napoli is asking for $11.5 million, with the Rangers offering $8.3 million. Cruz is asking for $7.5 million and is being offered $5.5 million. The Rangers have not had an actual arbitration hearing with a player since Lee Stevens in 2000.
T.R. Sullivan is a reporter for MLB.com Read his blog, Postcards from Elysian Fields and follow him on Twitter @sullivan_Ranger . Quinn Roberts is a reporter for MLB.com.
