Late Friday, news broke that the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim are so tired of having underperforming slugger (and relapsed drug addict) Josh Hamilton on their roster that they were practically willing to give him away. They’d pay $68 million of the remaining $83 million on his contract, and the Texas Rangers could just have him if they picked up the rest of the tab. No need to send any player back in return, not even some A-ball scrub.
That report ended up being inaccurate. The move will cost the Rangers, according to Evan Grant, at most $6 million over the next three years. It’s all expected to be finalized today.
This is unbelievable deal for the Rangers. If Hamilton turns out to be a complete disaster, they’re on the hook for very little money. If he does just as well as he has during his two disappointing years with the Angels, he’ll be well worth what they’ll be paying for him.
His old Texas teammates are happy to have him back. But will the fans be? Hamilton struggled mightily at the end of his last season with the Rangers, and when he signed with LA of A he said that Dallas isn’t “a true baseball town.”
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