Rehabbing knee, Hamilton to work out for Texas

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Perhaps lost in all the talk of free agency and Hot Stove rumors is that the Rangers might have a left-handed bat lurking in Houston, and he’s a former Most Valuable Player.

The Rangers will see 2010 American League MVP Award winner Josh Hamilton sometime “before Christmas” to evaluate his physical condition. If his knee is responding well to physical therapy, the Rangers could bring the lefty slugger to Spring Training.

“We’re going to get a sense, physically, where the knee is at,” general manager Jon Daniels said Wednesday. “If we do bring him back, it would be on a Minor League deal; let him come in and compete for a job.”

Hamilton was with the Rangers this past spring in Surprise, Ariz., but he could not get his knee completely healthy. Twice he …

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