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Napoli, Ross remain firmly on Rangers’ radar
- Updated: January 5, 2017
ARLINGTON — Free-agent first baseman Mike Napoli and pitcher Tyson Ross appear to be exactly what the Rangers are looking for in the waning weeks of the offseason.
That doesn’t mean the Rangers will be able to land either — especially if they are only offering one-year contracts — and general manager Jon Daniels refused to comment on specific players still available on the free-agent market.
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But Daniels did say Thursday the Rangers are interested in possibly adding a first base/designated hitter and more starting pitching before the winter is over.
Napoli seems to be Texas’ top choice for adding a power bat to the middle of the lineup, but he is not the only one on the club’s shopping list.
“There are a couple of guys we have to look at,” Daniels said. “I don’t know if we’ll be focused on just one. There are a couple of guys we are interested in. We are also open to go with our own guys. If it is the right fit and the right person financially, we’ll go down that path.”
Napoli, who played for the Rangers in 2011-12 and again in ’15, is the right fit after hitting .239 with 34 home runs, 101 RBIs and a .465 slugging percentage for the Indians this past season. But Napoli, who has a strong desire to return to Texas, is looking for a multiyear contract, and the Rangers appear …
