The Texas Rangers have a top-10 payroll in MLB entering next season, continuing a long trend of them opening up their pocketbooks in hopes of competing.
It was the moment the Texas Rangers agreed to a 10-year, $252 million contract with shortstop Alex Rodriguez. “How can I forget?" said former Rangers GM Doug Melvin. “How can anyone forget?" ...
It was a glorious day in early November and Alex ... in 2003, Rodriguez had just finished the third of the 10 years that made up his unprecedented $252 million deal with the Rangers.