Josh Hamilton is leaving the Rangers to sign a five-year, $125 million deal with the Angels and it?s interesting to hear how Texas got the news.
First of all, Hamilton?s agent called Rangers general manager Jon Daniels during this afternoon?s media luncheon to tell him the former MVP was going to their AL West rivals.
According to Daniels the Rangers were not given an opportunity to match the offer and Jeff Wilson of the Fort Worth Star Telegram characterizes the GM as ?not pleased with how negotiations ended.?
On the other hand it apparently doesn?t come as a total shock to Daniels, who admitted that Hamilton hinted last week he perhaps wanted a new start somewhere else.
And of course it?s not even clear if the Rangers were interested in topping the Angels? offer, which is pretty damn huge for a soon-to-be 32-year-old with plenty of question marks attached on and off the field.
Hamilton?s departure obviously leaves a big hole in the Rangers? lineup, which was already righty dominant with Hamilton. It?ll be interesting to see if they make a run at switch-hitting Nick Swisher, who seems like the most natural fit to replace Hamilton among the unsigned free agents.
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