One piece of off-season business for the Texas Rangers was completed this week, with all four arbitration-eligible players signing contracts without having to exchange salary figures with the club.
Outfielder Ryan Rua agreed Tuesday for $870,000, and the final three came to terms Friday. Left-hander Jake Diekman took home the biggest payday, agreeing on a 2018 contract for $2,712,500; right-hander Keone Kela agreed for $1.2 million; and infielder Jurickson Profar will be paid $1.05 million.
The deadline to avoid exchanging salaries was noon Friday.
The Rangers kept alive their streak of avoiding an arbitration hearing.