ARLINGTON -- The Rangers have made pitching a priority this offseason, but their first moves were subtraction. The Rangers announced on Monday they declined a $4 million club option on reliever Tony Barnette and decided against a $17.4 million qualifying offer for free-agent starter Andrew Cashner.
The Rangers did pick up a $6 million option on left-hander Martin Perez. But they did not pick up an $11 million option on first baseman Mike Napoli and did not extend a qualifying offer to outfielder Carlos Gomez.
Cashner, 31, was 11-11 with a 3.