Dallas Morning News · Dec 23, 2016
Report: Rangers considered frontrunners to bring back first baseman Mike Napoli
Louis DeLuca/Staff Photographer Texas Rangers first baseman Mike Napoli (25) is pictured during the Los Angeles Angels vs. the Texas Rangers major league baseball game at Globe Life Park in Arlington on Saturday, October 3, 2015. (Louis DeLuca/The Dallas Morning News)The Rangers were vying for first baseman Edwin Encarnacion before he reportedly agreed to a deal with Cleveland Thursday night.
The result: Texas is now considered a "front runner" to bring back first baseman Mike Napoli to fill the position after losing Mitch Moreland, Carlos Beltran and Prince Fielder. ESPN's Jim Bowden first reported the news.