Texas Rangers rumors: Mike Napoli, first baseman for the Texas Rangers in 2017, will be a free agent, per Evan Grant, who says the team has informed Napoli they are not picking up his 2018 club option.
The Rangers signed Napoli last offseason to a one year, $6 million deal with an $11 million team option for 2018 that included a $2.5 million buyout. After Napoli put up a disappointing .193/.285/.428 slash line in 485 plate appearances before being shut down for the second half of September due to a leg injury, the decision to decline the option appeared to be a foregone conclusion.