The Rangers entered the offseason focused primarily on improving the majors' worst pitching staff. 

--RHP Doug Mathis was re-signed to a minor league contract and was invited to major league spring training. 

The Rangers entered the offseason focused primarily on improving the majors' worst pitching staff. 

--RHP Doug Mathis was re-signed to a minor league contract and was invited to major league spring training. 

Outfielder Josh Hamilton will spend the winter and spring focusing on the Rangers rather than Team USA. 

Outfielder Josh Hamilton will spend the winter and spring focusing on the Rangers rather than Team USA. 

When they're not traveling with the Dallas Stars, Mike Modano and co-GM Brett Hull often can be found skulking around the Quadrangle checking on their new Hully & Mo Restaurant and Tap Room. 

ARLINGTON - For the first time since Rangers Ballpark in Arlington opened in 1994, everybody in the stadium will be able to see what just happened. 

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With only three outfielders on their 40-man roster - Jay Bruce, Chris Dickerson and Norris Hopper - theCincinnatiReds are in search of a few good outfielders. 

Success in black 

--RHP Doug Mathis, who became a free agent last week when the Rangers didn't tender him a contract, re-signed with Texas on a minor league deal. 

The Rangers entered the offseason focused primarily on improving the majors' worst pitching staff. 

As expected, the Rangers did thin out some of their depth at catcher at the winter meetings, sending Gerald Laird to Detroit for a pair of pitching prospects. 

--RHP Doug Mathis, who became a free agent last week when the Rangers didn't tender him a contract, re-signed with Texas on a minor league deal.