According to this story, the Texas Rangers and popular slugger Sammy Sosa have entered negotiations that would give Sosa the chance to make the Rangers major-league club during spring training.
There was a rumor circulating the Atlantic League last season that Sosa and the league had brief discussions about a possible partnership, but nothing ever came close to materializing and the league brought in Juan Gonzalez instead.
Sosa, who has 588 home runs in a 17-year career, sat out last season after rejecting a similar contract offer from the Washington Nationals. He last played for the 2005 Baltimore Orioles, but was a major disappointment.
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How desperate are the Rangers? Sosa is all washed up. I can't see him making a MLB roster, especially with the cloud of steroids hanging over him.
It's just unfortunate that he has just a mass following of fans in the D.R. who may have been praising another player who lied to the public.
If it's possible to overlook a .221 average, only four players from the 2006 Texas Rangers had more than his 14 home runs in just 102 games in 2005 with Baltimore.
He also hit .288 against LHP last season, so he could be a platoon player or someone brought in specifically to face lefties...someone that has some pop.
And by last season, I mean HIS last season. Not 2006.
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