Posted at 1:37 p.m., Wednesday, November 21, 2007
Baseball: Vazquez and Rangers agree at $810,000
Associated Press
ARLINGTON, Texas — Infielder Ramon Vazquez and the Texas Rangers agreed today to an $810,000, one-year contact.Vazquez was called up in May when Hank Blalock was diagnosed with a nerve problem in his shoulder that required the surgical removal of a rib and sidelined him for 3 1/2 months.
Vazquez made 61 of his 85 starts at third base and played in 104 games, hitting .230 with a career-high eight home runs and 28 RBIs. He started at every infield position.
The 31-year-old Vazquez is a career .250 hitter in seven seasons with Seattle, San Diego, Boston, Cleveland and Texas. He had a split contract this year that called for him to make base salaries of $550,000 in the majors and $90,000 in the minors, and he earned an additional $40,000 in performance bonuses.
The Rangers also signed infielder Ryan Roberts to a minor league contract. The 27-year-old opted for free agency after playing 17 games over the past two seasons with Toronto.
