You know, I love how the Rangers are “close” on signing people, but haven’t actually signed them.
Kazuo Fukumori was “signed” back on December 14th, but still technically hasn’t been finalized. They even paraded him in front of cameras with a uniform. What was with that if he wasn’t actually signed (technically)?
We’ve been “close” with Eddie Guardardo for a couple of weeks now it seems.
Then yesterday we are “close” to signing Jason Jennings.
And this morning we get word that we’re “close” on bringing back Jamey Wright on a minor league deal with an invite to spring training. (I thought he did better last year than a minor league deal with an invite).
Anyway, what’s with all these “close” deals? Are we that hurt for news that we report on incomplete deals like they’re done? These have all had stories on the Rangers official site, which for awhile there was actual, factual, completed news. Guess it’s turning into mlbtraderumors.com over there at mlb.com.