After spending eight seasons with the Chicago White Sox, catcher A.J. Pierzynski could be off to a new home. Fox Sports' Ken Rosenthal is reporting Pierzynski is close to signing a one-year deal with the Texas Rangers. The deal would be pending a physical. MLB Blog Network reports Pierzynski will battle for the primary catcher spot with Soto.
A.J. Pierzynski reportedly signs with Texas Rangers
The former White Sox catcher was signed to a reported one-year deal.
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The 35-year old catcher is coming off a career year with the White Sox. He hit .278/.326/.501 with 27 home runs, a career high, and 77 runs batted in, tying for a career high. He also notched a career high OPS+ of 118.
Pierzynski has spent the last eight seasons in Chicago, winning a World Series with the team in his first season back in 2005. Pierzynski spent a season with the San Francisco Giants prior to that and began his career with the Minnesota Twins.
The Rangers acquired catcher Geovany Soto from the Chicago Cubs at last year's trade deadline. Soto hit just .196/.253/.338 in 47 games with the Rangers. Mike Napoli was the team's primary catcher last year but signed with the Boston Red Sox as a free agent earlier this month.
A version of this story first ran on SB Nation Dallas.
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