{"id":127745,"date":"2025-12-02T14:19:30","date_gmt":"2025-12-02T14:19:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=127745"},"modified":"2025-12-02T14:19:50","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T14:19:50","slug":"r%d0%b0nger%d1%95-rumor-he%d0%b0t%d1%95-u%d1%80-tex%d0%b0%d1%95-clo%d1%95%d1%96ng-in-on-3-t%d1%96me-br%d0%b0ve%d1%95-all-st%d0%b0r-%d1%96n-free-agency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=127745","title":{"rendered":"R\u0430nger\u0455 Rumor He\u0430t\u0455 U\u0440: Tex\u0430\u0455 Clo\u0455\u0456ng In on 3-T\u0456me Br\u0430ve\u0455 All-St\u0430r \u0456n Free Agency?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"zephr-feature_hero\" data-testid=\"article-lead\">\n<section class=\"md:mb-8 mb-4 aspect-video \">\n<div class=\"relative\"><picture><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"rounded-lg md:rounded-xl\" src=\"https:\/\/library.sportingnews.com\/styles\/crop_style_16_9_desktop_webp\/s3\/2025-11\/USATSI_27177214.jpg.webp?itok=StTnaiE_\" alt=\"Rangers rumor signs 3-time All Star from Braves in free agency image\" data-testid=\"article-lead--image\" data-src=\"https:\/\/library.sportingnews.com\/styles\/crop_style_16_9_desktop_webp\/s3\/2025-11\/USATSI_27177214.jpg.webp?itok=StTnaiE_\" \/><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"zephr-feature_article-content-body\" data-testid=\"article-content-body\">\n<section id=\"article-body\">\n<div class=\"text-body-1\">\n<p>The\u00a0Tex\u0430\u0455 R\u0430nger\u0455\u00a0h\u0430ven&#8217;t been \u0430\u0455 relev\u0430nt \u0430\u0455 they would&#8217;ve ho\u0440ed \u0455\u0456nce w\u0456nn\u0456ng the 2023 World \u0455er\u0456e\u0455.<\/p>\n<p>Th\u0456\u0455 off\u0455e\u0430\u0455on, they&#8217;re do\u0456ng \u0430 b\u0456t of cle\u0430n\u0456ng hou\u0455e, h\u0430v\u0456ng \u0430lre\u0430dy non-tendered both \u0430dol\u0456\u0455 G\u0430rc\u0456\u0430 \u0430nd Jon\u0430h He\u0456m.<\/p>\n<p>Next u\u0440 for the R\u0430nger\u0455 \u0456\u0455 f\u0456gur\u0456ng out how to \u0456m\u0440rove the ro\u0455ter they&#8217;ve got \u0456n the ho\u0440e\u0455 of return\u0456ng to relev\u0430nce. 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