The Texas Rangers have yet to engage in serious talks with Yu Darvish or Jonathan Lucroy on possible contract extensions, according to Jon Daniels.

Texas has had "informal" talks with Lucroy and Daniels says the team will explore new deals with both players as Opening Day gets closer.

"We will sit down and talk to them but haven't yet and that's by design with so much going on," Daniels said.

The Texas Rangers are discussing a possible two-year deal with Mike Napoli and both sides are motivated to get a deal completed.

However, nothing is imminent and Napoli is receiving interest from other clubs as well.

Josh Hamilton has been cleared by the Texas Rangers' medical staff and re-signing him to a minor league deal is a "formality" at this point.

Hamilton will still have to earn his way onto the major league roster in spring training.

While it appears as though the Toronto Blue Jays are out of the running, six teams have made offers to Edwin Encarnacion.

The Cleveland Indians, Texas Rangers, Houston Astros, Oakland Athletics, Colorado Rockies and Miami Marlins have all been linked to Encarnacion to some degree.

All of the offers Encarnacion has received are believed to be for multiple years, while some include opt-outs after the 2017 season.

Tyson Ross threw less than six innings last season before ultimately undergoing thoracic outlet surgery in October.

Roughly 20 clubs are interested in Ross, according to Jon Heyman, who lists the San Diego Padres, Chicago Cubs, Texas Rangers, Pittsburgh Pirates and Cleveland Indians as suitors.

The Texas Rangers have discussed Edwin Encarnacion's asking price with his agent, according to sources.

It remains unclear if the Rangers have made a formal offer to Encarnacion.

The Texas Rangers are attempting to keep three players from participating in March's World Baseball Classic.

The Rangers plan to submit forms by Friday that would allow them to object allowing Yu Darvish, Elvis Andrus and Shin-Soo Choo from participating in the event.

Jon Daniels says the Texas Rangers haven't ruled out signing Edwin Encarnacion.

"It's got to be the right situation to do it," Daniels told MLB Network Radio.

Encarnacion, considered the best hitter on the free agent market, has hit 30-plus home runs in five straight seasons.

The Rangers watched Mitch Moreland, their primary first baseman in 2016, sign with the Boston Red Sox.

Encarnacion was believed to be seeking $80 million earlier this offseason, but the market hasn't played out as expected.

The Texas Rangers are planning to watch Josh Hamilton work out before Christmas.

If he looks good, the Rangers will consider signing Hamilton to a minor league contract.

Hamilton was released by the Rangers in late August in a procedural move.

He still has one year remaining on the five-year, $125 million contract he signed prior to the 2013 season (the Los Angeles Angels are on the hook for nearly all of his 2017 salary). If Texas had waited to release him until after the season and then re-signed him to a minor league deal, Hamilton would've been ineligible to play in the major leagues with Texas until May 15 of next year.

The Colorado Rockies have agreed to terms on a five-year, $70 million with Ian Desmond, according to multiple reports.

There is a sixth year option on the contract worth an additional $13 million.

The current expectation is that Desmond will play first base for the Rockies.