Josh Hamilton is willing to discuss a contract extension during the season, if the Rangers are interested. The slugger also said he expects to play center field for much of the year. Earlier this offseason, Hamilton had set a date for the beginning of spring training to get a deal done. "If they want to talk to my agent, we'll cross that bridge when we get to it," Hamilton said. "If Mike comes to me and they want to talk about contracts, obviously, we're going to listen and he'll share with me what they said." Hamilton said he's preparing to be a free agent at the end of the season so he can simply focus on 2012. "That's the way I've got to approach it," he said. "That eliminates me from thinking about it. I'm not thinking, 'Are we going to get a contract signed? Or what are they going to offer? Or why would they offer that?' I can't think about that stuff."