Rangers Will Allow Hamilton To Hit Open Market

The Rangers won't make any offers to Josh Hamilton before he hits the free agent market.

Major League teams have a chance to negotiate with their own prospective free agents, but the Rangers have agreed with Hamilton's representatives that the slugger would test the market.

"If you've gone this far, you're going to test the market," Jon Daniels said. "The realities are when a guy goes out and tests the market and it's this close, you're not going to pre-empt it. I think he's going to go out and test the market and see what's out there and get back to us.

"No door has been closed. We're also very realistic about when a star player hits free agency at this point and the history of them returning to their original club. So we have to prepare both ways and prepare the club for the possibility that he's not back."

Hamilton, 31, just completed his fifth season in Texas and batted .285 with 43 home runs and 128 RBIs.

Via Richard Durrett/ESPN

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