Rangers Rising Star
The Rangers and Rougned Odor have agreed to a six-year contract worth just under $50-million. Texas locks in one of its young stars with a franchise-friendly deal that buy out his three arbitration years and first two of potential free agency. The power hitting 2nd baseman smacked 33 homers last season. But despite hitting .271, his on-base percentage was under .300. Plus, he strikes out a lot, with a career-worst 133 whiffs as his power output rose in '16. So, he's not quite on par with fellow Venezuelan Jose Altuve, who plays for the cross-state rival Astros. On the other hand, even with three full major league seasons behind him, Odor is just 23.
These images of Rougned Odor are from a Rangers/Yankees game last June.
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