ALCS MVP Adolis García reaches $14M, 2-year deal with Rangers to avoid arbitration, AP sources say
Adolis García and the Texas Rangers have reached an agreement on a $14 million, two-year contract, avoiding a salary arbitration hearing for the AL Championship Series MVP and the World Series champions
Adolis García and the Texas Rangers agreed Thursday to a $14 million, two-year contract, avoiding a salary arbitration hearing for the AL Championship Series MVP and the World Series champions.
The deal through 2025 is pending a physical, according to a person familiar with that move. That person spoke to The Associated Press on Thursday on condition of anonymity because the deal, which includes escalators, wasn't finalized.
García was the only Rangers player eligible for salary arbitration who didn’t reach a deal before last month's deadline. An arbitration hearing was scheduled Thursday before the agreement was reached.
The two-time All-Star slugger, who set an MLB postseason record with 22 RBIs last fall, had requested $6.9 million and Texas offered $5 million. That was the widest gap among the 23 players around the league who exchanged salary proposals with their teams. A hearing was scheduled for Thursday in Scottsdale, Arizona.
