HBT: Rangers, Andrus agree to 3-year deal

UPDATE: The deal is believed to be in the range of $14-15 million total and doesn?t include any club options, reports Rosenthal and Morosi.

The Rangers likely would have preferred to get some of his free agent years as part of the deal, but that was probably a long shot given that Andrus is represented by Scott Boras. In the meantime, it?s nice to have some cost certainty with a very talented shortstop.

9:18 PM: Ken Rosenthal and Jon Paul Morosi of FOXSports.com are reporting that the Rangers and Elvis Andrus have avoided arbitration by agreeing to a three-year contract, pending a physical.

Terms aren?t yet available, but the new deal will cover all of his arbitration seasons and set him up for free agency following the 2014 season. Andrus, who was arbitration-eligible for the first time this offseason, filed for?$3.6 million and was offered $2.65 million when arbitration figures were exchanged last month.

Already one of the better defensive shortstops in the sport, the 23-year-old Andrus owns a .271/.340/.343 batting line over his first three seasons in the majors. He?batted .279/.347/.361 with five home runs, 60 RBI, 37 stolen bases, 96 runs scored and a .708 OPS in 2011.

Source: http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/07/rangers-and-elvis-andrus-avoid-arbitration-with-three-year-deal/related/

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