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Rangers Sign Kole Calhoun

By Mark Polishuk | November 30, 2021 at 6:27pm CDT

The Rangers announced an agreement with veteran outfielder Kole Calhoun on Tuesday. It’s reportedly a one-year, $5.2MM guarantee that comes with a $5.5MM club option for 2023. The option doesn’t contain a buyout. Calhoun is represented by PSI Sports Management.

Calhoun hit the open market after the Diamondbacks declined their $9MM club option following the season, instead paying him a $2MM buyout.  Calhoun originally signed a two-year, $16MM deal with Arizona in the 2019-20 offseason and hit a strong .226/.338/.526 with 16 home runs over 228 plate appearances in 2020 before battling injuries this past year.  Calhoun underwent surgeries on both his right knee and left hamstring, with that hamstring leading to another injured list stint late in the 2021 season.  All told, Calhoun had only 182 PA in 2021, and he batted just .235/.297/.373.

The 34-year-old will now get a chance to bounce back in Arlington, returning to the AL West after playing with the Angels from 2012-19.  Calhoun has long been a very solid defensive right fielder, and since breakout star Adolis Garcia acquitted himself pretty well defensively in part-time action in center field last year, Texas might opt to give Garcia more time in center with Calhoun taking over the bulk of right field duty.

Considering how Calhoun struggled in 2021, however, the Rangers might well see Calhoun as more of a part-time or platoon option rather than an everyday regular in the outfield.  Since Texas clearly has some major spending in mind this winter (as evidenced by today’s agreement with Marcus Semien), we also shouldn’t rule out more additions to the outfield mix.  For now, at least, Calhoun will join Garcia as a starter in the 2022 outfield.

Ken Rosenthal of the Athletic was first to report the Rangers were in agreement with Calhoun. Mark Feinsand of MLB.com reported it was a one-year, $5.2MM guarantee and contained a 2023 club option. Levi Weaver of the Athletic reported the option was valued at $5.5MM and didn’t contain a buyout figure.

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Comments

  1. ArmChairGM-

    1 year ago

    Dear god, hope it’s a 1 year $3 million deal.

    Reply
    • Milwaukee-2208

      1 year ago

      You act like the moneys coming from your account or something

      Reply
      • htrab77

        1 year ago

        Fearful of baseball socialism and all those Kole’s “takin owr jerbz!”

        Reply
        • miggy4prez

          1 year ago

          No

      • miggy4prez

        1 year ago

        Check the username lol you shouldn’t be surprised

        Reply
      • Cache

        1 year ago

        I mean I don’t care who spends the money as long as they still have money to spend when some contracts don’t pan out. Hopefully they don’t handicap themselves

        Reply
        • candymaldonado

          1 year ago

          Spoiler alert: they absolutely DO have the money, and any excuses to the contrary is management being cheap.

        • The Baseball Fan (Doesn’t like the Cubs)

          1 year ago

          It’s not that they don’t have money, it’s that they can’t spend in a dumb way.

        • fomeols

          1 year ago

          And yet they never seem to spend in a NON-Dumb way. You’d think that they’d learn a lesson from the Prince Fielder/Chan Ho Park/Choo fiascos, but it seems not.

      • ArmChairGM-

        1 year ago

        Not my money but it is my team.
        Bunch of trolls on this board

        Reply
        • Taejonguy

          1 year ago

          wait… you’re Arte Moreno?

    • shane

      1 year ago

      It’s seven years but it’s still 3 million

      Reply
    • SalaryCapMyth

      1 year ago

      @ArmChairGM; That is so. There is no such thing as a benign or innocent comment on MLBTR. I suspect we have a lot of low confidence fans who post whatever pops up in their brains because they have internet courage.

      Reply
  2. The Baseball Fan (Doesn’t like the Cubs)

    1 year ago

    This better be a one year deal after that whole Semien thing…

    Reply
    • SalaryCapMyth

      1 year ago

      Seriously. While I understand how and why the contract to Semien got where it did, the contract has enough risk to spare.

      Reply
  3. Dalton1017

    1 year ago

    as long as it’s not 7 years ..

    Reply
  4. chaim bloom

    1 year ago

    kershaw is next

    Reply
  5. DanielDannyDano

    1 year ago

    One more deal to tie the Mets….

    Reply
    • halloffamernobodycares

      1 year ago

      and then you’ll have four deals…only one more to go

      Reply
  6. Terie54

    1 year ago

    Only the Rangers would follow up signing Semien with an old platoon outfielder like Kole Calhoun, lol

    Reply
    • Bledcam

      1 year ago

      Hey, it’s tradition.

      Reply
    • i like al conin

      1 year ago

      You can’t always play pocket aces. Sometimes you end your session also winning with 9-10 suited.

      Reply
  7. mattwild1

    1 year ago

    7 years 110 mil incoming

    Reply
    • BlooBengal

      1 year ago

      7 years 17 mil

      Reply
  8. tacohole

    1 year ago

    Fitting name for Texas though. Sounds like a gunslinger…..KOLE CALHOUN!

    Reply
  9. Rangers29

    1 year ago

    Umm.

    Hey we signed Marcus Semien!

    Reply
  10. steelerbravenation

    1 year ago

    Who is he platooning with ????

    Reply
    • Bledcam

      1 year ago

      Our outfield is far from determined. So currently, nobody knows.

      Reply
    • Rangers29

      1 year ago

      Solak would be the most likely.

      Reply
      • Mr.Pump

        1 year ago

        Why the heck would he platoon with Solak? Lol Solak likely isnt gona be on this team.

        Reply
  11. Bledcam

    1 year ago

    Well that’s not Story.

    Reply
  12. baseballguy_128

    1 year ago

    Let’s hope freeman is next and it is with the braves

    Reply
    • SeibuLionsNPB

      1 year ago

      Amen!

      Reply
  13. Larry Bernandez 1324IM

    1 year ago

    New York Rangers of Texas/Arlington

    Reply
  14. Kapler's Coconut Oil

    1 year ago

    7 years
    7 million

    Reply
  15. Halo11Fan

    1 year ago

    Fun player to root for. Great glove and dead pull hitter. If the shift rule changes a huge bargain.

    Reply
    • RobM

      1 year ago

      I do wonder about that. Lefty pull hitters might suddenly spike in value.

      Reply
  16. RobM

    1 year ago

    I might have released the news in reverse order.

    Reply
  17. bluesky

    1 year ago

    It has happened. Kole Calhoun and Willie Calhoun in the same outfield

    Reply
    • mack423

      1 year ago

      I wouldn’t be surprised if they move on from Willie, based on previous comments from Woodward. Choosing Kole would absolutely be choosing the wrong Calhoun. Rangers are clueless.

      Reply
  18. downsr30

    1 year ago

    One of those deals that you say “Man, if we give him even $2mil and we know that he’s likely to be terrible, what would happen if we saved that $ for someone else when we actually need them?”

    Reply
  19. mack423

    1 year ago

    Rangers are having a rough day.

    Reply
  20. Tcsbaseball

    1 year ago

    Lol maybe they gave him 7 years too

    Reply
  21. jorge78

    1 year ago

    The Rangers are back baby!

    Reply
    • DODGER JR

      1 year ago

      LOL back to finishing in last place

      Reply
  22. MannyBeingMVP

    1 year ago

    Good signing if priced very low, maybe one year four million (3 million plus a team option for a second year at seven million or a one million buyout)

    Reply
  23. Monkey’s Uncle

    1 year ago

    Kole Calhoun has a lot in common with Marcus Semien. For instance, neither is a pitcher, which is what the Rangers should really be signing.

    Reply
    • preauto

      1 year ago

      They were 28th in runs scored I believe. They needed both

      Reply
  24. John Rocker fan club

    1 year ago

    I always wondered why he wears 56 on his jersey.

    Reply
  25. TommyLasutton

    1 year ago

    Uhhh Garcia and Calhoun are competing for jobs and should consider themselves LUCKY to be flanking future Hall of Famer, DJ Peters

    Reply
  26. charles stevens

    1 year ago

    Has to be a one year deal and see how it goes. Maybe you can flip him to a contender at the deadline for something.

    Reply
  27. Rsox

    1 year ago

    Rangers now have the market on Calhoun’s cornered…

    Reply
  28. Mario93

    1 year ago

    Calhoun is pretty bad.. pretty useless.

    Reply
    • GarryHarris

      1 year ago

      Except he was one of the best defensive RF I ever saw play.

      Reply
  29. geg42

    1 year ago

    Few names scream “sign me before the lockout!” Louder than Kole Calhoun.

    Reply
  30. Lembeck4

    1 year ago

    There is nothing “strong” about .226

    Reply
    • The Baseball Fan (Doesn’t like the Cubs)

      1 year ago

      There is a lot strong about an 864 OPS.

      Reply
  31. thickiedon

    1 year ago

    The Calhoun platoon

    Reply
  32. nentwigs

    1 year ago

    According to informed sources, The Marlins were in on Kole Calhoun right up until he signed the deal to join the Rangers.. The Marlins made a “strong” offer, but not one that matched the Rangers overall financial commitment. The Marlins weren’t the only team to be outbid.

    Reply
  33. fomeols

    1 year ago

    I don’t know whether Daniels is an idiot, Young is an idiot, or someone else is an idiot, but man, whoever is making the decisions is an idiot.

    Reply
    • bucsfan0004

      1 year ago

      Perhaps a group of highly educated people in the business of baseball are not idiots. Maybe its the commenter on mlbtr that’s an idiot…. just a thought

      Reply
      • chris44

        1 year ago

        haha that made me laugh. Guys its a 1yr contract, they just want a veteran lefty to teach the kids let them live.

        Reply
      • mack423

        1 year ago

        As if bad decisions are never made in baseball, lol

        Reply
  34. CNichols

    1 year ago

    $5.2M seems a little steep for him. Makes me feel like Joc, another platoon type, is going to get more than originally thought.

    Reply
  35. Samuel

    1 year ago

    I watched Kole Calhoun with the Angels for years. He’s a solid fundamental player, a leader, and a great teammate.

    Of course he’s older, recovering from injury and lost something off his game. But the man is worth a shot as a part-time OF.

    With all the hubbub about the Mets yesterday, it appears the Rangers at least matched and possibly surpassed them today (counting in Gray).

    Reply
    • ❤️ MuteButton

      1 year ago

      When you need an outfielder, he’s serviceable. While he’s your starter, you’re looking to upgrade

      Reply
  36. preauto

    1 year ago

    Seems my Rangers have to money whip everyone! Lol

    Reply
  37. AllinTX

    1 year ago

    Maybe insurance in case they don’t sign Suzuki.

    Reply
  38. Tim Apple

    1 year ago

    If a guy like him is signing this early in the offseason you know you screwed up.

    Calhoun knows there wasn’t a chance another team was giving him $5 million.

    Reply

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