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Thursday, February 16, 2006

Texas Rangers sign three more players to 2006 contracts

The Texas Rangers announced today the club has signed catcher Gerald Laird, left-handed pitcher C.J. Wilson and outfielder Jason Botts to contracts for the 2006 season.
Laird, 26, spent a majority of the 2005 season split between Texas and Triple-A Oklahoma. He hit .225 (9-40) with two doubles and a home run with the Rangers, and batted .310 (87-281) with 17 home runs in 75 games for the RedHawks. He was the starting catcher for the Pacific Coast League in the Triple-A All-Star Game and went 2-3 with a grand slam.
Wilson, 25, made his major league debut last season, going 1-7 with a 6.94 ERA (37 ER/48.0 IP). In 18 relief appearances, he was 1-2 with one save and a 2.73 ERA (8 ER/26.1 IP). He began the 2005 season with Single-A Bakersfield, but moved to Double-A Frisco in early May and made his MLB debut June 10 at Florida.
Botts, 25, also made his major league debut last season, hitting .296 (8-27) in 10 games for the Rangers. Spending a majority of the season at Oklahoma, he lead all Texas minor leaguers with 25 home runs and 102 RBI. In 133 games for the RedHawks, he hit .286 (146-510) with 31 doubles, seven triples and a .522 slugging percentage.

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