Ken Rosenthal / FOXSports.com
Posted: 2 hours ago

Free-agent outfielder Frank Catalanotto is close to agreeing to a three-year contract with the Rangers, FOXSports.com has learned.

The deal, which is believed to be pending a physical, is expected to include a club option for a fourth year.
Catalanotto, 32, played for the Rangers from 2000 to ‘02 before signing with the Blue Jays as a free agent.

A left-handed hitter, Catalanotto mostly platooned in left with Reed Johnson last season, batting .300 with seven homers and 56 RBIs in 437 at-bats.The Jays’ signing of free-agent designated hitter Frank Thomas to a two-year, $18 million contract last week increased the likelihood that the team would not re-sign Catalanotto.

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Updated: Catalanotto has officially signed with Texas, agreeing to a three-year, $13MM deal…