Baseball Babe #105 Honors Ian Kinsler Texas Rangers signs 5 Year $75M Extension with 6th year option

The 30/30 second base machine Ian Kinsler has signed a deal that will keep him in a Ranger uniform for at least 5 more years for $75 million and a 6th year for $10 million more.

Both sides are happy to get the deal done. The Texas Rangers have their hard working ballplayer that with Elvis Andrus has one of the best double play combinations in all of baseball locked up.

Ian also carries a nice bat and has the speed with two of the last three seasons getting to the 30/30 plateau in home runs and steals.

At 29 years of age he should be going into his baseball prime and have him until he is 34 to 35.

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Baseball Babe #100 Ian Kinsler Texas Rangers Opening Day Home Run

The Texas Rangers didn't lock up their prized second baseman Ian Kinsler before opening day. So. he showed them what they will be getting for there money when he hit the first home run of the season for the Texas Rangers in the the third inning. That was after he hit a double in the first inning  and scored off Josh Hamilton's sacrifice fly. Kinsler was the main contributor on offense for them winning over the Chicago White Sox. The Rangers are hoping for another 30/30 plus season and increasing on his .255 BA and opening day started it off on the right "bat".

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