Yesterday the Rangers met with C.J. Wilson’s agent, Bob Garber, who described the get-together as “great” and said he was “pleasantly surprised” by how things went.
That presumably means the Rangers made a strong push to re-sign Wilson, but Garber declined to tell Richard Durrett of ESPN Dallas if an actual offer was made and Durrett speculates that the Rangers might not be willing to give out a five-year deal, let alone the six-year contract Wilson is reportedly hoping for.
Another factor is that the Marlins’ interest in Wilson likely hinges on whether they sign Albert Pujols. If they land Pujols that would presumably mean Miami’s wallet will finally slam shut, but if Pujols stays in St. Louis there’s lots of speculation that the Marlins will throw a bunch of that money in Wilson’s direction.
Texas reportedly views Mark Buehrle and Roy Oswalt as fallback options to Wilson, but Nolan Ryan admitted that the Rangers “are more familiar and more comfortable with him than anyone else.”
