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Report: Rangers' slugger Josh Hamilton sets his price

    by Philly.com Staff
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Josh Hamilton is hoping to find a team to pay him $175 million over seven years, a source told Baseball Prospectus' John Perrotto.

Hamilton spent the last five seasons with the Rangers, and could be the top free-agent position player this offseason.

Here is more from the Dallas Morning News:

A year ago, a 31-year-old Pujols signed a 10-year, $254 million deal with the Angels after playing at least 147 games and putting up an OPS of .997 or better in eight of his previous nine seasons.

Hamilton, also 31, only had one year with an OPS above 1.000 and struggled to stay healthy during his time in Texas, missing an average of 32 games a season. Beyond that, Hamilton's history with drug and alcohol addiction could give teams another reason to shy away from a long-term commitment.