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ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — John Hart
found out there would be no quick-fix for the
Texas Rangers.
Even with all of the changes made by Hart in
his first year as general manager, Texas finished
last in the AL West for the third straight season.
The Rangers, whose $105 million opening-day
payroll was baseball’s third highest, were 72-90
and 31 games behind Oakland.
Hart’s next move may be to fire manager Jerry
Narron, but that’s not going to solve the problems.
Owner Tom Hicks has ordered Hart to cut the
payroll, which will be a challenge since just 10
players, led by All-Star shortstop Alex
Rodriguez, are already signed for more than $80
million next season.
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That virtually ensures that 10-time All-Star
catcher Ivan Rodriguez, a starter for the Rangers
since he was just 19 years old in 1991, won't be
back. Left-hander Kenny Rogers, who came back
from shoulder surgery to go 13-8 with a 3.84
ERA. also is eligible for free agency.
Texas will be limited in free agency but has
pressing needs, such as a leadoff-hitting center
fielder. Pitching, as always, is a concern.
“1 don't see us being big players in the free-
agent market, and I think we are going to try to
commit to as many young players as we can,"
Hart said. “We are going to make a very strong
effort to present opportunities to our kids.”
That sounds much like the plan former GM
Doug Melvin had before he was fired on the final
day of the 2(X)1 season and replaced by Hart, who
transformed Cleveland from longtime losers to
perennial contenders.
Hart plunged forward when he took over, and
tried to speed up the process by bringing two-time
AL MVP Juan Gonzalez back to Texas and pro
viding second chances for Carl Everett and John
Rocker. The Rangers went to spring training with
16 new pitchers and 34 overall.
The season went bad even before the Rangers
even played their first game.
Closer Jeff Zimmerman had right elbow pain
during the spring, had elbow surgery and never
pitched in a game this year. He could miss the start
of next season, too.
Gonzalez tore muscle fibers in his right thumb
the tirst week of the season and was bothered by
the injury all year. He played just 70 games, none
after July, and had only eight homers and 35 RBIs.
Everett missed nearly two months because of
calf and hamstring injuries after offseason knee
surgery that affected his ability to play center field.
In all, 17 players spent a team-record 1,429
days on the disabled list.
Chan Ho Park, signed by Hart to be the
Rangers No. 1 starter, missed six weeks with a
pulled right hamstring after his season-opening
start. Park had five straight wins after a second
DL stay for blistered finger to finish 9-8 with a
5.75 ERA.
Setup reliever Jay Powell missed the first two
months of the season with a tendon tear in a fin
ger. Rocker spent time in the minors after failing
as the closer and then ended the season on the DL,
as did and outfielders Rusty Greer (back and neck)
and Frank Catalanotto (broken hand).
"There have been a lot of disappointments,”
Hart said. "The injuries, that has hurt us, and it
has been disappointing not to be able to play with
the club we had hoped to play with."
The Rangers used 51 players, including 27
pitchers.
Alex Rodriguez played all 162 games, hitting
.300 while leading the majors with 57 homers
and 142 RBIs. Rafael Palmeiro, a 38-year-old
first baseman, played 154 games despite Calf
and ankle injuries, hitting .273 with 43 homers
and 105 RBIs.
Rodriguez and Palmeiro were the only the fifth
set of teammates who combined for 100 homers,
and Texas led the majors again with 230 homers.
While the Rangers’ ERA (5.15) wasn’t the
major league-higli for the first time in three sea
sons, it was better than only Colorado (5.21),
Kansas City (5.21) and Tampa Bay (5.29). But
Texas had a team-record 33 blown saves and led
the major leagues with 38 losses among relievers.
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TORONTO (AP) — Hakeem
Olajuwon's NBA career appears
to be over.
Olajuwon has a serious back
injury, and the Toronto Raptors
are awaiting a decision on
whether he will retire.
Toronto general manager
Glen Grunwald said Monday he
doesn't foresee Olajuwon play
ing this season.
Toronto coach Lenny
Wilkens said he expects a deci
sion from Olajuwon soon.
“We're going to know in a
couple of days,” Wilkens said.
The 39-year-old center is in
Houston, where he spent 17
years playing for the Rockets
before joining the Raptors before
last season.
He has been excused from
training camp by Toronto.
“He can either try and play
or decide it’s too much,”
Grunwald said. “We don't
expect him to play this season or
in the foreseeable future.”
Olajuwon, who led the
Rockets to NBA champi
onships in 1994 and 1995,
went to the Raptors in August
2001 after turning down a
three-year, $13 million con
tract offer to stay in Houston.
He signed a three-year, $18
million contract with Toronto.
“It was a gamble and 1 think
we lost on it,” Grunwald said.
"It didn't turn out the way we
had hoped."
Olajuwon averaged 7.1
points and 6.0 rebounds in 61
games last season.
Grunwald denied the
Raptors were negotiating a buy
out to his contract. Olajuwon is
due $12 million over the next
two seasons.
"We had hoped he would be
here for a couple of more years,
but it doesn't look like that’s
going to be the case,” Grunwald
said. “It could have worked
great, but it didn't. We have to
move on now.”
Olajuwon was selected as
one of the NBA’s 50 greatest
players and was on the 1996
gold medal-winning Olympic
basketball team.
He is a 12-time NBA All-Star.
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