Elvis Andrus RUMORS & NEWS

Dallas Morning News "The Texas Rangers have announced a news conference for 1 p.m. CT Thursday to announce an eight-year contract extension for SS Elvis Andrus that could keep him in Texas as long as 10 seasons after 2013, but most realistically only guarantees his service to the club through 2018. Andrus, 24, is..." April 04

MLB.com "The Rangers formally announced Thursday that they have signed shortstop Elvis Andrus to an eight-year contract extension through 2022 with a vesting option for 2023. The extension is in addition to his current contract that runs through the 2014 season. The deal is worth approximately $120..." April 04

Dallas Morning News "According to a tweet by FOX Sports’ Ken Rosenthal, the Rangers and Elvis Andrus are “close” to an agreement on an eight-year contract worth $120 million. Nobody, associated with the Rangers or Andrus’ agent, Scott Boras, has confirmed that a deal is close. General manager Jon Daniels said..." April 01

MLB.com "The Rangers have reached an agreement with Elvis Andrus through at least 2018. An announcement is expected later this week after Andrus completes his physical. The contract extension is for eight years but Andrus can be a free agent after four years. Andrus will likely take that free agency..." April 01

Fort Worth Star-Telegram "Elvis Andrus will be locked up for the next six years, but could be playing shortstop for the Texas Rangers until 2022 after agreeing to an eight-year, $120 million contract extension that will begin when his current deal expires in 2014. The deal, which includes a $2 million signing bonus,..." April 01

CBSSports.com "The Texas Rangers have twice tried to lock up All-Star shortstop Elvis Andrus to a long-term contract and are expected to make one more run at it this year, but people familiar with their thinking suggest that if the Rangers can't secure him to a multiyear deal they will likely trade him in "10 to..." March 14

Dallas Morning News "In the future, the Rangers could refer to this as the Elvis Andrus Rule. No tattoos applied during the season. “Not if this is what it does to you,” manager Ron Washington said. Andrus was scratched from Thursday’s 10-0 win against Cleveland because of “sensitivity” in the upper left..." March 01

Yahoo! Sports "You know those books (and even blog posts) that come out every so often and they're about strange sports injuries? Yeah, well, this one's definitely getting a chapter. Elvis Andrus of the Texas Rangers is out of the lineup Thursday because of a tattoo injury. No, it's not really one of them..." February 28

Fort Worth Star-Telegram "Rangers shortstop Elvis Andrus is in camp this morning a few days ahead of the first full-squad workout, and it didn't take long for him to face questions about his contract situation. He has two seasons left before he becomes a free agent. But the issue has become more urgent this off-season..." February 14