Josh Hamilton Welcomes Latest Chance for New Start, With Rangers

It's not often that we see significant trades this early in the season, but special circumstances led to the deal that sent Josh Hamilton from the Angels back to the Rangers. Timing is not the only reason that the trade was unique; 

It's official: Josh Hamilton is a Texas Ranger again. The Angels will receive “cash considerations or a player to be named later,” or, in the common parlance, nothing. They will also send along an absurdly large amount of 

In the press conference announcing the deal that sent Josh Hamilton from the Angels back to the Rangers, the slugger explained that he wishes he never left Texas, as Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News reports. GM Jon 

ARLINGTON, TX – APRIL 27: First base coach Hector Ortiz #4 of the Texas Rangers walks to the dugout as the Rangers prepare to take on the Seattle Mariners after a rain delay at Globe Life Park in Arlington on April 27, 2015 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo

Josh Hamilton returned to the site of his best days Monday, rejoining the Texas Rangers in a trade and saying that he never should have signed with the Los Angeles Angels in the first place. The Angels, clearly, were just as eager to move on, accepting