ARLINGTON (February 11, 2012) -- A person familiar with the deal tells The Associated Press the Texas Rangers and catcher Mike Napoli have agreed on a one-year contract worth $9.4 million that avoids a salary arbitration hearing.

Napoli is getting a raise from $5.8 million last season. The
person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity Saturday night
because the team had not yet announced the deal.

The agreement comes four days before Napoli's scheduled
arbitration hearing, and wraps up a week in which the Rangers also
got deals done with slugging outfielder Nelson Cruz and shortstop
Elvis Andrus.
Napoli set career highs by hitting .320 with 30 homers and 75
RBIs in 113 games in his first season with Texas. He asked for
$11.5 million, and Texas offered $8.3 million.