Ken Rosenthal and Jon Paul Morosi of FOXSports.com report that the Rangers and Elvis Andrus have avoided arbitration by agreeing to a three-year contract, pending a physical.

The contract is believed to be in the range of $14-15 million total and doesn't include any option years. Of course, they could still negotiate a longer deal down the road, but this contract sets him up to hit free agency following the 2014 season. Andrus, who was arbitration-eligible for the first time this winter, requested $3.6 million and was offered $2.65 million when arbitration figures were exchanged last month. The 23-year-old shortstop owns a .271/.340/.343 batting line over his first three seasons in the majors.
Good move for the Rangers not getting into Andrus' free agent years. They have Jurickson Profar who should be ready to take over when Andrus becomes a FA.