Texas Rangers reach deals with 13 players

SURPRISE, Ariz., Feb. 27 (UPI) -- The Texas Rangers Monday announced contract agreements with 13 players, including closer Neftali Feliz and starters Alexei Ogando and Derek Holland.

Feliz recorded 32 saves in 38 chances last season, going 2-3 with a 2.74 earned run average.

Ogando was 13-8 with a 3.51 ERA and 126 strikeouts in 29 starts and two relief appearances in 2011.

Holland went 16-5 with a 3.95 ERA in 32 starts last season and added two wins in the post-season.

Rangers outfielder Josh Hamilton, who becomes a free agent at the end of the upcoming season, says his first choice is to remain with Texas.

"My loyalty is here," Hamilton said Sunday. "This is where I've been, this is where my family has been. I would love to be here. If I do become a free agent, they'll get a chance to do what they need to do to keep me here."