With the year that Mike Napoli had with the Rangers in 2011, there’s no doubt he will be their everyday catcher next season. That would leave Yorvit Torrealba as their back up catcher, a role that might make Torrealba unhappy according to T.R. Sullivan of MLB.com.

Sullivan says that the Rangers will probably dangle Torrealba to other teams to see what kind of interest they draw. He believes there should be enough interest to get bullpen help in return for the catcher, especially left handed relievers.

Torrealba signed a two-year, $6.25 million deal with the Rangers in November 2010 and is set to earn $3.25 million in 2012. In 2011, Torrealba hit .273/.306/.399 with 7 HR’s and 37 RBI’s for the Rangers.

Napoli, was traded from the Angels to the Blue Jays this past January and four days later, he was shipped to Texas. In 2011, Napoli hit .320/.414/.631 with 30 HR’s and 75 RBI’s for the Rangers.

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