The Texas Rangers have signed 35-year old lefty swinging catcher A.J. Pierzynski to a 1-year deal. He played in 135 games for the White Sox last year and he was 133 of 479 (.278 avg, .827 OPS) with 68 runs scored, 27 homers and 77 RBIs. He has now played in 1,629 games in his first 15 years in the majors and he is 1,645 of 5,795 (.284 avg, .753 OPS) with 681 runs scored, 155 homers, 730 RBIs and 13 stolen bases. The Rangers hope that Pierzynski’s power of last season wasn’t a mirage.