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As for the players whom the Rangers would have received from the Jays for Kinsler, sources offer conflicting accounts.
The Rangers had targeted Toronto first baseman Edwin Encarnacion early in the offseason and later sent Kinsler to the Detroit Tigers - a team not on his no-trade list - for first baseman Prince Fielder. But the Jays would not move Encarnacion, sources said
Santos was part of the Kinsler discussions, as was left-hander Ricky Romero, according to one source. The Rangers'€™ goal in such a trade was to clear the remaining $62 million on Kinsler'€™s contract to pursue other moves, that source said.