Cincinnati, OH -- (Sports Network) - The Texas Rangers acquired outfielder Josh Hamilton from the Cincinnati Reds on Friday in exchange for a pair of pitchers, right-hander Edinson Volquez and minor-leaguer Danny Herrera.

Hamilton, 26, battled drug and legal problems for much of his professional career before getting clean having a career-season last year. He hit .292 with 19 home runs and 47 RBI, playing in 90 games during an injury-plagued 2007 rookie campaign.

"It's an exciting day for the Rangers family," General Manager Jon Daniels said. "The addition of Josh Hamilton gives us another youthful, charismatic and impactful player to build around. We expect Josh will be a critical part of a bright Rangers future."

Hamilton, who was acquired by the Reds in a trade with the Cubs after Chicago selected him the Rule 5 Draft from Tampa Bay, endured a pair of disabled list stints, once with gastroenteritis and once with a sprained right wrist. He also missed the final 17 games of the season with a strained right hamstring and a sore right wrist.

Volquez started six games last season with the Rangers, going 2-1 with a 4.50 ERA over 34 innings. He spent most of the year at the top three levels of the Rangers farm system, combining to go 14-6 with a 3.67 ERA in 26 starts.

Over parts of three major league seasons, the 24-year-old Volquez has a 3-11 record with a 7.20 ERA in 20 games, 17 as a starter.

Herrera has gone 11-5 with a 2.59 ERA over his first two professional seasons, mostly pitching in relief. He split last season with Bakersfield and Frisco, going 2-0, 3.27 in seven games, one start, in the California League and 5-2 with a 3.78 ERA in 34 relief appearances in the Texas League.