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ARLINGTON, Texas -- So what can the Texas Rangers' front office do about the starting rotation now that Matt Harrison is out until probably just after the All-Star break? Well, maybe not much right now. It's mid-April, and teams aren't exactly rea...

X factors: Five key elements that could determine the Rangers' fate in 2013.

Matt Harrison will start on Opening Day for the Texas Rangers, manager Ron Washington announced Thursday.

The signing of right-handed veteran Derek Lowe might not be a blockbuster spring training deal, but it's one that gives the Texas Rangers some options. Lowe, 39, has done it all. He's been a closer. He's been a starter. Last year, he was a starter...

The Texas Rangers have signed veteran right-handed pitcher Derek Lowe to a minor-league contract with an invitation to major league spring training.

The short answer, at least right now, is no. That's not to say things couldn't change, but despite Martin Perez's broken bone in his forearm and the fact that it's four weeks before he even resumes a throwing program, the Texas Rangers shouldn't be r...

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Lance Berkman is scheduled to run the bases on Saturday to test his inflammed right calf, the final step needed to get him into Cactus League games. "It's not going to be Carl Lewis-esque," Berkman joked. But as long as the 3...

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Lance Berkman has a mild right calf strain and won't play in today's scheduled intrasquad game for the Texas Rangers. He's listed as day-to-day. Berkman, 37, signed with the Rangers this offseason and is penciled in as the No. 3...

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Texas Rangers third baseman Adrian Beltre is not in the lineup for today's intrasquad game because of mild right calf inflammation. Beltre had an MRI on Monday just to be sure and it showed only mild inflammation. Beltre is stil...

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Opening Day is now less than six weeks away. The Texas Rangers will take on the Houston Astros on ESPN Sunday Night Baseball on March 31 as the Astros officially join the American League. So who will throw the first pitch of the...

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- It's days like today, when the club meets as a whole for the first time, that not having Michael Young around is very noticeable. He was the one the media would turn to in order to gauge how the Rangers were feeling and to see w...

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Texas Rangers starter Colby Lewis is scheduled to throw from 135 feet Saturday after making three sessions from 120 feet. It's another step closer to throwing off a mound. Lewis said he'll throw from 135 feet for three days (Sat...

Editor's note: This is an occasional series of blogs looking at some of the candidates for the fifth starter spot on for the Texas Rangers in 2013. Today's candidate: Martin Perez SURPRISE, Ariz. - It's easy to forget that Martin Perez is only...

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- The media tent set up just outside the Texas Rangers' clubhouse in Surprise was used for the first time Wednesday as Yu Darvish spoke to a small group of media (way smaller than last year). Most days here at spring training we'...

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Texas Rangers pitcher Colby Lewis talked briefly with team physician Dr. Keith Meister on Wednesday and said the plan, barring any setbacks in the long-toss regimen, is for him to get on a mound in early March. If that's true, L...

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Neftali Feliz is continuing his rehab from Tommy John surgery in Arizona and is throwing off flat ground from 60 feet. He'll continue to build up, but it's a slow progression after undergoing August surgery. There's no set timetabl...