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ARLINGTON, Texas -- Former Chicago Cubs pitcher Randy Wells has retired after going winless in five starts this season for the Texas Rangers' Triple-A team. The Rangers said Tuesday that Wells' retirement was effectively immediately. In 98 car...

ARLINGTON, Texas -- Former Chicago Cubs pitcher Randy Wells has retired after going winless in five starts this season for the Texas Rangers' Triple-A team. The Rangers said Tuesday that Wells' retirement was effectively immediately. In 98 car...

ARLINGTON, Texas -- Struggling prospects Mike Olt and Cody Buckel began their search Tuesday for what's behind their shockingly poor starts to the season. Olt, the Rangers' second-highest ranked prospect behind shortstop Jurickson Profar, saw team...

SURPRISE, Ariz.--The number of candidates for the Rangers No. 5 starter job was reduced by two Friday morning, as RHP Justin Grimm was optioned to Round Rock (AAA) and RHP Randy Wells was reassigned to minor league camp. That leaves Friday's start...

PHOENIX -- While the numbers didn't show it after his last start, Randy Wells said he thought he was close to where he wanted to be this spring. While it would have been easy to dismiss his claim after allowing three runs on six hits and a walk in...

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GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Randy Wells knows he is close. If he could just get that third strike. If he could just not hang that one pitch. If he just grabbed a little bit less of the plate. While he has allowed his share of baserunners through his first thr...

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- The Texas Rangers (4-7-2) extended its unbeaten streak to three games after playing the Los Angeles Dodgers (4-6-3) to an 11-11 tie Thursday at Camelback Ranch. What it means: The Rangers are unbeaten in four of their last five ...

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Randy Wells will have a chance to prove experience counts for something in the competition for the fifth rotation spot when he makes his third spring start for the Texas Rangers (4-7-1) against the Los Angeles Dodgers (4-6-2). W...

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...

The battle for the fifth starting spot in the Texas Rangers rotation is a point of interest during the early part of the 2013 Cactus League season. A number of players are competing for that slot and the race just became much more difficult to handic...

PEORIA, Ariz. -- The Texas Rangers (1-6-1) lost for the sixth time in seven spring games after being defeated 8-6 by the Seattle Mariners (7-1) on Friday at the Peoria Sports Complex. What it means: Texas has just one victory in eight spring train...

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- The latest chapter in the battle for the Texas Rangers' fifth spot in the rotation will be written today when Randy Wells makes his first start and second appearance of the spring. A number of players are in contention for the s...

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Alexi Ogando, who will start for one of the intrasquad teams today and pitch one inning, is happy with how his changeup has progressed so far this spring. He'll get an even better idea when he faces hitters in a game. "I feel go...

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: Randy Wells SURPRISE, Ariz. - Veteran Randy Wells just wanted to start over a...

Editor's Note: We complete our spring issues series over the next couple of days as pitchers and catchers prepare to report in Surprise, Ariz., for spring training. Today's issue: Who is the fifth starter? SURPRISE, Ariz. -- This is clearly one...