Sources: Rangers Scanning Market For Starting Pitcher
CBS SPORTS -- The Rangers are scanning the market for a starting pitcher, officials on other teams said.
The Rangers have kept in contact with free-agent pitcher Kyle Lohse and been linked to Tigers starter Rick Porcello, who's pitching well while batting for the Tigers' No. 5 starters job.
For now though, the battle in Rangers' camp is between Robbie Ross and non-roster invite Nick Tepesch. One person familair with the Rangers' thinking called that competition a "dead heat.'' Officials on other teams suggest they believe the Rangers may prefer to keep Ross in the bullpen, where he thrived as a rookie last year, going 6-0 with a 2.22 ERA.
"We're open to it, but I expect we'll start with what we have,'' general manager Jon Daniels said about the possibility of acquiring a starter.
There's also some sentiment from a couple Rangers people that Alexi Ogando might be better off going back to the bullpen, but the main decision makers don't adhere to that belief.
The Rangers' need for a starter increased when top prospect Martin Perez suffered a broken arm when he was hit by a line drive in a spring game a couple weeks ago.
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