ESPN reports that Brandon Webb agreed to a one-year contract with the Rangers. No terms are available yet, but it’s likely an incentive laden contract. The Rangers tried this with Rich Harden last season, and that didn’t work out too well. Still, if Webb can get back to 80% of his Cy Young form, he’ll be a good addition to this staff and take some of the sting away from losing Cliff Lee.

Webb is an extreme ground ball pitcher, so he’s less dependent on strikeouts than someone like Rich Harden (even though Brandon did strike out a good number of batters). If Webb makes the rotation, the Rangers would be a lot better off with Adrian Beltre at third than Michael Young.