Rangers sign Jason Jennings

[AmarilloRed]

Rangers get right-hander Jennings for 1 year, $4 million

By Jerry Crasnick
ESPN.com
(Archive)

Updated: January 16, 2008, 10:01 PM ET

The Texas Rangers have reached agreement with free-agent pitcher Jason Jennings on a one-year contract worth a guaranteed $4 million, according to a baseball source.

Jennings passed a physical exam earlier this week and the team expects to announce the deal Thursday, the source said.

Jennings, 29, is 60-65 with a career 4.91 ERA in seven major league seasons with Colorado and Houston. He went 2-9 with a 6.45 ERA in 19 appearances with the Astros last year before going down with a torn flexor tendon in his right elbow. He underwent surgery in late August to repair the injury.

Jennings has been throwing off a mound and long-tossing at a distance of 200 feet, and the Rangers expect him to be ready by Opening Day. He'll join Kevin Millwood, Vicente Padilla, Brandon McCarthy and Kason Gabbard in Texas' projected rotation.

Jennings is a Dallas native and played college ball at Baylor University in Waco, Texas.

[Newman4]

Hmm, this might work out for Texas. Jennings is still fairly young, so it gives him a chance to re-establish himself.

[BEETTLEBUG]

Lieber gone now Jennings gone the Reds list is dwendling. Thom Brenamen said on HSL tonight that Livan Hernandez would be a great pickup cause of innings eater. He said he would give up HR's but would eat innings.

[BLEEDS]

$4M one year deal is a STEAL, and worth the risk.

Lieber obviously set the mark, and the flood gates have opened.

Let's hope the Reds aren't left standing on the banks.

PEACE

-BLEEDS

[I(heart)Freel]

Let's hope the Reds aren't left standing on the banks.

PEACE

-BLEEDS

Please don't say "banks." Sore topic around here.

[AdamDunn]

I would have given more ($5-$6 million) for one year.

[Bip Roberts]

I dont think money was that big of a factor in his case.

[*BaseClogger*]

I dont think money was that big of a factor in his case.

yup, same as Lieber. I don't think either have set the market because both gave home-town discounts...

[TC81190]

Of all the dreck that's available, he probably had the best upside. Oh well.

[Bip Roberts]

Of all the dreck that's available, he probably had the best upside. Oh well.

very true but it seems quite obvious he had no intentions of leaving texas.

[*BaseClogger*]

Of all the dreck that's available, he probably had the best upside. Oh well.

I think Bartolo Colon's CY disagrees...

[Bip Roberts]

I think Bartolo Colon's CY disagrees...

Fatolo Colon

[TC81190]

I think Bartolo Colon's CY disagrees...

His arm is shot, though.

[*BaseClogger*]

His arm is shot, though.

I agree, but technically he still has the highest upside...

[Bip Roberts]

I agree, but technically he still has the highest upside...

Theres gotta be a chance of an upside for it to actually count though :