... be in the Opening Day rotation.  And then you've got Neftali Feliz knocking on the door.  You've got Dustin Nippert, who posted a 3.88 ERA in 2009 and a 4.27 FIP, and who looked like he can fill in as a spot ... in over a decade.  20 starts of Harden and 12 from Nippert is, I think, significantly better than 32 starts from Millwood.  And Harden gives ...

... -hander Brandon McCarthy; right-hander Eric Hurley, who is returning from shoulder surgery; right-hander Neftali Feliz, who will be transitioning from a relief role; and right-hander Dustin Nippert, who served as the club’s swing man in 2009./p pThe Rangers may also consider moving left-hander C.J. Wilson from the bullpen if they ...

... position, with a surplus of starting pitching options including McCarthy, Kevin Millwood, Scott Feldman, Matt Harrison, Derek Holland, Tommy Hunter, and Dustin Nippert, to say nothing of flamethrowing phenom Neftali Feliz, who started 13 games in Oklahoma City prior to being called up and placed in the Ranger bullpen. They ...

... backup infielder's spot. The seven arbitration-eligible players tendered contracts were RHPs Scott Feldman, Chris Ray, Frank Francisco, Dustin Nippert and Brandon McCarthy, LHP C.J. Wilson and OF Josh Hamilton. There were, however, a number of affordable free-agents created Saturday when they were not tendered contracts ...