The Texas Rangers have acquired Yovani Gallardo who is projected to be the No. 3 starter in their pitching rotation.  The Rangers gave up three minor leaguers to Milwaukee for Gallardo who is regarded as a durable slightly above-average pitcher.   Gallardo is 28 years old and a native of Fort Worth.  He went 8-11 with a 3.51 ERA for the Brewers last season. He has made at least 30 starts the past six seasons and pitched more than 180 innings in six of his eight big league seasons.

The Rangers are desperate to shore up a starting rotation behind Yu Darvish and Derek Holland.  Durability is a desirable trait in Arlington as the Rangers used 15 different starting pitchers last season due to a variety of injuries while losing 95 games.  At $13 million in 2015, Gallardo will cost the Rangers $1,625,000 per start if he wins 8 games again.  To be fair since the Brewers are picking up $4 million of the final year of Gallardo’s contract, the Rangers will be only out $1,125,000 per win if Gallardo pitches to expectations.