Texas native Cashner excited to join Rangers

ARLINGTON — Andrew Cashner received interest from multiple teams when he entered the free-agent market this offseason. The Rangers were way ahead of the competition.

“This is where I wanted to play,” Cashner said.

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The Rangers made it official on Monday, when they announced the signing of Cashner to a one-year, $10 million contract. The 30-year-old right-hander joins a rotation of Yu Darvish, Cole Hamels and Martin Perez. A.J. Griffin is in line to be the Rangers’ fifth starter, but they are not done looking for starting pitching. Edinson Volquez is among the remaining free agents still of interest to Texas.

Rangers general manager Jon Daniels said the club has not ruled out the possibility of re-signing either Derek Holland or Colby Lewis.

“We’d still like to add depth,” Daniels said.

Cashner was high on the Rangers’ list going into the offseason, which is hardly surprising, considering they have had multiple trade conversations with the Padres over the past two years. Cashner’s name often came up.

“He is an extremely talented individual,” Daniels said. “Great makeup. He is a guy we’ve liked for a long time. We’ve tried to acquire a few times in the past. We finally got him.”

Cashner is from Conroe, Texas, near …

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