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Tepesch expected to win Rangers' No. 5 job
Nick Tepesch - S - Texas Rangers
March 22, 2013 - 12:05 PM ET

Nick Tepesch is expected to win the fifth spot in the Rangers' rotation.

Tepesch entered camp with little to no chance of winning a roster spot, but he's out-pitched everyone following the Martin Perez injury, posting a 3.46 ERA, 1.15 WHIP and 10/3 K/BB ratio over 13 innings. That said, with just 16 games of experience above A-ball (and not much success at Double-A), the odds of Tepesch remaining the rotation over the long haul aren't good.