SURPRISE, Ariz. - Finding themselves in a desperate pinch for innings in the starting rotation, the Rangers on Tuesday signed free agent Patrick Corbin to a one-year deal to help plug the hole while Jon Gray recovers from his latest injury.

In the wake of the Texas Rangers suffering several injuries to their starting pitcher rotation, the team signed a former all-star to help supplement injured players.

The Texas Rangers will begin the season without starting pitcher Jon Gray after he sustained a fractured right wrist during his appearance on Friday. Gray, who was struck on his pitching wrist by a line drive off the bat of Colorado Rockies first baseman Michael Toglia,