Adam over at lonestar ball thinks so – he linked to a story at ESPN (which is behind their pay area, darn it), saying this:
I’m hearing that [the Rangers] are closing in on a deal to re-sign Vicente Padilla.
Be nice to see us resign one of our own free agents. :) Vicente Padilla Pidente is probably the best option for us to sign a veteran starting pitcher. Especially one that doesn’t seem fazed by our ballpark. Resigning him would allow Josh Lewin to talk about he “random plunking of a batter” he used to talk about with Chan Ho all the time.
I can’t seriously see Zito coming here, and I don’t want Schmidt (injury problem), and Eaton wasn’t a realistic option, I thought. My guess as to what it will take? Four years, $36-$40 million. Or three with a easily vestable option fourth.