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Ranking the best Rangers to ever wear each number, Nos. 46-50: A sturdy, steady starter and an all-time franchise record holder

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UT baseball player Burt Hooton. [ 1969-70 ]

The Rangers, dabbling in free agency, gave Hooton a two-year deal worth $1.255 million. Their timing was bad. Hooton, the University of Texas standout, was finished at age 35. He went 5-8 with a 5.23 ERA and was released in the following spring training.

Also: Ryan Dempster (2012) had a 5.09 ERA for 12 starts in his lone season with the Rangers, who gave up future National League ERA leader Kyle Hendricks to obtained him.

Most recent: Anthony Ranaudo (2015-16) was 1-1 with a 9.