"In the visitors' clubhouse at Salt River Fields, Brandon Webb peeled off his Texas Rangers jersey on Saturday and held it up.

"This look weird or what?" he asked.

The former Diamondbacks right-hander made his first visit to his former team's new spring-training digs, then took a few minutes to talk with Diamondbacks reporters for the first time since he signed a one-year, incentive-laden deal with the Rangers.

Webb, who ranks behind only Randy Johnson on the list of best pitchers in Diamondbacks history, was asked if he could see the writing on the wall about whether the organization was looking to bring him back for another year.

"I didn't know," he said. "I thought they might at least call. But I didn't even get that."

Any hard feelings?

"No" he said. "It was probably 50/50, and I guess that was the other 50. That's fine.

"(General Manager) Kevin (Towers) came in, and that's just how it is. They want to bring their own guys in. You see that happening not only here but everywhere, from front-office guys, coaches and players."

Webb has missed almost two full seasons because of a shoulder injury, and he's behind the rest of the Rangers' starting pitchers this spring. But he said he is scheduled to throw his fourth bullpen session Sunday and hopes to face hitters later in the week."