"Former NL Cy Young Award winner Brandon Webb and left-handed reliever Arthur Rhodes are now part of the Texas Rangers pitching staff.

The AL champions, who lost former Cy Young winner Cliff Lee in free agency, confirmed the signings of the two pitchers Monday and planned to introduce them during a news conference later in the day. Webb and Rhodes agreed to contracts last month but had to pass physicals to complete the deals.

Webb, the 2006 Cy Young winner with Arizona, hasn't pitched since the 2009 season opener because of shoulder surgery. Rhodes, the 41-year-old reliever is coming off one of his best seasons in his 20-year major league career.

Webb is getting a one-year deal from the Rangers while Rhodes' deal includes a club option for 2012.

Before shoulder surgery in 2009, Webb was one of the NL's best pitchers.

The right-hander was 16-8 with a 3.10 ERA the year he won the Cy Young Award, then improved his victory total in each of the next two seasons when he was also an All-Star. He was 18-10 with a 3.01 ERA in 2007, then 22-7 with a 3.30 ERA in 2008 for the Diamondbacks, the team that drafted him in the eighth round in 2000.

But after pitching more than 200 innings in five consecutive seasons, Webb developed shoulder trouble that eventually resulted in surgery. The Diamondbacks exercised their $8.5 million option to keep him under contract for 2010, but he never made it back after throwing only four innings in the 2009 season opener. "