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AP source: Rangers, Lewis agree on $6M, 1-year deal

FILE - In this Sept. 18, 2015, file photo, Texas Rangers starting pitcher Colby Lewis works against the Detroit Tigers in the first inning of a baseball game, in Arlington,Texas. A person familiar with the deal says the Rangers and veteran pitcher Colby Lewis have agreed on a $6 million, one-year contract. The person spoke on condition of anonymity Friday, Dec. 18, 2015, because the deal is pending a physical on the pitcher’s surgically repaired right knee. (AP Photo/Ron Jenkins, File) FILE - In this Sept. 18, 2015, file photo, Texas Rangers starting pitcher Colby Lewis works against the Detroit Tigers in the first inning of a baseball game, in Arlington,Texas. A person familiar with the deal says the Rangers and veteran pitcher Colby Lewis have agreed on a $6 million, one-year contract. The person spoke on condition of anonymity Friday, Dec. 18, 2015, because the deal is pending a physical on the pitcher’s surgically repaired right knee. (AP Photo/Ron Jenkins, File)

By Associated Press December 18, 2015 1 min read

A person familiar with the deal says the Rangers and veteran pitcher Colby Lewis have agreed on a $6 million, one-year contract.

The person spoke on condition of anonymity Friday because the deal is pending a physical on the pitcher’s surgically repaired right knee. That exam likely won’t happen until after the holidays.

Lewis set career highs last season with 17 wins and 204 2-3 innings pitched. He has won 27 games over the past two seasons since a hip resurfacing procedure that was unprecedented for a major league pitcher.

The 36-year-old right-hander is 71-67 with a 4.81 ERA over 10 major league seasons, eight of those with the Rangers. He started his career in Texas, and returned to the Rangers in 2010 after two seasons in Japan.