Rangers converting Scott Cousins to a pitcher
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The Rangers signed former major league outfielder Scott Cousins to a minor-league contract Wednesday, but he won't be joining any of the organization's outfields.
Texas sent the 29-year-old, a 2006 third-round pick of the Marlins, to Surprise, Ariz., where he'll become a pitcher at the team's minor league complex, according to MLB.com's T.R. Sullivan.
Cousins' early success in the minors didn't translate into a significant impact in the majors. He's a career .179 hitter with two homers and nine RBI.
Cousins batted .309 at the University of San Francisco in 2005 - the same year he went 8-5 on the mound with a 2.64 ERA and 76 strikeouts.
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