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The Rangers play an exhibition game against Florida on Friday in the Dallas suburb of Frisco, where their double-A affiliate is located.
"We're still talking about what we should do at this point, but I can tell you every possible option has been considered," Showalter said.
"We've talked about using a four-man rotation.
I wouldn't rule out anything."
The Rangers picked knuckleballer R.A.
Dickey for the fifth spot in a rotation that was to feature Kevin Millwood, Eaton, Vicente Padilla and Kameron Loe.
"I could pitch the second game if they want me to," Dickey said.
"With the knuckleball, I could come back and pitch game five, too."
Before initially injuring the finger last June 15 in his first loss in two months and shortest start all season, Eaton was 9-1 with a 3.18 ERA for San Diego.
He went on the disabled list twice after that, was 2-4 in his last nine starts and didn't pitch for the Padres in a three-game playoff los...
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