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Jed Hoyer believes that Scott Feldman will benefit in a move from a hitter-friendly park in the AL, as well as

the knowledge that he's a permanent member of the starting rotation, not a borderline starter having to prove himself. Said Hoyer: “He had a great year in 2009, and then he had knee surgery. Since then it was kind of like he had one foot in (the rotation) and one foot out, looking over his shoulder a little bit. We certainly gave him assurances, you come in here, you’re going to be in the rotation. Having that (role), you’ll see guys settle in a little. It is hard to perform when you’re always worried about the security of your job if you don’t perform.’’ Feldman opened last season as a long reliever – the role he had with Texas on its World Series team in 2011 – but did make 21 starts from last April through September. The Rangers went 7-14 in those starts, as opposed to 86-55 behind everyone else. He finished the season with a 5.09 ERA over 123 2/3 innings. Said Hoyer: “The numbers are pretty misleading. Looking at his ratios you see some misleading numbers. He was one of the most unlucky pitchers in the game last year. He might not have had a good year, but it was not as bad as the ERA on the page says it was.’’