Right-hander Tanner Scheppers, who never lived up to expectations during six seasons with the Texas Rangers, will continue his career in Japan.

Scheppers on Monday agreed to a one-year deal with the Chiba Lotte Marines of the Pacific League. His base salary will be $800,000.

The Rangers selected Scheppers with the 44th overall pick in the 2009 draft. It marked the third time he had been drafted.

Scheppers was 12-7 with a 4.23 ERA in 180 appearances, all but four as a reliever, with the Rangers. His best performance came in 2013, when he tied for third in the American League for holds with 27. Scheppers had a 1.88 ERA for 76 2/3 innings in that season.

The Rangers switched Scheppers to the rotation in the spring of 2014, and a set of injury-related circumstances forced him into the role of opening day starter. He allowed seven runs in four innings during a no-decision against Philadelphia and made only three more starts before a lengthy stay on the disabled list because of an elbow problem.

Scheppers, who turns 31 on Wednesday, was on the disabled list six times in his final four seasons with the Rangers. He spent a total of 330 season days on the DL in that span and earned $1.301 million while inactive.

Scheppers spent the majority of last season at Triple-A Round Rock. In five appearances with the major-league club, Scheppers was 0-1 with a 6.75 ERA in four innings. He took minor-league free agency after the season.

Scheppers is the second ex-Rangers pitcher to jump to Japan this month. Right-hander Nick Martinez signed with the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters.