Vicente Padilla was placed on outright waivers Wednesday by the Texas Rangers. Padilla remains on the active roster and is scheduled to pitch Sunday. The other 29 major-league clubs have until noon Friday to make a claim, but the Rangers don't anticipate that happening. No team is going to pick up that contract, a source said. Major-league sources indicated the Rangers had two motives behind the transaction, which is supposed to be a confidential procedure: to free up money that could be used later in the season to upgrade the club, and to rid themselves of Padilla's inconsistent behavior on the mound. Those sources indicated that the Rangers weren't happy with his performance Tuesday against the Yankees.