The Chicago Cubs traded pitcher Jon Leicester to the Texas Rangers Wednesday in exchange for a player to be named later. Leicester made 32 relief appearances for the Cubs in 2004 and went 5-1 with a 3.89 earned run average over 41 2/3 innings. The righthander spent the majority of last season at Chicago's Triple-A affiliate in Iowa, where he posted a 3-8 record and a 5.51 ERA in 24 games, including 16 starts. The 26-year-old Leicester, an 11th round draft choice of the Cubs in 2000, pitched in six games with Chicago last year and finished 0-2 with nine earned runs allowed in nine innings.