Rain delayed the spring debut of Jacob deGrom and the return of Wyatt Langford. The Rangers announced Langford will play today but, strangely, they have not announced anything about deGrom. Today’s pitcher is listed as TBD.
But, when you think about it, TBD is probably the best description of deGrom. Every start is TBD because his arm could break down with every pitch he throws. It’s TBD whether he gets five starts this year. It’s TBD whether he gets one. And, even if his arm does hold up, it’s TBD how many innings they will allow him to throw. He hasn’t pitched more than 92 innings in the past five seasons. It seems unlikely they would let him get much past 125 innings.
The Rangers rotation consists of Eovaldi, Gray, Mahle, Bradford, and TBD deGrom.
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TODAY’S CACTUS LEAGUE GAME:
Kansas City vs Texas, 2:05
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