Forget about first base and left field.
The trust fall move of Jon Daniels’ off-season was the Texas Rangers’ starting rotation.
You know — Yu Darvish, Cole Hamels and Catch Me, Somebody.
General manager Daniels made the bold decision not to gut the farm system for Jose Quintana. Instead, the Rangers spent prudently, adding bargains Andrew Cashner and Tyson Ross.
It could work. But that’s up to Martin Perez.
Sometimes you don’t have your pitches, and you’ve got to fight.
Rangers left-hander Martin Perez
Almost three years after undergoing Tommy John elbow surgery, Perez is being counted upon to be the No.