MESA, Ariz. – Cubs right-hander Marcus Stroman announced Wednesday on Twitter what had seemed like an inevitability: He’ll be the Opening Day starter.
“To feel that energy in Wrigley, that’s why you worked so hard, for those moments,” Stroman said this week.
According to Stroman, he told manager David Ross that he didn’t need the Opening Day start.
“I said, ‘If you want me to have it, I would love to have it,’” he said. “‘But if you want anybody else to have it, I’m trying to make 33, 34 starts. And that’s the goal; doesn’t matter if I’m pitching one or pitching five out of the gate.