The Rangers are one of many good to great teams that the Cubs will face in the month of April. At least from a wins and losses perspective, they will miss deGrom in this series. Though as a more general baseball fan I am a bit bummed by this prospect.
The Rangers kicked off the season by sweeping the defending NL champs at home, following by losing a series to the better but still not great Orioles. Fangraphs projects a 85-77 record which is juuuust a smidge better than the Cubs. The top of the Cubs rotation looked pretty solid in the first go round, so hopefully that continues this weekend.