Just over one month til opening day, and only two days away (at the time) from the start of the Cactus League season, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts stated that the club had named an opening day starting pitcher for the 2020 season.
Tony Gonsolin will start Saturday. Alex Wood will start Sunday. Roberts says they’ve privately named an Opening Day starter but there is no sense in announcing it publicly.
— Alanna Rizzo (@alannarizzo) February 20, 2020
However, he didn’t elaborate beyond that. Instead, he opined that there would be no sense in announcing it publicly.