SURPRISE, Ariz. - The Rangers intend for left-hander Mike Minor to start the season opener March 28 against the Chicago Cubs.
All he has to do now: Get through spring training healthy and untraded.
“He’s our best pitcher,” manager Chris Woodward said Wednesday before the team’s first workout. “I would love for him to be [the opening day starter]. Obviously, I am not going to announce it yet, but in all likelihood as long as things go the way they should.”
He is also the only returning pitcher to the rotation. Lance Lynn, Shelby Miller, Drew Smytly and Edinson Volquez were either acquired since last year or missed the season.