With the addition of left-handed starting pitcher MacKenzie Gore, the Texas Rangers may have the best starting rotation in the major leagues. The bullpen, however, is still undergoing a major overhaul, and there are several questions that need to be addressed during spring training.
One of those questions is who will be providing middle-inning relief once starters Jacob deGrom, Nathan Eovaldi, Jack Leiter, and Gore take a seat after hopefully having delivered a quality start.
The Rangers are thin in middle relief right now, and that may mean that non-roster spring training invitee Ryan Lobus should get plenty of work, starting with the first game on February 20 against the Kansas City Royals.