We’ve discussed the starting rotation a few times. Myself, I saw the Chicago Cubs giving the honor to Jon Lester. For my co-expert Jacob Misener, he saw it as Kyle Hendricks spot. In all honesty, neither of us could have been wrong. And Hendricks is one of just two pitchers in the rotation who haven’t started an Opening Day game. But his time will come, there’s no doubt about that.
Last year, Yu Darvish was the Opening Day starter for the Texas Rangers. Jose Quintana did the same for the Chicago White Sox.