JUPITER, Fla. -- There won't be any grand announcement, because Mike Matheny considers his choice for Opening Day starter something of a given. Of course it'll be Carlos Martinez on the mound when St. Louis opens the regular season in New York against the Mets on March 29. Who else?
"And there is no reason he shouldn't walk in here, and expect that to be the case," Matheny said.
In the past, Matheny has waited until deeper in Spring Training to reveal his Opening Day starter.