Amid rain showers and prolonged unseasonably cool weather at the Surprise Recreation Campus, a diverse group of candidates to fill out the Texas Rangers’ starting rotation has been assembled.
Diversity in this case has nothing to do with nationalities and age, but rather experience and stuff.
Some know the ropes in the majors. Some don’t.
Some pop the catcher’s glove more. One throws a Vulcan pitch. One throws a knuckleball.
They are competing primarily for one roster spot, to be the seat-filler for Tyson Ross until he is declared healthy and ready to join the rotation.