SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Right-hander Tim Lincecum threw a 35-pitch bullpen session Thursday, his first since officially joining the Rangers. The outing comes exactly three weeks before the Rangers open the season against the Astros.
The Rangers are not going to push Lincecum to be ready by Opening Day.
"I'm preparing for that but if I don't, I'm not going to kick myself in the [tail]," Lincecum said. "I'm taking it a day at a time and these guys are giving me the leeway.