Texas Ranger Matt Bush will be a relief pitcher in 2018, not a starter, says Jeff Banister (via the beat guys on Twitter). Bush is also not being considered for the closer role, but instead is being viewed as someone who can be used for more than one inning.
This news is not exactly a shock, particularly in light of the reports from earlier in camp that seemed to indicate that the Rangers weren’t really going to be going with a six man rotation. The Rangers’ five starters right now are Cole Hamels, Martin Perez, Mike Minor, Matt Moore and Doug Fister, and unless someone gets hurt, Perez has a setback in his return from his broken elbow, or Minor struggles more than he has in his efforts to move back to a rotation spot, there’s no room for Bush in the rotation unless the team goes to a true six man setup.