Barring something falling from the sky — besides the Tuesday rains that washed out Globe Life Park — and hitting him on the head or hamstring or calf, Adrian Beltre will be on the Texas Rangers' Opening Day roster.
That's a vast improvement from where he and they were a year ago.
Beltre had a tear in his right calf last spring and would start the season on the disabled list. He was there until late May. His hamstring popped at the end of August.
The Rangers finished 78-84. The Beltre injuries weren't solely responsible for the sub-.