Texas Rangers working through pitching staff ahead of opening day, 2024 season

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The Texas Rangers are sorting through their pitching staff ahead of a highly anticipated opening day against the Chicago Cubs.

The 2023 World Series champions will host the Cubs in Arlington, Texas, March 28. Last year, the Rangers won the World Series for the first time in franchise history.

"We have some spots open. We have some, you know, good candidates for those spots, both on roster, and non-roster," Bruce Bochy, manager of the Rangers, told reporters Feb. 14, ahead of spring training.

Bochy's staff includes closers José Leclerc and David Robertson and relievers Josh Sborz and Kirby Yates, among others.

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José Leclerc of the Texas Rangers is a key high-leverage closer for the organization. (Carmen Mandato/Getty Images)

"They came on at the right time," Bochy said of Leclerc and Sborz, his high-leverage, late-inning guys in the 2023 season. "Then, you know, you get into Robertson and Yates. With their experience, they’re gonna make our bullpen so much better."

Robertson reached a one-year deal with the Rangers in late January with a mutual option for 2025.

"I’m ready," Robertson told reporters after a 4-2 loss to the Kansas City Royals March 8 in Surprise, Arizona. 

The game was Robertson’s Cactus League debut with the Rangers, and he pitched an inning and gave up no runs. 

"Let’s start the season. We can skip all the spring training games," Robertson said. 

Robertson is preparing for a versatile role on the Rangers' roster and told reporters he will do what is asked of him, within reason.

Bochy said his starting rotation is not finalized, and he’s using camp to thin out his