PT TOMORROW: AL WEST—Not great, Bob

Texas Rangers 

With the departure of Lance Lynn, one of MLB's most abysmal 2020 rotations (5.32 ERA) now looks as bad if not worse as projected for Opening Day, thanks to little help coming from the organization. Both Kyle Gibson (RHP, TEX) and Jordan Lyles (RHP, TEX) are under contract and will return after posting ERAs of 5+ and 7+ respectively in their first seasons in Arlington; neither look fantasy rosterable even with likely improvement. 28-year-old Japanese import Kohei Arihara (RHP, TEX) was signed to a two-year, $6M deal this past winter, leaving a career 3.74 ERA and 6.7 Dom in his wake. A strike-thrower in Japan, Arihara reportedly relies on a broad repertoire and secondaries that at first glance seem strictly...

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