There's less than a week until Opening Day 2023, and MLB marked the occasion by announcing all 30 teams' Opening Day starters.
Valdez isn't new, but he's new to the ace role. With Justin Verlander's departure and Lance McCullers Jr. on the shelf with an injury, this is pretty clearly Valdez's staff. Coming off a 200-inning campaign that saw him finish fifth in AL Cy Young voting, he deserves to soak up the ovationIt feels like Urías has been around forever — he debuted as a teenager, after all — but this is his first Opening Day start.
Excellence is nothing novel for Burnes and Nola, but there is renewed incentive for fans to show the love.when the Brewers beat him in salary arbitration, seemingly adding to doubts that the sides will reach an agreement to keep him in Milwaukee long-term. Nola, meanwhile, is entering a contract year as his five-year extension runs out. The money will surely be the deciding factor — and one of these teams is, uh, more likely to pony up — but some adoration couldn't hurt.
It’s true that the 39-year-old Greinke no longer stacks up, results-wise, with his former self. Or even future Hall of Fame compadres such as Scherzer and Verlander. It’s also true that this could be his farewell tour. And if that's not enough, he gets bonus watchability points for whatever hijinks he might get up to with the PitchCom,
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