To provide a brief rundown of recent occurrences:

Additionally, it was disclosed that three-time Cy Young winner Max Scherzer had had back surgery on the same day. It will take him until the summer to be prepared to pitch.

Positively, right-hander Jacob deGrom will begin throwing in a few weeks and should be ready for the summer following his Tommy John surgery recuperation.

The majority of the news has not been good overall.

Amid the hysterical responses to these revelations, it’s important to remember that the Rangers’ bullpen may mirror that from their 2023 postseason run when they enter the last two months of their World Series title defense.

And things worked out quite nicely.