The Rangers broke the bank in order to bring Jacob deGrom to Texas this offseason, taking a chance on the injury-prone ace in free agency. It didn't take long for his injury woes to present themselves with his new team, however.
After reporting to camp for Spring Training, deGrom will reportedly be held back "a day or two" after experiencing some tightness in his left side, according to Levi Weaver of The Athletic.
The Rangers don’t believe the setback is anything overly serious, indicating it was merely a result of the cold weather. Per Weaver, manager Chris Young indicated that had the tightness occurred during the regular season, deGrom would most likely not have missed any time.
