DeGrom will throw the first of what will likely be a few live batting practice sessions this weekend before appearing in a Cactus League game, Shawn McFarland of The Dallas Morning News reports.

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McFarland estimates that it lines deGrom up to make his Cactus League debut in the second week of March. It's a quick turnaround between then and Opening Day, but the Rangers are understandably slow-playing deGrom this spring after he missed most of the last two seasons following a second Tommy John surgery. The two-time Cy Young winner might have a relatively limited workload early on in the season.