What was suspected is now official: Ricky Nolasco will start on opening day for the Twins. He signed a four-year free agent contract in the offseason.
Nolasco, who has yielded two earned runs in six innings with two strikeouts this spring, managed his best season since 2008 last year with Miami and Los Angeles. He was 13-11 with a 3.70 ERA and surrendered fewer hits than innings pitched for the first time since that season.