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Originally Posted by JiriHrdina
Is the rotation that bad. Let's compare it to the rotation without Stroman last year, but including Price
Price>Stroman
Estrada=Estrada
Dickey=Dickey
Happ/Chavez=Buerhle/Hutch
Sure havinng Price would be awesome, but the team has the offense to overcome average pitching. If Stroman can be a #1 - they should be OK.
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The problem with this thinking is that for the guys returning, you're thinking they'll be the same player as the previous season. Small chance of that. Here's my ranking of the rotation compared to the average MLB pitcher - a ranking of 5.
Price - 9
Stroman - 8
Estrada - 7.5
Dickey - 6
Happ/Chavez - 5.5
Will Dickey be the same as last year? Doubtful - he'll likely lose some more speed this offseason. And Estrada? We don't know, but he should regress a little. That leaves maybe two solid guys who we think will be dependable - Price and Stroman. The bottom 3-6 are really crapshoots. Certainly there may be a breakout guy, but there's a huge chance 2 of them bust.