"With Kevin Gausman and Dylan Cease leading the way in terms of locks, the Jays' rotation picture has viable options available to choose from, but no concrete answer as to who goes where. Rounding out the group is: Getting some early ones out of the way are Macko and Tiedemann, who are the biggest long shots to make the Opening Day rotation of the group assembled."
"Running with six starters is tough because if one or two get knocked out early in short stints, the bullpen crew can only carry so much at the end of the day. A six-man rotation is an easy way to get the bullpen in trouble quickly. However, if the starters can do their job on a nightly basis, the Jays can leverage this rotation picture to help limit innings from some different arms."
"Yesavage pitched a lot of innings last year in his first pro season, and it seems like the Jays are going to ease him into the regular season to manage his full-season workload. Having him pair with one of either Ponce or Lauer seems like a possibility, and the Jays have worked with this philosophy before to help keep pitchers under a strict limit."
The Toronto Blue Jays possess a deep starting rotation with Kevin Gausman and Dylan Cease as established leaders. Several other pitchers compete for remaining spots, though some face obstacles: Macko is optioned to Triple-A and will miss spring training for the World Baseball Classic; Tiedemann is recovering from Tommy John surgery and building innings; Bieber will likely start on the injured list due to arm fatigue. With six capable arms available for three realistic rotation spots, manager John Schneider may consider a six-man rotation. This approach offers benefits for managing workloads but risks straining the bullpen if starters underperform. The team appears focused on carefully managing pitcher development and innings limits.
Read at BlueJaysNation
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]