ESPN.com · Aug 23, 2018
How the contenders' rotations shape up for the stretch run
Chris Sale is on the disabled list with shoulder inflammation, Trevor Bauer is out with a fractured fibula and James Paxton is still recovering from a line drive off his left forearm. At this stage of the season, every contender is dealing with injuries, and few are more worrisome than those afflicting their top starting pitchers. It's tough to imagine surviving the stretch run and playing deep into October without a rotation in top form, or at least with the depth to cover for those less-than-healthy hurlers.
