Craig Counsell has remained coy about his starting rotation, and for good reason. Not only are things in flux with loss of Cade Horton, who has been placed on the 15-day IL with a fractured rib, but the manager wants to give the Padres as little time as possible to prepare for their Wild Card matchups. I want to look at a few different scenarios that could play out, but let’s first circle back to Horton briefly.
From the way the Rookie of the Year candidate described it over the weekend, this injury was almost inevitable.