Cincinnati Reds are a pitcher short in the starting rotation

The Cincinnati Reds need to add about 30 starts and 200 innings to staff for 2018.

The Cincinnati Reds have five starting pitchers for 2018, but can’t expect them to stay healthy. Between righties Homer Bailey and Anthony DeSclafani, the Reds would be lucky to get 40 starts. That is 24 starts right there.

Bailey, DeSclafani, Scott Feldman, Brandon Finnnegan and Bronson Arroyo all missed time due to injury in 2017. Feldman and Arroyo are both gone, with Arroyo retired. Finnegan and DeSclafani were injured when the season ended.

Most teams try to get 150 starts out of their starting five. One or two pitchers can cover the rest by picking up twelve starts here and there. The Reds saw sixteen…