For the first time since 2009, the names Johnny Cueto and Mike Leake will not be in the Reds starting pitching rotation. Those two pitchers combined to start 315 games between 2010-2015, or 32.4% of all games started by a Reds pitcher between 2010-2015.
The Reds rotation has taken a drastic overhaul that started following the trade deadline of 2015. The good news for the Reds is that their new rotation is significantly younger, and they have a surplus of options. The bad news is that the young rotation lacks experience.
On Friday, Reds new beat writer Zach Buchanan of the Cincinnati Enquirer wrote that the Reds rotation is likely set for the start of 2016.