The National League West has several new faces that are set to toe the rubber in the first inning. It’s only fitting to preview this new landscape with those additions, and map out the competitive early frames in a division rich with starters.
*Rotation order is courtesy of FanGraphs Depth Charts, sorted by projected fWAR (not a projection of what the rotation order will actually be). ‘Projected rank’ is based on combined fWAR projections.
FanGraphs projected rank: 25
- Germán Márquez
- Jon Gray
- Kyle Freeland
- Austin Gomber
- Antonio Senzatela
Next candidates: Dereck Rodriguez, Chi Chi González, Antonio Santos, Ryan Rolison, Ryan Castellani
The Rockies ranked 15th in starting pitcher fWAR last year, so a preseason rank of 25 is underwhelming when a piece like Gomber joins the mix.