On the eve of the first Spring Training game on Saturday against the San Francisco Giants the LA Angels go in with cautious optimism. One of the biggest questions is whether or not the starting rotation will one, be able to stay healthy, and two be effective this season. Both of the answers to this same question last season would have been a resounding NO!
In 2018 only one starter, Andrew Heaney, made 30 starts during the season. The rest of the opening day rotation ended up on the disabled list Matt Shoemaker, J.C. Ramirez, Tyler Skaggs, Garrett Richards, and Shohei Ohtani.