This piece is just like the projected lineup piece from last week, but even more difficult to project. It definitely isn’t ironclad, but it’s fun to think about — especially now (if we make it to 2023).
Here are the previous attempts at this exercise (year written in parenthesis):
Before we get to it, let’s look back at my 2020 projection and … oh.
- SP 1: Clayton Kershaw
- SP 2: Julio Urias
- SP 3: Yadier Alvarez
- SP 4: Walker Buehler
- SP 5: Kenta Maeda
- RP: Ross Stripling
- RP: Adam Liberatore
- RP: Brock Stewart
- RP: Yaisel Sierra
- RP: Grant Dayton
- RP: Mitchell White
- CL: Kenley Jansen
Pitching staffs — especially bullpens — are volatile, but hooo boy did I whiff on some guys here.