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Rays might be at forefront of a rotation revolution

The most interesting news from the weekend was Sergio Romo's starting consecutive games for the Tampa Bay Rays. It was pretty unusual for two reasons: (1) Romo's previous 588 career appearances in the majors all came in relief, and (2) he became the first pitcher since Steve McCatty of the A's in 1980 to start on consecutive days after pitching at least one inning the first day.

Of course, Romo wasn't used like a regular starting pitcher. He pitched one inning on Saturday, striking out all three batters he faced. He got four outs on Sunday, walking two and striking out three and surviving with no runs allowed.