A little over a week ago, the Pittsburgh Pirates lost right handed starting pitcher Chris Archer to thoracic outlet syndrome surgery. You can read more about that here. Archer is now set to miss all of the 2020 season if it is played. Obviously, the veteran right was a lock for the rotation. He along with Mitch Keller, Joe Musgrove, Trevor Williams and off season signee Derek Holland were most likely going to make up the team’s starting five.
However with an empty spot in the rotation, who will take over the final spot if the season gets started?