The Giants’ rotation will include Ty Blach and Chris Stratton. It was likely always going to include them, which means that the team has extracted some pitching value out of their farm system. They were capable of filling two open spots in their rotation with internal options, which allowed them to acquire high-priced players like Evan Longoria and Andrew McCutchen. That’s one way to look at it.
Another way to look at it is that Blach just might be the best pitcher the Giants have developed since Madison Bumgarner, and that’s a problem. It’s been a problem for a while now, and the injuries to Bumgarner and Jeff Samardzija are going to make it a whole lot worse.