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Do the Rays really have enough starting pitching?

All the buzz at the beginning of the off season was about the Rays’ surplus of starting pitching and how they were going to deal some of it for position players and/or prospects. In fact, they did trade Nate Karns to Seattle for shortstop Brad Miller and 1b/of/dh Logan Morrison. However, none of the other starters have been moved since then. There is probably a good reason for hanging on to those arms as the staff may not be as deep as you think. Let’s take a look at the Rays starting pitching staff in depth.