Because I heard so much about Blake Snell during the offseason, I expected him to be in the starting rotation this year. Instead, he began the season at Triple-A Durham. Why isn't he in the rotation? And do you believe he will be in the rotation before the season is over?
-- Andrew S., Tampa
You heard a lot about Snell during the offseason because he had an incredible year in 2015 that saw him excel at the Class A, Double-A and Triple-A levels, and MLBPipeline.com ranks him as the Rays' top prospect. As for why he's not in the rotation right now, the answer is simple: The Rays have five quality arms in Chris Archer, Drew Smyly, Jake Odorizzi, Matt Moore and Erasmo Ramirez.