The Tampa Bay Rays starting rotation has a always been the backbone of the team. In the Rays’ halcyon days, pitchers such as David Price, James Shields and Matt Garza were stars of the team. Today things aren’t quite as positive.
The current Rays starting pitching staff had a .500 record last year and that pretty much matched the teams overall record. Will the Rays stick with their starting rotation or will they gamble on a set of new starters? Let’s take a look at the possibilities.
If the season were to start tomorrow, the starting rotation would probably include Chris Archer, Jake Odorizzi, Blake Snell, Matt Andriese and Jake Faria.