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What Are Your Rotation Expectations?

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We often see phrases like “the Pirates don’t have a number one starter”, or “Player A has the upside of a #2 starter”, with no real number attached to the rotation labels.  The following polls present some options for ERAs from the five rotation spots.  For each spot, pick the option that you think best fits the expectations for a pitcher in that role.  Note that we’re looking for the major league average expectations, and not any extremes, such as super rotations like the Phillies have (Halladay/Lee/Oswalt/Hamels) or some of the poor rotations in the majors like the Pirates had last year.  Instead, we’re looking for the expectations you would have if you said “Prospect A projects to be a (insert rotation spot here) starter”.  Try to go off your expectations, without any research.  I’ll be reviewing the answers tomorrow and expanding on this topic throughout the week.

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Tim Williams
Tim Williams
Tim is the owner, producer, editor, and lead writer of PiratesProspects.com. He has been running Pirates Prospects since 2009, becoming the first new media reporter and outlet covering the Pirates at the MLB level in 2011 and 2012. His work can also be found in Baseball America, where he has been a contributor since 2014 and the Pirates' correspondent since 2019.

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