According to third-year Arkansas pitching coach Matt Hobbs, the ideal number of starters on a pitching staff is six.
It was telling when, a few days before Arkansas began its season at the College Baseball Showdown, Hobbs rattled off a list of nine Razorbacks with starting potential.
Not all can start a weekend series, meaning several will factor into Arkansas’ bullpen on the weekends. It also gives Arkansas options once midweek games begin, when teams play up to five games in seven days.
“You’ve got a bunch of those dudes who have thrown the ball really well and who we’re excited about,” Hobbs said last week.