Well, it’s time. The Chicago Cubs Jon Lester will not start Opening Day, slotting in the third spot. This leaves Yu Darvish and Kyle Hendricks to compete for the job. To be honest, it’s time. After Darvish had a tough time in the first half, he broke out in the second half (16.86 SO/W, 119 SO, 7 BB). He’s my favorite to win the job.
The starters have been Jon Lieber (3), Kerry Wood (2), Carlos Zambrano (6), Ryan Dempster (2), Jeff Samardzija (2), Lester (4), and Jake Arrieta (1).