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Cincinnati Reds manager Bryan Price sheds light on how starting rotation will be decided

Watch Cincinnati Reds projected starters Homer Bailey, Anthony DeSclafani and Brandon Finnegan workout in the bullpen. The Enquirer/Kareem Elgazzar

GOODYEAR, Ariz. – There's a lot that goes into deciding a starting pitching rotation. It's an annual endeavor that becomes a little more clear with each curtailed spring start.

Cincinnati Reds manager Bryan Price is in the midst of that process right now.

Statistics are a metric, but only one piece of the puzzle, Price told reporters Wednesday morning.

"It's a combination," he said. "First of all, and the reason I kind of rank these guys somewhat, or handicap them, was that we can't discount performance from last season.