In the same offseason where teams are desperate enough to give 36-year-old Rich Hill $48 million dollars, Jeremy Hellickson $17.2 million, or Charlie Morton $14 million over two seasons, starting rotation stability is a rarity. Not for the Cleveland Indians. Injuries sapped their starting pitchers throughout 2016, but they will have the chance to try again in 2017 with the same group of stellar arms.
Even with this certainty, there is still room for a few surprises. Like last year, when Trevor Bauer effectively played himself out of a starting role in spring training then back into one within a few weeks of the regular season.