SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- The Rockies don't need to look externally for pitchers to fill their rotation.
With right-hander Chad Bettis set to undergo chemotherapy for testicular cancer and left-hander Chris Rusin about a week away from throwing because of a right oblique injury, two rotation spots have opened. And while there is plenty of time before the regular season opens for conditions to change, the Rockies' immediate reaction is to stick with pitchers who are big on talent and low on experience.
Right-handers Jon Gray and Tyler Chatwood and lefty Tyler Anderson are expected to start the regular season in the rotation.