The Miami Marlins’ starting rotation is set.
The final move to set up the rotation came Monday morning, when the Marlins released veteran pitcher Dan Straily for assignment. Couple that with Sunday’s announcement that Wei-Yin Chen is coming out of the bullpen, and the Marlins are down to their five candidates — and are going all-in on a youth movement with their main pitchers.
Jose Urena, 27 is the Opening Day starter against the Colorado Rockies on Thursday. The other four, all of whom were rookies last year, in order: Trevor Richards, 25; Sandy Alcantara, 23; Pablo Lopez, 23; and Caleb Smith, 27.