The Brewers made their biggest free agent acquisition of the offseason on Monday, when they signed veteran lefty Jose Quintana to a one-year deal. Quintana isn’t the player he used to be, but he’s still a solid innings eater, and he’s likely assured a spot in Milwaukee’s rotation (assuming he is healthy). That changes some things elsewhere on the staff, so let’s take a quick look at the situation with the team’s pitchers and make a prediction about how things might shake out come Opening Day (again, assuming health).
The five-man rotation
Assuming the Brewers even go with a five-man rotation—there is precedent for them using a six-man group, at least early in the season—I think those five spots are now pretty well spoken for.