Even without Nelson, the Milwaukee Brewers rotation is not in awful shape. Chase Anderson, Zach Davies, and Jhoulys Chacin appear to be locks to hold down a spot. That leaves two open spots with plenty of talent left to fill them.
So who are the options?
Brandon Woodruff
To me, Brandon Woodruff needs to hold down one of these spots. He dazzled in his first few starts in 2017 before giving up 10 earned runs in his last two. Through his other six starts, he gave up 13 runs, leaving him at just over two runs a start.