A few weeks ago, it looked like the rotation was going to be an area of considerable strength and depth for the Milwaukee Brewers this season. It’s possible that that could still be the case in a couple of months, but right now, the Brewers’ starting rotation is hurting.
A quick review. The Brewers entered the spring with a hypothetical starting pitching depth chart that looked something like this:
Freddy Peralta
Nestor Cortes
Tobias Myers
Aaron Civale
Aaron Ashby
DL Hall
Brandon Woodruff
Tyler Alexander
Elvin Rodriguez
Connor Thomas
We knew that Woodruff probably wasn’t going to quite be ready at the beginning of the season (and that Robert Gasser wouldn’t be an option until late in the season), but still, that left the club with four established starters, two intriguing young guys, and some low-risk fliers.