You can argue either way as to whether the Phillies have the most talented starting rotation in baseball. The Dodgers are tough to overlook. As are the Mariners. And a few others.
What’s hard to dispute is that the Phillies of recent years have had one of the most durable rotations — if not the most durable rotation — in the sport. Phillies starters ranked fourth across MLB in innings pitched last year, third the year before and fifth the year before. Two starters took down at least 199 innings last year, and another was north of 180.