With four spots in the rotation seemingly locked down for the San Francisco Giants, there is still one spot up for grabs. There is a good case to be made that Tyler Beede should win that spot to start the season.
As of right now, Jeff Samardzija, Johnny Cueto, Kevin Gausman, and Drew Smyly are all essentially guaranteed a spot in the rotation to start the year, barring something unforeseen. There is a large contingent of pitchers that will be vying for the last spot.
Among the candidates are Dereck Rodriguez, Shaun Anderson, Andrew Suarez, Tyson Ross, Trevor Cahill, Logan Webb, and Beede.