PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. -- Kevin Cash told reporters on Sunday that the team will go with a four-man rotation at the start of the season.
The Rays manager noted that most of that decision was based on the team's early-season schedule, which is full of off-days.
"If we ran a five-man rotation, we're talking an extra day, and two extra days, basically almost every time through [the rotation]," Cash said. "I think any starting pitcher would tell you it's not ideal for them, and we're just going to kind of shorten that up and insert a starter, or a spot-starter, or a bullpen day on those days.