ST PETERSBURG, FLORIDA - AUGUST 21: Luis Patino #61 of the Tampa Bay Rays delivers a pitch to the Chicago White Sox in the first inning at Tropicana Field on August 21, 2021 in St Petersburg, Florida. (Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images)
As the Tampa Bay Rays look down the road at the last quarter of the 2021 season, major decisions have to be made about the pitching rotation. Namely, the starters.
The Rays have been successful relying on a pitching staff that has been largely fluid. This is, in part, to having a club-record number of relievers on the injured list this season.