Alex Cobb will return to the Tampa Bay Rays this weekend and a solid starting rotation will get even deeper.
Despite a mysterious awful start to the season, starting pitching has always been the Rays the best route to a winning season.
A deep rotation sets up the bullpen and takes the pressure off an average offense. It also sets up the possibility of trading pitching for position players.
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Let’s take a look at the current starting pitchers both in the big leagues and in the farm system and see how they might help the Tampa Bay Rays now and in the future
The starting rotation going into the last month of the season will consist of Chris Archer, Jake Odorizzi, Alex Cobb, Drew Smyly, Matt Andreise and Blake Snell.