AL East: A crowded rotation in Tampa Bay
Feb 19 2025
Even after trading away Jeffrey Springs in the offseason, Tampa Bay has a plethora of rotation options entering camp. At this point, the only certainty is that Tommy John returnee Shane McClanahan will start Opening Day, as the team announced on Sunday. That leaves five starters with track records of success in the majors—Taj Bradley, Ryan Pepiot, Zack Littell, Shane Baz, and Drew Rasmussen as rotation options for Tampa Bay.
Thus far, the team has pushed back on the idea of a six-man rotation. Last week, president of baseball operations Erik Neander shut down that idea, stating, “Part of going into this camp, the goal was to come in ideally a little bit heavy and let things sort themselves out. We don’t anticipate...
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