Gimme Some Mo
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So then who were you keeping out of the rotation?
Bieber?
McKenize?
Bibee?
Allen?
Williams?
In hindsight it’s easy to say since some of them NOW have injuries /are out but you start the offseason planning on all to be healthy and having only five rotation spots.
Saying it's very unlikely that the entire rotation stays healthy isn't hindsight. Even if Bieber didn't get hurt, he's traded by the deadline in all likelihood. McKenzie's arm is a ticking time bomb. There's definitely solutions to keeping Civale even if we got extremely lucky and everyone stayed healthy. Use 6 starters. Use 1 as the long-man til Bieber is traded. Keep Allen in minors til an injury or Bieber is traded. Counting on all 5 guys to be healthy all year is not a winning bet way more often than not IMO, especially when you know your Ace will be traded away or lost at end of season anyways.