Here’s a Thought: Strengths and Weaknesses Of The AL West Rotations

Posted: 26th February 2010 by Nathaniel Stoltz in MLB
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If you missed my individual team rotation breakdowns, go ahead and check out the Rangers , Angels , A's , and Mariners reports. I'm going to keep my summary here pretty brief, but here's a few comments/things I have noticed. The A's have the most balanced rotation in the division. While I identified major issues in Texas (Colby Lewis) and Seattle (Ian Snell) and a minor problem in LA (Joe Saunders), the A's five starters all graded out B or above. This changes considerably if the team starts Trevor Cahill (C-) or Vince Mazzaro (D+) over Gio Gonzalez (B+), but I'm confident that the sabermetrically-minded A's will recognize that Gonzalez is far superior to Cahill or Mazzaro at this point.  The Mariners have the best top of the rotation.  Sure, the A's are balanced, but with Felix ...

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