Just as with Major League hitters, it’s important to know just who is in the starting rotation for every team. I have projected the starting five for every team (along with the occasional backup pitcher where needed), the closer (labeled CL), and the guy who stands second in line (labeled RP).

American League East

Baltimore Orioles
SP Rodrigo Lopez
SP Erik Bedard
SP Kris Benson
SP Daniel Cabrera
SP Bruce Chen

CL Chris Ray
RP LaTroy Hawkins

Boston Red Sox
SP Curt Schilling
SP Josh Beckett
SP Matt Clement
SP David Wells
SP Tim Wakefield

CL Keith Foulke
RP Mike Timlin

New York Yankees
SP Randy Johnson
SP Mike Mussina
SP Chien-Ming Wang
SP Jaret Wright
SP Shawn Chacon

CL Mariano Rivera
RP Kyle Farnsworth

Tampa Bay Devil Rays
SP Scott Kazmir
SP Casey Fossum
SP Mark Hendrickson
SP Seth McClung
SP Doug Waechter

CL Dan Miceli
RP Jesus Colome

Toronto Blue Jays
SP Roy Halladay
SP AJ Burnett
SP Ted Lilly
SP Gustavo Chacin
SP Josh Towers / Scott Downs

CL B.J. Ryan
RP Jason Frasor

American League Central

Chicago White Sox
SP Mark Buehrle
SP Freddy Garcia
SP Jon Garland
SP Javier Vazquez
SP Jose Contreras

CL Bobby Jenks
RP Neal Cotts

Cleveland Indians
SP CC Sabathia
SP Cliff Lee
SP Paul Byrd
SP Jake Westbrook
SP Jason Johnson

CL Bob Wickman
RP Fernando Cabrera

Detroit Tigers
SP Kenny Rogers
SP Jeremy Bonderman
SP Mike Maroth
SP Nate Robertson
SP Justin Verlander

CL Todd Jones (DL)
RP Fernando Rodney

Kansas City Royals
SP Mark Redman
SP Scott Elarton
SP Runelvys Hernandez
SP Jeremy Affeldt
SP Denny Bautista / Joe Mays

CL Mike MacDougal (DL)
RP Ambiorix Burgos

Minnesota Twins
SP Johan Santana
SP Brad Radke
SP Carlos Silva
SP Kyle Lohse
SP Scott Baker

CL Joe Nathan
RP Jesse Crain

American League West

Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
SP Bartolo Colon
SP John Lackey
SP Kelvim Escobar
SP Jeff Weaver
SP Ervin Santana

CL Francisco Rodriguez
RP Scot Shields

Oakland A’s
SP Barry Zito
SP Rich Harden
SP Danny Haren
SP Esteban Loaiza
SP Joe Blanton

CL Huston Street
RP Justin Duchscherer

Seattle Mariners
SP Jamie Moyer
SP Joel Pineiro
SP Jarrod Washburn
SP Gil Meche
SP Felix Hernandez

CL Eddie Guardado
RP Rafael Soriano

Texas Rangers
SP Kevin Millwood
SP Vicente Padilla
SP Kameron Loe
SP R.A. Dickey
SP Jeff Koronka / Adam Eaton (on DL for 3 months)

CL Francisco Cordero
RP Akinori Otsuka

National League East

Atlanta Braves
SP Tim Hudson
SP John Smoltz
SP John Thomson
SP Horacio Ramirez
SP Jorge Sosa

CL Chris Reitsma
RP Oscar Villarreal

Florida Marlins
SP Dontrelle Willis
SP Brian Moehler
SP Jason Vargas
SP Sergio Mitre
SP Yusmeiro Petit

CL Joe Borowski
RP Travis Bowyer

New York Mets
SP Pedro Martinez
SP Tom Glavine
SP Steve Trachsel
SP Victor Zambrano
SP Brian Bannister

CL Billy Wagner
RP Aaron Heilman

Philadelphia Phillies
SP Brett Myers
SP Jon Lieber
SP Cory Lidle
SP Gavin Floyd
SP Ryan Franklin

CL Ton Gordon
RP Ryan Madson

Washington Nationals
SP Livan Hernandez
SP John Patterson
SP Ramon Ortiz
SP Tony Armas
SP Jon Rauch

CL Chad Cordero
RP Gary Majewski

National League Central

Chicago Cubs
SP Carlos Zambrano
SP Mark Prior
SP Greg Maddux
SP Kerry Wood
SP Sean Marshall / Glendon Rusch / Jerome Williams

CL Ryan Dempster
RP Bobby Howry

Cincinnati Reds
SP Aaron Harang
SP Brandon Claussen
SP Bronson Arroyo
SP Eric Milton
SP Dave Williams / Paul Wilson

CL David Weathers
RP Todd Coffey

Houston Astros
SP Roy Oswalt
SP Andy Pettitte
SP Brandon Backe
SP Wandy Rodriguez
SP Ezequiel Astacio
(SP Roger Clemens)

CL Brad Lidge
RP Chad Qualls

Milwaukee Brewers
SP Ben Sheets
SP Doug Davis
SP Chris Capuano
SP Tomo Ohka
SP Dave Bush

CL Derrick Turnbow
RP Dan Kolb

Pittsburgh Pirates
SP Oliver Perez
SP Zach Duke
SP Paul Maholm
SP Ian Snell
SP Victor Santos

CL Mike Gonzalez
RP Salomon Torres

St. Louis Cardinals
SP Chris Carpenter
SP Mark Mulder
SP Jeff Suppan
SP Jason Marquis
SP Sidney Ponson

CL Jason Isringhausen
RP Braden Looper

National League West

Arizona Diamondbacks
SP Brandon Webb
SP Orlando Hernandez
SP Russ Ortiz
SP Miguel Batista
SP Claudio Vargas

CL Jose Valverde
RP Greg Aquino

Colorado Rockies
SP Jason Jennings
SP Jeff Francis
SP Aaron Cook
SP Josh Fogg
SP Zach Day

CL Brian Fuentes
RP Ray King

Los Angeles Dodgers
SP Brad Penny
SP Derek Lowe
SP Odalis Perez
SP Brett Tomko
SP Jae Seo

CL Eric Gagne
RP Danys Baez

San Diego Padres
SP Jake Peavy
SP Chris Young
SP Woody Williams
SP Chan Ho Park
SP Shawn Estes

CL Trevor Hoffman
RP Scott Linebrink

San Francisco Giants
SP Jason Schmidt
SP Matt Morris
SP Noah Lowry
SP Matt Cain
SP Jamey Wright

CL Armando Benitez (DL)
RP Tim Worrell

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