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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