08-17-2023, 06:57 AM
(08-16-2023, 02:29 PM)ochocincos Wrote: The rotation next year is looking to be (not necessarily in this order):
Hunter Greene
Graham Ashcraft
Andrew Abbott
Nick Lodolo
Brandon Williamson
Connor Phillips in the wings.
Is the current batch of pitchers good enough that the Reds don't need to try to bring in a good SP to round out their rotation?
Could they instead look to just boost their bullpen and maybe one more good, reliable hitter?
This is most likely their projected 2024 rotation with the hopes of an intense Williamson/Phillips competition to push the other four.
Any free agent pitcher good enough to push the back end of the rotation is going to be overpriced for this team. Weaver was a couple of million bucks . . . GABP is not quite as hated by pitchers as much as Coors Field, but it is damn close. If they are to add to the rotation, it will have to be via trade. I'd expect at least two of India, Stephenson, Fairchild and Fraley thrown in with a couple of decent minor league prospects to get the starter that they want.
Addressing the bullpen may be their focus as far as pitching goes and there really are only two possible positions to look at in FA, LF and C because every other position has a pretty good starter.
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