2009 Projected Rotations

[MasterX1918]

Rotoquest took the initiative of creating projected lineups, so I thought i'd do the same by creating projected rotations. Job competitions and other starters who could have a fantasy impact this season are included (sort of like a depth chart).

Boston Red Sox
Josh Beckett
D. Matsuzaka
Jon Lester
Tim Wakefield
Brad Penny
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John Smoltz (DL)
Clay Buccholz
Justin Masterson
Michael Bowden

New York Yankees
CC Sabathia
A.J. Burnett
Chien-Ming Wang
Andy Pettitte
Joba Chamberlain
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Phil Hughes
Ian Kennedy
Alfredo Aceves
Jason Johnson
Kei Igawa

Toronto Blue Jays
Roy Halladay
Jesse Litsch
David Purcey
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Scott Richmond
Casey Janssen
Brett Cecil
Matt Clement
Brian Burres
Dustin McGowan (DL?)
Shaun Marcum (DL)

Baltimore Orioles
Jeremy Guthrie
Koji Uehara
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Rich Hill
Adam Eaton
Mark Hendrickson
Danys Baez
Radhames Liz
Matt Albers
Troy Patton
David Pauley
Chris Waters
Brian Bass
Brad Hennessey
Hayden Penn
Anybody with an arm

Tampa Bay Rays
Scott Kazmir
James Shields
Matt Garza
Andy Sonnanstine
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David Price
Jason Hammel
Jeff Niemann
Mitch Talbot
Wade Davis

Chicago White Sox
Mark Buehrle
John Danks
Gavin Floyd
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Bortolo Colon
Jose Contreras (DL?)
Clayton Richard
Lance Broadway
Aaron Poreda
Jeff Marquez

Cleveland Indians
Cliff Lee
Fausto Carmona
Carl Pavano
Anthony Reyes
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Aaron Laffey
Jeremy Sowers
Zach Jackson
Scott Lewis
Dave Huff
Jake Westbrook (DL)

Minnesota Twins
Francisco Liriano
Scott Baker
Kevin Slowey
Nick Blackburn
Glen Perkins
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Phillip Humber
Kevin Mulvey
Boof Bonser (DL)

Detroit Tigers
Justin Verlander
Jeremy Bonderman
Armando Galarraga
Edwin Jackson
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Dontrelle Willis
Nate Robertson
Zach Miner
Rick Porcello

KC Royals
Gil Meche
Zack Greinke
Brian Bannister
Kyle Davies
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Luke Hochevar
Horacio Ramirez
Brandon Duckworth

LAA Angels
John Lackey
Ervin Santana
Joe Saunders
Jered Weaver
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Kelvim Escobar (DL?)
Nick Adenhart
Dustin Moseley
Shane Loux
Anthony Ortega

Oakland A's
Justin Duchscherer
Dana Eveland
Sean Gallagher
Dallas Braden
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Josh Outman
Gio Gonzalez
Jerome Williams
Brett Anderson
Trever Cahill

Texas Rangers
Kevin Millwood
Vicente Padilla
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Brandon McCarthy (DL?)
Scott Feldman
Matt Harrison
Kason Gabbard
Jason Jennings
Kris Benson
Dustin Nippert
Luis Mendoza
Neftali Feliz
Eric Hurley (DL)

Seattle Mariners
Felix Hernandez
Erik Bedard
Brandon Morrow
Jarrod Washburn
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Carlos Silva
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Garrett Olson
Jason Vargas

NY Mets
Johan Santana
Oliver Perez
Mike Pelfrey
John Maine
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Tim Redding
Freddy Garcia
Livan Hernandez
Jon Niese
Bobby Parnell
Brandon Knight

Atlanta Braves
Javier Vazquez
Derek Lowe
Jair Jurrjens
Kenshin Kawakami
Tom Glavine
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Jorge Campillo
Jo-Jo Reyes
James Parr
Tim Hudson (DL)

Philadelphia Phillies
Cole Hamels
Joe Blanton
Brett Myers
Jamie Moyer
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Kyle Kendrick
Chan Ho Park
JA Happ
Carlos Carrasco

Washington Nationals
John Lannan
Scott Olsen
Daniel Cabrera
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Shawn Hill
Collin Balester
Shairon Martis
Jordan Zimmerman
Matt Chico
Tyler Clippard
Ross Detwiler

Florida Marlins
Josh Johnson
Ricky Nolasco
Chris Volstad
Anibal Sanchez
Andrew Miller
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Burke Badenhop
Dan Meyer
Rick VandenHurk

Houston Astros
Roy Oswalt
Wandy Rodriguez
Mike Hampton
Brandon Backe
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Brian Moehler
Chris Sampson (DL?)
Tyler Lumsden
Felipe Paulino
Fernando Nieve
Alberto Arias

St. Louis Cardinals
Adam Wainwright
Chris Carpenter
Todd Wellemeyer
Kyle Lohse
Joel Pineiro
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Mitch Boggs
Brad Thompson

Chicago Cubs
Carlos Zambrano
Rich Harden
Ryan Dempster
Ted Lilly
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Sean Marshall
Jeff Samardzija
Aaron Heilman
Chaud Gaudin
Mitch Atkins

Milwaukee Brewers
Yovani Gallardo
Dave Bush
Jeff Suppan
Manny Parra
Braden Looper
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Seth McClung
Chase Wright
Chris Capuano (DL)

Pittsburgh Pirates
Paul Maholm
Ian Snell
Zach Duke
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Tom Gorzelanny
Jeff Karstens
Ross Ohlendorf
Phil Dumatrait (DL?)
Jimmy Barthmaier
Dan McCutchmen

Cincinnati Reds
Bronson Arroyo
Aaron Harang
Edinson Volquez
Johnny Cueto
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Ramon Ramirez
Micah Owings
Homer Bailey
Nick Masset
Daryl Thompson
Matt Maloney

Arizona D-Backs
Brandon Webb
Dan Haren
Jon Garland
Doug Davis
Max Scherzer
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Yusmeiro Petit
Billy Buckner
Esmerling Vasquez

SF Giants
Tim Lincecum
Matt Cain
Randy Johnson
Jonathan Sanchez
Barry Zito
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Noah Lowry
Pat Misch
Kevin Pucetas

LA Dodgers
Chad Billingsley
Hiroki Kuroda
Randy Wolf
Clayton Kershaw
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Jason Schmidt
Claudio Vargas
Shawn Estes
James McDonald
Scott Elbert
Jeff Weaver
Eric Milton
Eric Stults

San Diego Padres
Jake Peavy
Chris Young
Cha-Seung Baek
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Josh Geer
Wade LeBlanc
Kevin Correia
Jae-Kuk Ryu
Mark Prior
Walter Silva
Cesar Carrillo
Chad Reineke

Colorado Rockies
Aaron Cook
Ubaldo Jimenez
Jason Marquis
Jorge De La Rosa
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Greg Smith
Jason Hirsh
Greg Reynolds
Franklin Morales
Josh Fogg
Glendon Rusch
Jeff Francis (DL)

[Neato Torpedo]

Porcello is in the mix for the Tigers' #5, and the #5 on Chicago's North Side is Marshall's to lose.

[MasterX1918]

Porcello is in the mix for the Tigers' #5, and the #5 on Chicago's North Side is Marshall's to lose.

I wasn't aware Marshall already locked a rotation spot. Fixed.

[Old_Style]

Marshall hasn't locked anything up, but he's definitely the lead man for the spot.

[mweir145]

Scott Richmond is going to make the Jays as a starter, I suspect. The other questionable spot will come down to Cecil, Clement, and Janssen (who may end up going to the bullpen, making this a two horse race by mid-March).

[Havok1517]

I don't think Hill has a spot locked up in WAS and I believe Jamie Garcia is out for the year.

[hot4tx]

Texas Rangers
Kevin Millwood
Vicente Padilla
Brandon McCarthy
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Kason Gabbard
Matt Harrison
Dustin Nippert
Scott Feldman
Luis Mendoza
Neftali Feliz
Eric Hurley (DL)

McCarthy already hurt himself. I've heard it as

Millwood
Padilla
Feldman
Harrison
Punt

[Neato Torpedo]

Rangers games are gonna average like 17 runs combined.

[MasterX1918]

no love for the rotations?

[fezzik]

no love for the rotations?

Good resource. Thanks!