The starting rotation next season

[Shady]

Gray, Liberatore, Pallante, McGreevy, Mathews and Roby. Lots of potential. Could compete for the Central Division crown next season.

[Cranny]

Gray, Liberatore, Pallante, McGreevy, Mathews and Roby. Lots of potential. Could compete for the Central Division crown next season.

It could be good, barring the injury bug.

[BrockFloodMaris]

Gray, Liberatore, Pallante, McGreevy, Mathews and Roby. Lots of potential. Could compete for the Central Division crown next season.

With Gray fading and RH closing elsewhere, this could be a very .500ish rotation.

[Monsieur De Treville]

Gray, Liberatore, Pallante, McGreevy, Mathews and Roby. Lots of potential. Could compete for the Central Division crown next season.

Shady
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Re: Looking ahead, how's this future lineup suit you?
Post 27 Apr 2025 17:38 pm

How's this starting rotation shaping up in three years to go along with my projected lineup? 1) Liberatore 2) Pallante 3) Roby 4) McGreevy 5) Mathews.

[Monsieur De Treville]

Gray, Liberatore, Pallante, McGreevy, Mathews and Roby. Lots of potential. Could compete for the Central Division crown next season.

It could be good, barring the injury bug.

Or it could be bad.

Or it could never happen.

[hugeCardfan]

I think we need a FA replacement for Fedde. A #3 we can expect a minimum of 175 innings. 10-15 $M/yr. I don’t care if it’s a 1 year deal. We have too many guys w/ innings issues. Mathews might be a pleasant surprise but not willing to bet the season on it. McGreevy same thing. Roby is another year away for starting…even if he remains healthy and gets to 6 innings in minors by August.

[ICCFIM2]

Gray, Liberatore, Pallante, McGreevy, Mathews and Roby. Lots of potential. Could compete for the Central Division crown next season.

With Mathews hurt, I would not count on him next year at the beginning of the year. Roby is likely at the end of next year or 2027. Graceffo made a statement today with 5 innings of stellar relief work. His velo, movement and location all looked good.

The Cards should let this play out until the end of June to see if they have any chance for the playoffs. If not, they should try to trade very free agent to be pitcher, Fedde, Helsley, Matz and Mikolas as well as Arenado. Helsley should bring a haul, Matz if he keeps pitching this well, may bring a decent return as well. Fedde they probably should have traded this offseason...I would think they could get 4-6 more pitching prospects out of that group. Hopefully at least 2 starting pitching prospects and 2-4 high octane bullpen prospects. That should set this team up for a 2027 window to compete.

[2ninr]

3 guys not in bigs as of today.

[Cranny]

3 guys not in bigs as of today.

It’s called a youth movement.

[Absolut]

Gray, Liberatore, Pallante, McGreevy, Mathews and Roby. Lots of potential. Could compete for the Central Division crown next season.

How many teams have won a division with 3 rookie starters?

[Cranny]

Gray, Liberatore, Pallante, McGreevy, Mathews and Roby. Lots of potential. Could compete for the Central Division crown next season.

How many teams have won a division with 3 rookie starters?

I guess it depends on how talented they are.

[Absolut]

Gray, Liberatore, Pallante, McGreevy, Mathews and Roby. Lots of potential. Could compete for the Central Division crown next season.

How many teams have won a division with 3 rookie starters?

I guess it depends on how talented they are.

So, you can’t think of any. Most rookie pitchers struggle and have innings caps.

[Cranny]

Gray, Liberatore, Pallante, McGreevy, Mathews and Roby. Lots of potential. Could compete for the Central Division crown next season.

How many teams have won a division with 3 rookie starters?

I guess it depends on how talented they are.

So, you can’t think of any. Most rookie pitchers struggle and have innings caps.

How would you research in 5 minutes how many teams have won a division with 3 rookie pitchers?

[Wentzville]

Gray, Liberatore, Pallante, McGreevy, Mathews and Roby. Lots of potential. Could compete for the Central Division crown next season.

How many teams have won a division with 3 rookie starters?

I guess it depends on how talented they are.

So, you can’t think of any. Most rookie pitchers struggle and have innings caps.

The only one that could have been close on the top of my head was the early 2000 Athletics with Mulder, Hudson and Zito. Although after researching while Zito was a rookie in 2001, Mulder was in his second year and Hudson in his third year. However their ages were 23, 23 and 25 so they were pretty young. I get what you are saying though.

[JohnnyMO]

Gray, Liberatore, Pallante, McGreevy, Mathews and Roby. Lots of potential. Could compete for the Central Division crown next season.

How many teams have won a division with 3 rookie starters?

I guess it depends on how talented they are.

So, you can’t think of any. Most rookie pitchers struggle and have innings caps.

How would you research in 5 minutes how many teams have won a division with 3 rookie pitchers?

Ask ChatGPT.

Winning a division title with three rookie starting pitchers in the rotation is an exceptionally rare feat in Major League Baseball history. According to a 2021 analysis by The Ringer, only about 0.4% of playoff teams have featured three rookie starters in their rotation since 1995, underscoring the rarity of such a scenario. 

While specific instances of teams winning their division with three rookie starters are scarce, there have been notable cases where teams relied heavily on rookie pitchers and achieved significant success:
• 2012 Oakland Athletics: This team featured a rotation that included several rookies, such as Jarrod Parker, Tommy Milone, and A.J. Griffin. Their contributions were instrumental in the Athletics clinching the American League West division title that year.
• 2023 Cleveland Guardians: Rookies Logan Allen, Tanner Bibee, and Gavin Williams combined for a 3.35 ERA, the lowest of any American League rookie trio since 2014 (minimum 200 innings pitched). While the Guardians didn’t win their division, their performance highlighted the potential impact of rookie starters. 

These examples illustrate that while it’s uncommon, teams have found success with multiple rookie starters in their rotation. However, a team entering a season with three rookie starters and going on to win their division remains a rare and noteworthy achievement in MLB history.

[rockondlouie]

Gray, Liberatore, Pallante, McGreevy, Mathews and Roby. Lots of potential. Could compete for the Central Division crown next season.

Gray--year older

Libby--looking good

Pallante--has slipped this season so ??? for 2026

McGreevy--Looked good but a very SSS, league could catch up to him

Mathews--Not ready given his setback

Roby--No chance, too injury prone

That SR is very, very "iffy" at best.

Bloom needs to find at least one FOTR starter, if not two via FA or trade for the 2026 SR to be solid.

JMO