los angeles dodgers
- yoshinobu yamamoto
- tyler glasnow
- shohei ohtani
- Emmett Sheehan
- roki sasaki
One of the most elite rotations in baseball (and back-to-back World Series champions) will look to dominate this year as they seek a return to the Fall Classic. Led by World Series MVP Yoshinobu Yamamoto, the Dodgers will try to fight against a cadre of injuries.
One of which is two-time Cy Young winner Blake Snell, who will begin the season on the injured list. After battling soreness in the postseason, Snell has battled shoulder problems this offseason. But as long as their pitchers are ready in October, they don't have to worry too much.
San Diego Padres
- Nick Pivetta
- michael king
- Randy Vasquez
- german marquess
- walker buehler
San Diego enters the season with one of the weaker rotations in baseball. But it has a very high ceiling. Pivetta will look to add to last year's incredible surge as the Kings bounce back from an injury-filled 2025.
Joe Musgrove would like to do the same but it is more likely he will not be with the club on Opening Day. Randy Vasquez will replace him at third, leaving two spots vacant. The rotation race seems to be leaning toward Marquez and Buehler for the first few weeks, but the Friars have plenty of options to choose from after trading away general manager AJ Preller.
san francisco giants
- logan webb
- Robbie Ray
- adrian houser
- tyler mahle
- landen raupp
Faced with a desperate need for pitching this offseason, the Giants made two inexpensive additions in Houser and Mahle. With a largely complete offense, it was strange for them to spend on hitters but not spend as much on starting pitchers.
But the rotation front is formidable. Webb and Ray are some of the best starters in the National League, with Webb currently pitching for Team USA in the World Baseball Classic. Hopefully the inexpensive additions will help San Francisco fix its starter group.
Arizona Diamondbacks
- zack gallen
- merrill kelly
- Brandon Pfaadt
- Eduardo Rodriguez
- rain nelson
The Dubs are essentially running it back on the pitching front. After Kelly was traded to the Texas Rangers, they brought him back along with Gallen in free agency. They also signed Michael Soroka this offseason as a depth option.
Arizona's starting pitching group last year was mediocre, but was capped by an above-average offense. The offense may not be as great with the departures of Josh Naylor and slugger Eugenio Suarez.
colorado rockies
- kyle freeland
- Michael Lorenzen
- jose quintana
- Tomoyuki Sugano
- Chase Dollander
The Rockies' only real loss this offseason was Colorado veteran Jermaine Marquez. He did a great job of adding to the rotation with returners Freeland and Hollander. They selected Lorenzen, Quintana and Sugano in free agency. Of the three, Lorenzen is producing great results as a starter for Team Italy in the WBC.
Neither of them are particularly top-dollar fetchers, but they add stability to one of the worst pitching groups last season. The caveat with this is the difficulty of pitching at Coors Field. Pitchers whose home park is a mile above sea level will naturally find it more difficult to limit runs.
