Assume the Jays trade Dickey, Buehrle or Happ. Who is the new #5 starter on opening day 2015?
| Aaron Sanchez |  47 (62.67%) |
| Daniel Norris | 8 (10.67%) |
| Sean Nolin | 5 (6.67%) |
| Kendall Graveman | 8 (10.67%) |
| Chad Jenkins | 1 (1.33%) |
| Todd Redmond | 6 (8.00%) |
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I voted Sanchez as he has to be the favorite, followed by Norris I'd think but something in me keeps thinking Graveman is going to have a key role in 2015 for some reason. Sure would love it if he could earn it and run with it - love the good news stories.
Is Marcus Stroman suspended for the start of the season?
This is 6 pitchers, which should be about 30% of your staff over the whole year. That is a very good quantity of new pitching help, except for Redmond and to a lesser extent Jenkins.
Unless an injury prevents A Sanchez from participating to what ever extent, he has done enough at the ML level to be almost guaranteed a role. Which should mean right out of ST.
If he has a slight injury, then that would prevent him from being on the team. But when he is ready, maybe he cannot crack the rotation or the pen. With one veteran traded and another unavailable because of injury, lets say, that is 2 spots open. I can see 2 of Norris, Nolin and Graveman doing too well to be taken out of the rotation. It is definitely a huge long shot but Graveman was a 2013 draft pick who streaked through the system. Norris is an elite prospect and he pitched like one in 2014. Nolin's numbers have been great or at least quite promising since 2011.
With pitching, opportunity is always knocking. It would not be the 1st time that something surprisingly good happened.
Unless an injury prevents A Sanchez from participating to what ever extent, he has done enough at the ML level to be almost guaranteed a role. Which should mean right out of ST.
If he has a slight injury, then that would prevent him from being on the team. But when he is ready, maybe he cannot crack the rotation or the pen. With one veteran traded and another unavailable because of injury, lets say, that is 2 spots open. I can see 2 of Norris, Nolin and Graveman doing too well to be taken out of the rotation. It is definitely a huge long shot but Graveman was a 2013 draft pick who streaked through the system. Norris is an elite prospect and he pitched like one in 2014. Nolin's numbers have been great or at least quite promising since 2011.
With pitching, opportunity is always knocking. It would not be the 1st time that something surprisingly good happened.