STARTERS: Sixth Starters 2013
Mar 31 2013
One of the biggest draft day mistakes that owners make is to overvalue Opening Day roles.
It's natural to target Opening Day starting rotations when filling out your pitching staffs. After all, they include the guys who already have starting jobs, and we all want to get out of the gates quickly in our fantasy leagues.
But early-season roles on pitching staffs are fluid, especially when it comes to starting pitchers. Injuries will create openings, as will trades. So too will poor performance from rotation incumbents, or strong performance from SP candidates in the bullpen or minor leagues.
Let's take an illustrative look.
In 2012, only three teams—CIN, SF, and WAS—had their Opening Day starting rotations throw all but 100 IP of the total...
Almost!
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