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The Dodgers have more star-quality starting pitchers than practically any team in the sport, and the Padres’ rotation looks to be stronger than the ’84 and ’98 groups that produced World Series appearances. But the rest of the National League West can boast of quality and, at least in some cases, depth.
Here is a look at the five projected rotations, and the questions each face:
D-backs
The known: The D-backs rotation seemed set when camp opened, though we ve still got a long way to go before Opening Day. As it stands now it looks to be Madison Bumgarner, Zac Gallen, Merrill Kelly, Luke Weaver and Caleb Smith. The team is convinced that with a normal spring ramp up, Bumgarner will bounce back from a rough 2020. Weaver is also looking to rebound from a bad season. Gallen and Kelly are both coming off outstanding seasons and Smith showed plenty of positive signs after coming over from the Marlins in a Deadline deal.
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Giants spring training observations: Gabe Kapler seeks players input; pitching plans told
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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - Communication is the most important part of a manager’s job description, and
Gabe Kapler is going above and beyond this spring.
Kapler is meeting with players one-on-one each afternoon, along with president of baseball operations
Farhan Zaidi and general manager
Scott Harris to hear what’s on everyone’s minds. With 72 players in camp, that’s a lot of meetings, four a day for 20 minutes or more each.
“We’re talking about things they’re working on, reiterating strengths they showed last year - but what we really want is to hear from the players, that they’re thinking as we’re starting camp,” Kapler said Friday. “It’s going really well. We want to let them into the process - we want players to be involved in their own development plan.”
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