It would seem near impossible given the collective 5.26 ERA through 109 games—superior only to that of lowly CHW among MLB rotations—but following the departure of Cole Hamels, a terrible rotation projects as having a chance to become even worse. Now atop the rotation in terms of projected IP, Bartolo Colón (RHP, TEX), Martín Pérez (LHP, TEX), and Yovani Gallardo (RHP, TEX) all own 5+ ERAs, sub-6 Doms, and all kinds of disaster potential over these final two months. Mike Minor (RHP, TEX) intrigues with a 3.5 Cmd and 10% SwK, but he too has been hit hard (4.73/4.41 ERA/xERA through 110 IP) and now looks like an imminent shut-down candidate after exceeding his 78 IP from 2017.
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