National League Rotation Projections
So as the 2009 fantasy baseball season gets going, I wanted to do some team-by-team projections of the starting rotations around the National League. I always like to keep this list close at hand during a draft or auction as it helps me see who is expected to pitch in which spot, this will affect innings pitched, amount of starts, and overall managerial confidence in a pitcher. These are not concrete rotation orders, but an estimate on how the manager will line his pitchers up to begin the season. Typically the 4th or 5th starter will be determined during or directly after spring training and any full projections will have to wait to see who gets the spot in the rotation. These will be updated periodically depending on free agent signings, injuries, etc. Updated March 16/09.
National League East
New York Mets
Johan Santana
John Maine
Oliver Perez
Mike Pelfrey
Jon Niese/Tim Redding/Freddy Garcia
Philadelphia Phillies
Cole Hamels
Brett Myers
Joe Blanton
Jamie Moyer
Chan Ho Park/J.A. Happ
Atlanta Braves
Derek Lowe
Javier Vazquez
Jair Jurrjens
Kenshin Kawakami
Jorge Campillo/Jo-Jo Reyes
Florida Marlins
Ricky Nolasco
Josh Johnson
Chris Volstad
Anibal Sanchez
Andrew Miller
Washington Nationals
John Lannan
Scott Olsen
Daniel Cabrera
Odalis Perez
Jordan Zimmerman
National League Central
Chicago Cubs
Carlos Zambrano
Rich Harden
Ryan Dempster
Ted Lilly
Sean Marshall
Cincinnati Reds
Edinson Volquez
Aaron Harang
Bronson Arroyo
Johnny Cueto
Micah Owings/Homer Bailey
St. Louis Cardinals
Adam Wainwright
Kyle Lohse
Todd Wellemeyer
Joel Pineiro
Chris Carpenter/Brad Thompson
Houston Astros
Roy Oswalt
Wandy Rodriguez
Brandon Backe
Mike Hampton
Brian Moehler/Russ Ortiz/Chris Sampson
Milwaukee Brewers
Yovani Gallardo
Jeff Suppan
Manny Parra
Dave Bush
Braden Looper/Seth McClung
Pittsburgh Pirates
Paul Maholm
Ian Snell
Tom Gorzelanny
Zach Duke
Jeff Karstens/Phil Dumatrait/Ross Ohlendorf
National League West
Arizona Diamondbacks
Brandon Webb
Dan Haren
Doug Davis
Jon Garland
Max Scherzer
San Francisco Giants
Tim Lincecum
Matt Cain
Randy Johnson
Barry Zito
Noah Lowry/Jonathan Sanchez
San Diego Padres
Jake Peavy
Chris Young
Cha Baek
Kevin Correia
Wade LeBlanc/Josh Geer
Los Angeles Dodgers
Chad Billingsley
Hiroki Kuroda
Randy Wolf
Clayton Kershaw
Jason Schmidt
Colorado Rockies
Aaron Cook
Ubaldo Jimenez
Jason Marquis
Greg Smith
Jorge De La Rosa
