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SP1 - 23yo RHP Paul Skenes entering his 3rd season with Pittsburgh and overall. Coming off back to back All-Star seasons Skenes looks to get even better and continue dominating batters at the major league level. If he can keep the ball in the park look for him to improve on his numbers and compete for the NL Cy Young.

SP2 - 24yo RHP Jared Jones entering his 2nd season with Pittsburgh and overall. Had a late start to his season and just never got it all together as he finished with a 5.24 ERA in 67 IP. With a full spring under his belly and fully stretched out look for Jones to be a key contributor and help the Pirates get back into the playoffs and build on last seasons early wild card exit.

SP3 - 27yo RHP Hunter Brown entering his 2nd season with Pittsburgh and 5th overall. Hunter joined us via trade with Houston and has been an integral part of our rotation as he churned out a 3.99 ERA in 137.2 IP. Would like to see him be more efficient and go deeper into games.

SP4 - 26yo RHP Braxton Ashcraft entering his 2nd season with Pittsburgh and overall. Braxton has a solid rookie campaign sporting a 3.56 ERA in 164.1 IP.

SP5 - 23yo rookie RHP Bubba Chandler. He had a little taste late last September playing and starting in 4 games compiling 23 innings with a 1.96 ERA. If he can continue where he left off there’s a chance we may own the best starting rotation in baseball.