Ben Nicholson-Smith

the starting pitching.

We talked about that number five spot at length earlier, and specifically that number five spot.

The Jays trying to figure it out with Bieber working his way back, with Scherzer in limbo as he waits for that cortisone shot to take effect, with Lauer, with Miles.

What's the concern level as you look at that number five rotation spot?

Right.

Yeah, I think that makes sense.

And all these things can change pretty quickly.

Like if Vlade goes out and hits six home runs this week, my concern level will go to zero.

Like it would literally be at zero.

So, you know, it's all in the moment and we don't want to be prisoner of the moment.

But look, this is where we are.

This is how it looks right now.

And for me, as I look at this team right now for the starting rotation, I think the concern's unfortunately rather high.

And

Very few teams are like the Mariners or the Dodgers or the Yankees and have that kind of enviable starting pitching depth.

The Jays probably thought they were going to be one of those teams.

Hasn't worked out that way.

But as of now, I got to put it at an eight.

Yeah.

Well, that's why we watch.