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Cleveland Indians: AL Central starting rotation power rankings

By Aaron Gershon

Starting pitcher Shane Bieber #57 of the Cleveland Indians (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
Starting pitcher Shane Bieber #57 of the Cleveland Indians (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images) /
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MINNEAPOLIS, MN – SEPTEMBER 30: Jose Berrios #17 of the Minnesota Twins celebrates during game two of the Wild Card Series between the Minnesota Twins and Houston Astros on September 30, 2020 at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Brace Hemmelgarn/Minnesota Twins/Getty Images)
MINNEAPOLIS, MN – SEPTEMBER 30: Jose Berrios #17 of the Minnesota Twins celebrates during game two of the Wild Card Series between the Minnesota Twins and Houston Astros on September 30, 2020 at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Brace Hemmelgarn/Minnesota Twins/Getty Images) /

Minnesota Twins. 3. team. 2. . .

Projected Rotation

  1. RHP, Jose Berrios (5-4, 4.00 ERA)
  2. RHP, Kenta Maeda (6-1, 2.70 ERA)
  3. RHP, Randy Dobnak (6-4, 4.05 ERA)
  4. LHP, J.A. Happ (2-2. 3.47 ERA)
  5. RHP, Michael Pineda (2-0, 3.38 ERA)

The Twins have won the AL Central the past two years, but in part due to not having a true ace have not been able to win a single playoff game.

Minnesota has a pair of reliable starters in Jose Berrios and Kenta Maeda, who are solid 2-3 starters, but one will have to emerge as their number one this season.

The bottom third of the rotation has plenty of question marks, such as former Uber Driver Randy Dobnak, who is still unproven, veteran lefty J.A. Happ who has struggled with the Yankees the past two seasons and Michael Pineda, who has struggled with injuries throughout his career.

If Dobank, Happ and Pineda can be reliable, the Twins have a solid rotation, but it’s hard to believe all three of those arms will be enough for Minnesota’s rotation to top Cleveland’s or Chicago’s.

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