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No real surprises with the expected rotation.

Tim Belcher. No issues in spring, and looks like he's throwing the ball as well as he did last season. But, the results weren't really there with almost as many BB's (4.7/9) as K's (5.1/9). That said, it's spring and we expect Belcher to lead the rotation this year.

Mark Langston. Was the spring ace. Completed all his scheduled innings without incident and had very good results. Look forward to having him in the rotation this season.

Ramon Martinez. Also completed his spring schedule. Didn't look as sharp as before his late season injury last year. We hope he'll shake it off and get back to his pre-injuy performance.

Nolan Ryan. Missed one spring inning due to a high pitch count. Also struggled this spring (4.9 BB/9 and just 2.9 K/9). His velocity is also down compared to last year. Hoping it's just taking him a while to get going.

Orel Hershiser. A few innings short due to a minor spring injury. Outside of that he looked good and had good results. Ready to go for 1993.

David Nied. Didn't finish all his spring innings and never got his control where it needs to be. Though, he only walked 1 in his last 3 inning outing. The K's were there but the stuff looks diminised compared to last season. Didn't help in securing his spot on the opening day roster.

Pedro Astacio. Astacio looked very good this spring (0.9 BB/9 and 9.0 K/9) and didn't allow a run. Didn't steal a rotation spot from anyone, but made a case for starting the year in LA.

Pedro Martinez. Used his devastating change up to good effect (11.2 K/9) but struggled with control (5.6 BB/9). Definitely the highest ceiling of anyone vying for a spot. Would we rather have him in AAA making starts or pitching out of the big league bullpen?

John O'Donoghue. Definitely caught some eyes with his .9 BB/9 and 11.7 K/9 this spring, including striking out 9 of his last 15 hitters faced.