Why the 2021 Dodgers could have the greatest rotation of all time

1. Dustin May and Tony Gonsolin don’t even crack the top five

Any MLB team is lucky to field five starters that can be consistent, let alone five starters who are all above-average. The Dodgers have five starters who could legitimately all be All-Stars in 2021. It does not end there.

Most teams would die for one extra starter that could at least provide innings in the case of an injury, like Ross Stripling did for the team over the past few seasons. The Dodgers don’t have just one of those options. They have two.

The depth in the Dodgers rotation is overflowing.

And they don’t just have two starters who could fill in if there is an injury. They have two starters who would be the third-best pitcher on most MLB staffs. The Dodgers could legitimately lose 40% of their starting rotation and replace it with great young arms.

Dustin May has one of the nastiest fastballs in the game and posted a 2.57 ERA last season. Tony Gonsolin is not as flashy as May but was even better than him last season. He posted a 2.31 ERA in 2020, has a career ERA under 3.00, and sports a career WHIP under 1.000.

What the Dodgers do with May and Gonsolin is anyone’s guess, but the team won’t miss a beat if someone gets hurt — and even if the team somehow lost 60% of its starting rotation, they still would have Josiah Gray, MLB Pipeline’s 58th-ranked prospect, to call up in case of emergency.

The Dodgers are seven talented starters deep with a top five that is full of All-Star potential with a top three full of Cy Young potential. The talent of this rotation truly is unprecedented.

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