Sentence examples for formidable rotation from inspiring English sources

With Jason Berken, David Hernandez, Matusz and others, Baltimore hopes to be in the early stages of building a formidable rotation.

That changed on Friday, when the Red Sox completed a trade with the Arizona Diamondbacks for Curt Schilling, who joins a formidable rotation led by Pedro Martínez and Derek Lowe.

Trevor Bell, currently with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, and Dustin Emmons, who was just drafted by the Florida Marlins, were atop the Falcons' formidable rotation.

The trade gives the Red Sox a formidable rotation headed by Sale, David Price and AL Cy Young winner Rick Porcello.

BALTIMORE — The first shock wave came when Oakland, the team the Angels are chasing in the American League West, acquired Boston ace Jon Lester for left fielder and cleanup batter Yoenis Cespedes, giving the Athletics a formidable rotation that includes Sonny Gray, Jeff Samardzija and Scott Kazmir.

And that was after the Athletics added ace Jon Lester to an already formidable rotation at the July 31 trade deadline and the Angels lost left-hander Tyler Skaggs (July 31, elbow surgery) and their best pitcher, right-hander Garrett Richards (Aug. 20, left-knee surgery), to season-ending injuries.

Then, when someone asked about the Red Sox feeling positive because they have Pedro Martínez starting Tuesday, Damon continued lauding the Yankees and their formidable starting rotation.

The Blue Jays have a formidable pitching rotation with Roy Halladay, who seemed to be on his way to a second Cy Young award last season before he was injured, followed by Burnett, Ted Lilly, Gustavo Chacin and Josh Towers.

If the Brewers clinch the second-best record in the National League, the Diamondbacks will have to travel to Philadelphia for a best-of-five series againsthehe Phillies, not a welcome prospect given Philadelphia's formidable starting rotation.

There have even been frequent comparisons between him and Daisuke Matsuzaka, and talks of his readiness to stand alongside the star in a formidable starting rotation for Japan at the approaching World Baseball Classic on March 5. Page B11 Armstrong Is Part of the Pack B11 WOODS TO RETURN IN MATCH-PLAY It was the declaration heard around the golf world.

He joins Jered Weaver, Dan Haren and Ervin Santana in a formidable starting rotation.