Rubby De La Rosa has always had the big arm and lots of potential. This might be his breakout season.
He has displayed some substantial improvement in a variety of areas and while I don't know that he's ever going to be an ace, Rubby is establishing himself as a solid rotation piece for the Snakes. The big improvement for Rubby DLR has been his ability to handle lefty hitters, which had been a huge issue for him previously.

The same cannot be said for Pirates lefty Jeff Locke. I will be surprised if Locke remains in the Pittsburgh rotation for much longer as there are a couple of prime young prospects on the way. Locke just hasn't been able to achieve any consistency and his 2016 numbers are simply lousy.


The Diamondbacks were absolutely destroyed on Tuesday night, so I'm hoping Arizona bounced back tonight and I see a big edge for De La Rosa against Locke.