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Spring training was underway in 2018 and there were reports emanating from Port Charlotte, Fla., that the Tampa Bay Rays were going to have a four-starter rotation and then mix and match relievers to fill the opening when necessary.
This was such an interesting change to the past several decades of major league baseball that the short drive was made from Fort Myers to listen to manager Kevin Cash and others explain the thinking.
There was even a call put in to Jim Perry, the greatest spot starter in Twins history — before he became a workhorse starter and won the team’s first Cy Young Award in 1970.
As it turned out, this was much more innovative than considering a variety of spot starters. On May 19, Cash said to career reliever Sergio Romo, &ldquo...
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