Six starting pitchers in a five-man rotation? President of baseball ops Erik Neander, manager Kevin Cash and pitching coach Kyle Snyder will come up with something.

"The Bucs have six players with cap holds over $5 million on their 2025 roster. The only one in danger of being released is Dean, though that's more a product of injuries than subpar play. He has yet to play a full season as a pro, and he has missed nine full games and significant portions of five more over the past two years because of injuries."