Braves Preview - Starting Rotation

Thanks to cbssports.com for the statistics: Starters W L IP ERA BB K Derek Lowe 16 12 193.2 4.00 61 136 Tim Hudson 17 9 228.2 2.83 74 139 Tommy Hanson 10 11 202.2 3.33 56 173 Jair Jurrjens 7 6 116.1 4.64 42 86 Brandon Beachy 0 2 15.0 3.00 7 15 Mike Minor 3 2 40.2 5.98 11 43 Minor is projected to beat out Beachy according to most of what I've read. I liked Minor last year and we could use a left-handed starter in the rotation.       Forecast: the starting rotation should be the strength of the team. It doesn't rival the Phillies' staff (who does?), but it has a nice balance of veterans (Lowe & Hudson) and potential (Hanson & Jurrjens). I'm going out on a limb here, but I think Hanson wins 20 games this year. He has the stuff and is coming off a rough, often snake-bitten season (no run support).      These guys better be good and stay healthy if the Braves are going to compete for the wildcard this year. The bullpen (tomorrow's topic) is a bit scary and the line-up has more question marks than the Riddler's pant legs, so the rotation has to be the anchor. On paper, it ought to be.