In a sport that is constantly changing and following new trends, we’ve seen one emerging development in baseball in recent years: relievers converting into starting pitchers.

To be more specific, we’ve seen more established relievers in the Majors switching to the rotation, as our own Mike Petriello explored last year when the Mets signed veteran reliever Clay Holmes and converted him to a starting pitcher.

Before Holmes, you had success stories of Garrett Crochet, Michael King and Seth Lugo switching from primary relievers to full-time starting pitchers. In theory, this development makes sense, as teams are relying on relievers more than ever and defined roles on pitching staffs have become a little more blurred.

With this in mind, we’re taking a look at six pitchers (including two

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