Get the offseason thread out of here. It's on!
Opening day roster:
Catchers (2): Cam Gallagher, Martin Maldonado
Infielders (7): Hunter Dozier, Lucas Duda, Whit Merrifield, Adalberto Mondesi, Ryan O’Hearn, Chris Owings, Frank Schwindel
Outfielders (4): Alex Gordon, Terrance Gore, Billy Hamilton, Jorge Soler
Starting pitchers (3): Jakob Junis, Brad Keller, Jorge Lopez
Relief pitchers (9): Scott Barlow, Brad Boxberger, Jake Diekman, Chris Ellis, Tim Hill, Ian Kennedy, Kevin McCarthy, Wily Peralta, Kyle Zimmer
Injured list: Danny Duffy, Brian Flynn, Jesse Hahn, Salvador Perez
Suspended: Eric Skoglund
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I haven't seen anything official, but looks like Duffy would be on target to start Friday night if they recall him from his rehab assignment. Sounds like he pitched fairly well Saturday night for the Naturals. Fillmyer just needs to get himself right at AAA. With the exception of one start, he just doesn't look like the pitcher he was near the end of last year.
On another front, while he's not on the 40 man...Starling just seems to have figured something out. I'd be just as happy with him in RF as Phillips, defensively (both have canon arms)...and Starling is getting it done offensively and Phillips is not. If they want to keep Gore around, surely he could make it through waivers and be assigned to AAA?
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Originally Posted by jimidollar:
Another LOL loss.
Makes a ton of sense to pitch to Romine with runners on 2nd and 3rd when a DP gets you out of the inning and Wade coming up next...
I mean, sometimes Ned or whoever is making these decisions just dumbfound you to the extreme.
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Originally Posted by Jerm:
Makes a ton of sense to pitch to Romine with runners on 2nd and 3rd when a DP gets you out of the inning and Wade coming up next...
I mean, sometimes Ned or whoever is making these decisions just dumbfound you to the extreme.
Ned is stunningly tactically dumb. Always has been. A stacked roster and bullpen made him look smarter than he ever was. He's never known how to get the most out of a deficient roster when it comes to game situations. And I actually think Wakimatzu was better at assisting him on that front than Sveum.
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