Another day, another day closer to Opening Day. Today's the day we'll find out about Aaron Cook's future here, as he'll either make the team, be sent to AAA and get $100,000 in bonus money, or walk away from camp. I hope he stays, and don't think he will. If he goes the way of our old friend Yuniesky Betancourt, it's worth noting that Betancourt ended yesterday unemployed still.
Beyond that, the battles are very, very clear now. There's Cook-Valdes, which is likely to be settled today. If Cook wins, expect a 40 man move as well, so there's two losers. Then there's the Aumont-Stutes battle, which kind of goes hand in hand with the other. Then of course, you have the Quintero-Lerud battle, which is coming down to the finish, closer than expected. Finally there's the Inciarte-Orr-nameless pick-up battle for the last outfield spot.
With all of that said, here's the roster projection:
- Rotation: Hamels, Halladay, Lee, Kendrick, Lannan.
- Line-Up: Rollins-SS, Revere-CF, Utley-2B, Howard-1B, M. Young-3B, Brown-RF, Mayberry-LF, Kratz-C.
- Bullpen: Papelbon, Adams, Durbin, Bastardo, Horst, Aumont, Valdes. In the running: Stutes, Cook.
- Bench: Nix, Frandsen, Galvis, Lerud, Inciarte. In the running: Orr, Quintero.
- DL: D. Young.
- Restricted: Ruiz.
- 40 man, inactive: Gillies, Collier, Ruf, Hernandez, Valle, Pettibone, Cloyd, Martin, Stutes, De Fratus, Rosenberg, Diekman, Robles, Savery.
- Rotation: Cloyd, Pettibone, Martin, Cochran, Hyatt. In the running: Cook, Morgan, Bass.
- Line-Up: Gillies-CF, Orr-2B, J. Mitchell-RF, Ruf-LF, Asche-3B, Joseph-C, Overbeck-1B, Fields-DH, Martinez-SS.
- Bullpen: Stutes, De Fratus, Diekman, Rosenberg, Savery, Jimenez, Friend.
- Bench: Castro, Quintero, Susdorf, Tolbert.
- DL: Hernandez.
- Rotation: Morgan, Biddle, Buchanan, Garcia, Wright. In the running: Colvin.
- Line-Up: Collier-CF, Hanzawa-SS, Welty-RF, Murphy-1B, Valle-C/DH, Rupp-DH/C, Mitchell-LF, Abreu-3B, Cartwright-2B.
- Bullpen: Simon, Robles, Ramirez, Ellis, Rosin, Sosa, Johnson.
- Bench: Suomi, Murphy, Henson, Hewitt.
- DL: James, Duran.
- Rotation: Colvin, Hollands, Garner, Stewart, Kleven.
- Line-Up: Hudson-CF, Altherr-RF, Alvarez-LF, Franco-3B, Martinez-DH/1B, Alonso-1B/DH, Ludy-C, Villalobos-SS, Carver-2B.
- Bullpen: Arias, Shreve, Milner, O'Sullivan, Murray, Nesseth, Hernandez.
- Bench: Moore, Roof, Stassi, Lavin,
- DL: Dugan, Stumpo.
- Rotation: Watson, Warner, Brady, Stefan, Martinez.
- Line-Up: Quinn-SS, Tocci-OF, Walding-3B, Serritella-1B, Pointer-OF, Greene-2B, Hill-C, Perkins-OF, Arthur-DH.
- Bullpen: Inch, Santos, Rojas, Broussard, Aizenstadt, Cooper, Oviedo.
- Bench: Quaranto, Olmo, Taylor, Mora.
- DL: Numata, Carmona.
