Hicks was the key to the decision making in CF, with Rosario second in line to control his own destiny. Aaron demonstrated an appalling lack of polish on defense for a player of his age and experience, and failed to distinguish himself at bat this spring, or in winter ball for that matter. He's the most talented of the group under consideration, and the decision was apparently made that the best chance for him to develop into a major leaguer is to spend time in AAA. Rosario was an outside shot at best and didn't do enough to convince. So the starting CF role gets defined by default, with the two guys who have low upside but a track record. Ugh to that, and I wanted more off-season options, but given the options now, I grudgingly concur. On pitching, Milone always seemed the default option due to his handedness, if he put up only decent spring numbers. He's very hittable, but probably the best of a limited set of options. I still would have rolled with May, on the principle of getting our youngsters the experience they need at the major league level, but I can understand this choice. If Big Pelf is disappointed at the decision, I can understand and would think less of him as a competitor if he weren't, but if he's angry, then I'm in turn disappointed in him. Pitch well in the bullpen (though I expect only modest increase in radar gun numbers) and the opportunities to start again will still happen. A trade would also make sense, if some GM is willing to offer a significant prospect who doesn't need 40-man protection, but I don't expect this to materialize. (Maybe a multi-player trade, and I don't mean Duensing as a sweetener. )