I have to agree with Gleeman,and a number of posters here. The bench is deeper this year, which doesn't take much. And it is more flexible. That,I think, will
be important. And it's welcome. It will help having more options in RF.
While I loved having Thome around, he was limited to what contributions he could make. Nishioka was too weak w/the bat, ditto Butera.