GusRichards

Here is how I see the Opening Day roster.... LF-Rosario, CF-Buxton, RF-Sano, 3B-Plouffe, SS-Escobar, 2B-Dozier, 1B-Mauer, C-Suzuki, DH-Park Bench: Nunez, Santana, Arcia and Centeno (I think Murphy gets sent to AAA for a month or so to gain confidence) Starters: Santana, Gibson, Hughes, Milone and Nolasco (Duffey goes to AAA to team with Berrios and Meyer) RP: Perkins, Jepsen, May, Fien, Abad, Pressley and Runzler (who has had an "ok" run in the majors so far). 13 Position players 12 Pitchers Buxton needs to be in CF and learning to the majors. I actually feel kind of bad for Quentin as he hasn't done anything to NOT make the team, but faith is still held for Arcia to break out. Problem is, by next year we could have Rosario, Buxton, Sano, Arcia and Kepler...can't keep them all. As for the Nolasco/Duffey debate, Nolasco is a .500 pitcher, which works well in the 5th spot of the rotation. Then add in the money he is being paid. Let Duffey figure out a change-up at AAA. The hope can be that Nolasco has a better than decent year and is tradable at the deadline. And actually, who would you rather have pitching, Nolasco, Duffey or Berrios? But I also think Nolasco will be on a very short leash. Then the bullpen....ugh. Ok, Perk, Jepsen, May (I actually prefer him in the BP), Fien, Abad and Pressley are pretty much givens. That last spot is the only real spot I see open. And I would like another lefty, and will give the nod to Runzler, who has been ok in the majors so far in his career. O'Rourke had a taste last year, but realistically, he hasn't even chewed up AAA yet, so maybe he needs to cut his teeth there a little more. The dream would be that O'Rourke figures it out quickly and Fien loses it, that would make 3 righties and 3 lefties. My only problem with this BP then is that there is no long man, unless May or Pressley take that spot.