The plot thickens?
I think it's safe to say that everything is settled with the position players: Phillips will back up Zaun, Fasano will tutor Thigpen at AAA and be available in the event of an emergency. Johnny Mac and Jason Smith will back up the infielders, Matt Stairs will be the fourth outfielder, occasional DH and first baseman, while providing a lefty bat and Canadian content.
The battles for the back end of the rotation and bullpen goes on. John Thomson will have an MRI on the same shoulder that kept him out for two months last season. Josh Towers finally had a mediocre outing, while Tomo Ohka continues to impress. Victor Zambrano continues to surprise, although there's clearly a great deal of reluctance to give a spot in the rotation to someone just ten months removed from TJ surgery. He shouldn't be this far along! The team does seem determined to err on the side of caution. While the plan was undoubtedly for Zambrano to continue his recovery at a lower level, he's pitched so well that he seems likely to come north as part of the bullpen, at the very least.
Your updated spring numbers (includes last night's game against the Phillies and Thomson's minor league start):
Player W L ERA G GS IP H R ER HR HBP BB SOAs for the relievers:
V Zambrano 1 0 0.93 4 0 9.2 10 1 1 0 0 4 7
T Ohka 1 1 3.21 4 3 14.0 11 5 5 1 1 2 4
J Towers 1 0 4.61 4 4 13.2 15 7 7 2 1 2 13
S Marcum 0 0 6.30 4 1 10.0 10 8 7 2 0 4 12
J Thomson 0 1 8.78 4 4 13.2 13 13 13 3 0 7 8
Player W L ERA G IP H R ER HR HBP BB SOToday, I'd say your opening day staff will probably be:
C Janssen 1 0 1.17 4 7.2 7 2 1 0 0 1 10
J Accardo 0 2 6.75 6 6.2 9 6 5 1 0 1 7
F Rosario 0 0 5.40 4 5.0 5 3 3 1 0 3 6
B Tallet 0 0 9.00 5 5.0 7 5 5 1 0 1 6
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