A few moves to set the roster:
Kendall Williams and
Shane Baz make the team since they're out of options, and Michael Busch and Brayden Jobert are put on waivers.
The Opening Day roster:
C-Realmuto, Collins
1B-Crumpton
2B-Howard
SS-Franco
3B-Seise
IF-Manross, Scavone (DH)
LF-Greckel
CF-C.Gutierrez
RF-Kelley
OF-Aguilar, Baez
SP-Baumeister, Panzini, Prosecky, R.Ortiz, Baz
LR-Cecconi, W.Romero
MR-K.Williams, Knack, Megill
SU-Crespo, Fulton, Doyle
CL-Uehara
James Hays of course is starting the year on the IL and should be back for the second turn in the rotation.
The preseason predictions (which will slam us because Hays isn't active):
And, oof...
Hays is probably worth 5 or 6 wins here but man that's still a rough prediction. The starting rotation is obviously a huge question mark and we'll just see how it goes. And of course I'll be tinkering throughout.