A just-as-I-like-it uneventful spring training with no injuries of note.
Here's how the Opening Day roster shakes out:
C-Bocardo, Suzuki
1B-V.Rodriguez
2B-Morioka
SS-Frick
3B-Barela
IF-Laboy, Davila
LF-Saro
CF-Parham
RF-Johns
OF-A.Duran, Emerson
DH-J.Castillo
There will be some platooning; Davila will platoon with V-Rod at 1B and Laboy will platoon with Castillo at DH. Also I will play Johns and his 40D in CF against some righties to get Duran's bat in the lineup.
SP-Bookhart, Riley, Delgado, Rose, Ramos
LR-O'Brien (L)
MR-J.Morales (L), Mejia (L), Pasillas, D.Anderson
SU-Carrasco, Gray, Sato (L)
CL-Falcon
The 3 setup guys and Falcon could be (and Carrasco and Gray have been) closers elsewhere, making this an extremely formidable back end of the pen.
The preseason picks like us:
Sato will not be saving 52 games, probably more like 5 considering we signed Falcon to be our closer and he has other competition.
Next up: We open the season at home with 4 games vs Boston.