No injuries worth reporting during ST, always a good thing. Here's our 27-man (MLB is going with 27-man rosters now) Opening Day roster:
C-Vazquez, Pinto
1B-Mead
2B-Albies
SS-W.Franco
3B-Schmitt*
IF-J.Jackson
OF-DeLoach, Arozarena, Tucker, Mears*, J.Lowe
DH-Vaughn
SP-McClanahan, Swanda, Patino, Rasmussen, Bradley*
LR-Whitley
MR-Gau, Moran, C.White, T.Scott
SU-Pressly, Taylor, Feyereisen
CL-Fairbanks
*rookies
I listed "OF" since it's going to be fluid both positionally and in terms of who's playing. You can count on Tucker and Arozarena playing every day, mostly in RF and CF respectively. Either will play some LF and we'll mix and match.
The last cuts were Sandy Gaston on the pitching staff, mainly because Jovani Moran is out of options, and Heliot Ramos in the OF as I opted to go with Josh Lowe for his defense and ability to play CF.
The preseason predictions, which notoriously don't like us (remember they predicted 69(!) wins last year, a total we exceeded by 33 with a World Series title):
They like Kyle Tucker and the offense but not our pitching (4.36 ERA). While the staff (primarily the rotation) does not exactly fill me to the brim with confidence, I'm sure we'll do better than 4.36 ERA or changes will be made.