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Art Deco · 10-28-2024, 06:43 PM

Aside from the Chapman injury spring training was largely uneventful, but we had some guys out of options that weren't going to make the team that we had to put on waivers. The toughest call in that department was Fernando Costume, who has been a middle relief stalwart for us the last several seasons but was the odd man out. Also power-hitting OF Tommy Specht and lefty reliever Geudis Ramos were made available to the league but hopefully in the mass waivers to start the year the three of them get overlooked.

Those moves leave the Opening Day roster as such:

C-Basallo, Rose
1B-M.Brown
2B-Paino
SS-Schrier
3B-Tatis
IF-Clavon
LF-Mitchell
CF-Nakashima
RF-B.Schmidt
OF-Auer, B.Guerrero
DH-Satiro

Clavon will platoon with Paino at times at 2B, and Mitchell is the LF starter for now but Auer and Guerrero will mix in.

SP-Teodo, Lambert, Duran, Ashby, Kim
LR-C.Ellis (L)
MR-Porter, J.Nunez, F.Perez, Cotto, Y.Jimenez
SU-Vodnik, Crochet (L)
CL-Vera

Ashby is the 4th starter for now but given his stamina issues I may go to Ellis and make Ashby the long reliever.

So what to the preseason predictions think of this roster? Not much, apparently:

77-85? Man I look forward to proving them wrong.

How it went Opening Day:

What a wild ride as a pair of brand-new Rays led them to a crazy 9-8 Opening Day victory. As you can see above new boy Joe Edwards became an instant fan favorite with a massive 4-5, 5-RBI day including a 2-run homer in the 9th to win it. Also instrumental was another newcomer Geronimo Satiro, whose homer leading off the 9th tied the game and was his third hit and third run of the game. Edwards and Satiro got Garrett Crochet off the hook as his Rays debut was a disaster, giving up 3 runs on a pair of homers in the 8th after being entrusted with a 6-4 lead. The Rays were also burned by their former mate Jeffry Rosa, whose 2-run homer for Baltimore in the 5th erased an early 4-2 Rays lead. Hopefully the pitching settles in some as I don't think I can take a steady diet of games like this, but 1-0 beats the hell out of 0-1.

10-28-2024, 06:43 PM	#212
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,587	2032 Opening Day Roster, Preseason Predictions, and Opening Day Aside from the Chapman injury spring training was largely uneventful, but we had some guys out of options that weren't going to make the team that we had to put on waivers. The toughest call in that department was Fernando Costume, who has been a middle relief stalwart for us the last several seasons but was the odd man out. Also power-hitting OF Tommy Specht and lefty reliever Geudis Ramos were made available to the league but hopefully in the mass waivers to start the year the three of them get overlooked. Those moves leave the Opening Day roster as such: C-Basallo, Rose 1B-M.Brown 2B-Paino SS-Schrier 3B-Tatis IF-Clavon LF-Mitchell CF-Nakashima RF-B.Schmidt OF-Auer, B.Guerrero DH-Satiro Clavon will platoon with Paino at times at 2B, and Mitchell is the LF starter for now but Auer and Guerrero will mix in. SP-Teodo, Lambert, Duran, Ashby, Kim LR-C.Ellis (L) MR-Porter, J.Nunez, F.Perez, Cotto, Y.Jimenez SU-Vodnik, Crochet (L) CL-Vera Ashby is the 4th starter for now but given his stamina issues I may go to Ellis and make Ashby the long reliever. So what to the preseason predictions think of this roster? Not much, apparently: 77-85? Man I look forward to proving them wrong. How it went Opening Day: What a wild ride as a pair of brand-new Rays led them to a crazy 9-8 Opening Day victory. As you can see above new boy Joe Edwards became an instant fan favorite with a massive 4-5, 5-RBI day including a 2-run homer in the 9th to win it. Also instrumental was another newcomer Geronimo Satiro, whose homer leading off the 9th tied the game and was his third hit and third run of the game. Edwards and Satiro got Garrett Crochet off the hook as his Rays debut was a disaster, giving up 3 runs on a pair of homers in the 8th after being entrusted with a 6-4 lead. The Rays were also burned by their former mate Jeffry Rosa, whose 2-run homer for Baltimore in the 5th erased an early 4-2 Rays lead. Hopefully the pitching settles in some as I don't think I can take a steady diet of games like this, but 1-0 beats the hell out of 0-1.