A run-of-the-mill spring training with only reliever Jonathan Bolon going on the IL with back stiffness but he'll be back in a week or so.
The Opening Day roster:
C-Gaitan, A.Gonzalez
1B-Aponte
2B-Chinchilla
SS-A.White
3B-Mayes
IF-Woodard, O.Diaz
LF-Bland
CF-H.Dominguez
RF-J.Avalos
OF-Whittaker, Flores
DH-A.Gonzales
SP-D.Rose, Whitaker, Guzman, Boria, Mattila
LR-Swords, Mastropietro
MR-Alexander, Friedman, M.Lopez, J.Rose
SU-Cid, Sutherland
CL-Tadlock
IL-Bolon (P)
Cid and Sutherland are lefties so Tadlock may end up in more of a setup role, and Sutherland will get a fair number of saves.
A look at these gents:
So what does OOTP think of this crew as it seeks to defend its title?
Well they're picked to win the division but not to be a dominant team as they were last season in accruing 112 regular season wins, followed by 11 more in the playoffs.
We'll be opening the season in Detroit of all places for 3 games before our home opener against Boston.