Projecting the Opening Day roster: 2/3
Nothing new over the past seven days, meaning this projection is the same as the last one. So in that case, a refresher:
C – Josh Thole
1B – Ike Davis
2B – Brad Emaus
SS – Jose Reyes
3B – David Wright
OF – Jason Bay
OF – Carlos Beltran
OF – Angel Pagan
Bench – Chin-lung Hu
Bench – Daniel Murphy
Bench – Scott Hairston
Bench – Willie Harris
Bench – Mike Nickeas
SP – Mike Pelfrey
SP – R.A. Dickey
SP – Jon Niese
SP – Chris Young
SP – Chris Capuano
RP – Francisco Rodriguez
RP – Bobby Parnell
RP – D.J. Carrasco
RP – Taylor Tankersley
RP – Taylor Buchholz
RP – Manny Acosta
RP – Pedro Beato
Comments: Nickeas makes the Opening Day roster due to the eight games remaining on Ronny Paulino’s PED suspension.
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Anthony DiComo
What are they going to do with Oliver Perez and Luis Castillo?????
I see Murphy over Emaus or even an early platoon. I’m guessing the position will be determined by Murphy’s fielding too.
Any lineup without Ollie and Castillo is good to me.
U think Tankersley, Beato and Buckholtz make this team? One of them has 10 appearances over the past 2 years, one of them had an ERA over 7 last season and did not pitdh in 2009 and one of them has no big league service time. I have to disagree based on their performance.