SilverBullet Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 A breakdown of the 2015 Spring Training Roster and competitions as we look towards setting the 25 man Opening Day Roster. A handy little reference guide and a place to discuss the news, roster cuts, and other spring happenings... 40-Man Roster OF- (4) Giancarlo Stanton^, Christian Yelich^, Marcell Ozuna^, Ichiro Suzuki^ IF- (6 remaining of 9) Michael Morse^, Dee Gordon^, Martin Prado^, Adeiny Hechavarria^, Jeff Baker^, Donovan Solano, Justin Bour, Derek Dietrich, Miguel Rojas C- (2 remaining of 3) Jarrod Saltalamacchia^, Jeff Mathis^, JT Realmuto P- (15 remaining of 24) Jose Fernandez^, Henderson Alvarez^, Mat Latos^, Dan Haren^, Jarred Cosart^, Tom Koehler*, David Phelps, Brad Hand, Andre Rienzo, Mike Dunn^, AJ Ramos^, Bryan Morris^, Aaron Crow*, Carter Capps, Sam Dyson, Preston Claiborne, Andrew McKirahan, Justin Nicolino, Jose Urena, Matt Ramsey, Kendry Flores, Adam Conley, Grant Dayton, Steve Cishek^ Non-Roster Invites (3 remaining of 26) OF- (0 remaining of 5) Tyler Colvin, Cole Gillespie, Reed Johnson, Austin Wates, Kenny Wilson IF- (2 remaining of 8) Justin Bohn, Reid Brignac, Don Kelly, Austin Nola, Avery Romero, Viosergy Rosa, Scott Sizemore, Jordany Valdespin C- (1 remaining of 3) Jhonatan Solano, Vinny Rottino, Sharif Othman P- (0 remaining of 10) Ryan Chaffee, Brian Ellington, Nick Masset, Vin Mazzaro, Pat Misch, Chris Narveson, Ryan Reid, Pat Urckfitz, Trevor Williams, Nick Wittgren ^ - Guaranteed Roster Spot * - Penciled In (a virtually locked roster spot, can change due to various but unlikely circumstances) Opening Day Roster (25 + DL) Starting Lineup- (8) Stanton, Yelich, Ozuna, Morse, Gordon, Prado, Hechavarria, Saltalamacchia Starting Pitchers- (5) Alvarez, Latos, Cosart, Haren, Koehler* Bullpen- (7) Cishek, Dunn, Ramos, Morris, Crow*, ?, ? Bench- (5) Mathis, Ichiro, Baker, ?, ? 60- Day DL- Jose Fernandez Competitions (subtracting 22 locked roster spots, there are 44 players competing for four open spots) Bullpen- (2) A combination of either long relief and/or a 2nd lefty with the possibility of one of the long relievers competing for the 5th rotation spot Front Runners: Phelps, Hand, Capps, Dyson, McKirahan (Rule V) Outside Chances: Rienzo, Claiborne, Masset Bench- (2) One middle infielder and either a 5th outfielder, 2nd lefty bat, 2nd righty bat Front Runners: Solano, Bour, Dietrich Outside Chances: Rojas, Brignac, Kelly, Sizemore, Valdespin, Colvin, Johnson -Team may consider going with 3 bullpen spots and just 1 bench spot. Roster Cuts 3/13 - (6) Optioned to AAA: Dayton, Reassigned to Minor League Camp: Bohn, Ellington, Othman, Reid, Rosa 3/15 - (7) Opt to AAA: Urena, Opt to AA: Flores, Reassigned: Wittgren, Williams, Romero, Wates, Wilson 3/17 - (3) Opt to AAA: Nicolino, Conley, Ramsey 3/18 - (6) Opt to AAA: Bour, Dietrich, Realmuto, Rienzo, Rojas, Reassigned: Narveson 3/24 - (7) Opt to AAA: Capps, Reassigned: Rottino, Misch, Mazzaro, Urckfitz, Chaffee, Nola 3/27 - (1) Reassigned: Sizemore 3/30 - (2) Opt to AAA: Claiborne, Released: Johnson 3/31 - (4) Reassigned: Colvin, Gillespie, Brignac, Released: Masset --------------------------------------------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastieMike Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 Im most interested who get the final 2 bench spots, I would think Valdespinga has to be one of them since he can cover both middle INF and OF. And did a decent job filling the bench role last year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SongInTheAir Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 Im most interested who get the final 2 bench spots, I would think Valdespinga has to be one of them since he can cover both middle INF and OF. And did a decent job filling the bench role last year. Meh, .214/.280/.347 isn't that great. I like Brignac and Colvin for their upside, Sizemore too. But I guess Valdespinga's versatility does make him a bit more of a valuable piece. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 Baker [RH 'power' bat, IF] Mathis [catcher] Ichiro [OF] Rojas [iF] I want to say Bour for power lefty bat off the bench but IDK if that'll happen. That should be the bench IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastieMike Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 Baker [RH 'power' bat, IF] Mathis [catcher] Ichiro [OF] Rojas [iF] I want to say Bour for power lefty bat off the bench but IDK if that'll happen. That should be the bench IMO. Why Rojas? Just curious, didn't really watch him much last year, but looking at his numbers nothing stood out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SongInTheAir Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 Baker [RH 'power' bat, IF] Mathis [catcher] Ichiro [OF] Rojas [iF] I want to say Bour for power lefty bat off the bench but IDK if that'll happen. That should be the bench IMO. Why Rojas? Just curious, didn't really watch him much last year, but looking at his numbers nothing stood out. Amazing defender, all of his value is with the glove. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 @SongInTheAir gets me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wild Card Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 I'm very curious what direction they go in for the bench spots. Do they go with offensive minded infielders like Sizemore or Dietrich? Defensive minded guys like Valdespin or Rojas? Or a power bat like Bour? It will be interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SongInTheAir Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 I'm very curious what direction they go in for the bench spots. Do they go with offensive minded infielders like Sizemore or Dietrich? Defensive minded guys like Valdespin or Rojas? Or a power bat like Bour? It will be interesting. Jordany Valdespin career defensive WAR: -2.0 Derek Dietrich career defensive WAR: -1.5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SongInTheAir Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 @SongInTheAir gets me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dim Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 LET THE OVERVALUING OF SPRING TRAINING ALLSTARS BEGIN! I think Solano being the most famous case of this (went from literal unknown even among the most avid fans to the starting 2nd baseman based on Spring Training). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dim Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 Also, I without a doubt want Rojas on the bench even if he can't hit to save his life. That defense will be so valuable as a late game replacement. Mathis and Baker are basically guarantees for the bench, and Ichiro is obvious. I leaves one more spot I believe. I know that Baker has the capability to play 1st base, so I think the team will let Bour start off in AAA getting regular AB's. Same thing goes for Dietrich. With Ichiro already on the roster, Reed Johnson starts in AAA until an injury forces him up. I remember at Winter Warm Up that Michael Hill spoke highly of Don Kelly when discussing backup SS possibilities for Hechavarria. Add to the fact that Kelly can play every position out there, I think he gets that last spot (Assuming Rojas makes the team, which is highly predicated on his Spring Training performance). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverBullet Posted February 26, 2015 Author Share Posted February 26, 2015 Only catch to Reed Johnson dim is that he has a late March opt out if he doesn't make the Opening Day roster. He may not be willing to accept a spot at AAA. Then again, after reading an interview with him recently he did say he didn't have many other teams after him and he is familiar and comfortable with the way this ballclub works so he may change his mind and spend some time in AAA but that opt out is definitely worth noting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wild Card Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 Also, I without a doubt want Rojas on the bench even if he can't hit to save his life. That defense will be so valuable as a late game replacement. Mathis and Baker are basically guarantees for the bench, and Ichiro is obvious. I leaves one more spot I believe. I know that Baker has the capability to play 1st base, so I think the team will let Bour start off in AAA getting regular AB's. Same thing goes for Dietrich. With Ichiro already on the roster, Reed Johnson starts in AAA until an injury forces him up. I remember at Winter Warm Up that Michael Hill spoke highly of Don Kelly when discussing backup SS possibilities for Hechavarria. Add to the fact that Kelly can play every position out there, I think he gets that last spot (Assuming Rojas makes the team, which is highly predicated on his Spring Training performance). I'd agree with this. I'd rather have Rojas over Solano while Dietrich gets at bats in NO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverBullet Posted March 11, 2015 Author Share Posted March 11, 2015 According to Frisaro, Marlins have considered opening the season with a 4 man bench and an 8 man bullpen to be able to keep both Hand (out of options) and McKirahan (rule 5) if they both happen to impress in the spring. While I wouldn't mind attempting to keep both of them in the short term and letting the first few weeks of the actual season help determine the true odd man out, I'd be afraid of what it does to our bench more than anything. A four man bench scares me to be honest and I usually think an 8 man pen is overkill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SongInTheAir Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 According to Frisaro, Marlins have considered opening the season with a 4 man bench and an 8 man bullpen to be able to keep both Hand (out of options) and McKirahan (rule 5) if they both happen to impress in the spring. While I wouldn't mind attempting to keep both of them in the short term and letting the first few weeks of the actual season help determine the true odd man out, I'd be afraid of what it does to our bench more than anything. A four man bench scares me to be honest and I usually think an 8 man pen is overkill. I generally agree with you, but a stocked bullpen and limited bench kind of makes sense at the beginning of the season. Pitchers aren't "stretched out" yet so the bullpen has to log more innings than it will later on and guys don't need as many days off so the bench doesn't have as much of an effect. Roster issues like options and Rule 5 suck, and this would really only delay the inevitable as sooner or later one of the two guys would have to go, but it's a decent idea to get a bit more of a read on McKiraHand Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverBullet Posted March 11, 2015 Author Share Posted March 11, 2015 Admin, can I like the above post twice because of the coining of the term McKiraHand? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SongInTheAir Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 Admin, can I like the above post twice because of the coining of the term McKiraHand? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverBullet Posted March 15, 2015 Author Share Posted March 15, 2015 Edited original post with roster moves as of 3/15. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverBullet Posted March 24, 2015 Author Share Posted March 24, 2015 Updated first post up to 3/24 cuts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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