This gives my current sense, as of the date above, with prior versions archived below, of my understanding of the current roster: who fits where, what the lineups are, etc. etc. (In the offseason, this is more guesswork than empirical.)
Today is Opening Day and Bob Melvin started Craig Gentry and Sam Fuld together in the outfield against a right-handed pitcher. This leaves open the possibility that Billy Burns will sub in for Fuld against lefties, and who knows what the second base situation is going to be against them, but I figured I'd at least update the righties since we know a little more than we did yesterday.
Starters
| Position |
v. LHP |
v. RHP |
| C |
Josh Phegley |
Stephen Vogt |
| 1B |
Mark Canha |
Ike Davis |
| 2B |
Tyler Ladendorf |
Eric Sogard |
| SS |
Marcus Semien |
Marcus Semien |
| 3B |
Brett Lawrie |
Brett Lawrie |
| LF |
Ben Zobrist |
Ben Zobrist |
| CF |
Craig Gentry |
Sam Fuld |
| RF |
Billy Burns |
Craig Gentry |
| DH |
Billy Butler |
Billy Butler |
Starting rotation
| Mythical slot |
Pitcher |
| 1 |
Sonny Gray |
| 2 |
Scott Kazmir |
| 3 |
Jesse Hahn |
| 4 |
Kendall Graveman |
| 5 |
Drew Pomeranz |
Relief
| Player |
Role |
| Tyler Clippard |
Closer |
| Eric O'Flaherty |
Eighth inning |
| Dan Otero |
Seventh inning / groundball specialist |
| R.J. Alvarez |
Middle |
| Fernando Abad |
Middle / lefty specialist? |
| Evan Scribner |
Middle / mopup |
| Jesse Chavez |
Long |
15-day disabled list
| Player |
Position |
Date of return |
Effect of return |
| Josh Reddick |
RF |
~April 11th |
Burns to Triple-A |
| Sean Doolittle |
RP |
May? |
Top half of the bullpen down a slot; Alvarez to Triple-A |
| Coco Crisp |
LF |
~June 1st |
Ladendorf to Triple-A |
| Jarrod Parker |
SP |
June? |
Pomeranz to Triple-A |
60-day disabled list
| Player |
Position |
Date of return |
Effect of return |
| Taylor Thompson |
RP |
??? |
DFA Chad Smith |
| A.J. Griffin |
SP |
June? |
Graveman to Triple-A; DFA Eury de la Rosa |
Minor leagues
| Player |
Position |
Role |
| Sean Nolin |
SP |
Sixth starter (probably seventh behind Chavez) |
| Chris Bassitt |
SP |
Seventh starter (probably eighth) |
| Arnold Leon |
SP |
Eighth starter (probably ninth) |
| Raul Alcantara |
SP |
July 2015 return from Tommy John? |
| Ryan Cook |
RP |
Eighth bullpen man, assuming he gets his shit together |
| Eury de la Rosa |
RP |
Ninth bullpen man |
| Chad Smith |
RP |
Tenth bullpen man |
| Nate Freiman |
1B |
Platoon 1B if Canha doesn't hit |
| Rangel Ravelo |
1B |
Prospect |
| Renato Nunez |
3B |
Prospect |
| Alex Hassan |
OF |
Sixth outfielder |
Prior Versions
April 2, 2015
March 27, 2015
March 24, 2015
March 4, 2015
February 28, 2015
February 26, 2015
January 31, 2015
