Jimmy Rollins, SS
Carl Crawford, LF
Yasiel Puig, RF
Adrian Gonzalez, 1B
Howie Kendrick, 2B
Yasmani Grandal, DH
Juan Uribe, 3B
Joc Pederson, CF
A.J. Ellis, C
(Sergio Santos, P)
Note: This is a bullpen game for the Dodger pitching staff.
By Jon Weisman
We’re now less than 100 hours from Opening Day, and speculation over the 25 players that will greet Dodger fans on Monday is only growing.
Keeping in mind that it won’t take long for things to change after Opening Day, here’s how things stand:
Disabled list: Brandon Beachy and Chris Withrow are on the 60-day disabled list. While no official move has been announced, Kenley Jansen, Hyun-Jin Ryu and Brandon League are expected to begin the year on the 15-day DL.
Starting pitchers: Clayton Kershaw, Zack Greinke, Brandon McCarthy and Brett Anderson are set. Joe Wieland could be on the Opening Day roster if the Dodgers plan to use him as their fifth starter April 14.
Relief pitchers: The following 11 candidates remain for what will probably be seven or eight spots in the bullpen:
- Right-handed pitchers on 40-man roster: Pedro Baez, Yimi Garcia, Chris Hatcher, Juan Nicasio, Joel Peralta
- Right-handed pitchers on non-roster deals: David Aardsma, Sergio Santos
- Left-handed pitchers on 40-man roster: J.P. Howell, Adam Liberatore, Paco Rodriguez
- Left-handed pitchers on non-roster deals: David Huff
Huff has also been mentioned as someone who could take that April 14 start.
Position players: The following 16 candidates remain for either 13 or 14 slots.
- Catchers: A.J. Ellis, Yasmani Grandal
- Infielders: Darwin Barney, Adrian Gonzalez, Alex Guerrero, Kiké Hernandez, Howie Kendrick, Jimmy Rollins, Justin Turner, Juan Uribe
- Outfielders: Carl Crawford, Andre Ethier, Chris Heisey, Joc Pederson, Yasiel Puig, Scott Van Slyke
jpavko
trade Van Slyke to “anyone” for a bucket of baseballs!
Mark Hagerstrom
What has SVS done to deserve a comment like that? Put up an OPS+ of 157 last year and is a OPS .941 in ST.