After last nights game, the Dodgers made some moves to drop the official roster down closer to 25 players. Some more decisions need to be made; including a last-minute trade involving Harang or Capuano, and some likely Disabled List moves. First, lets take a brief look at last nights cuts. Via a couple of tweets from @Dodgers PR:
We find out that Stephen Fife, Elian Herrera, Alfredo Amezaga, Peyer Moylan, Matt Wallach, Josh Wall, Alex Castellanos and Kevin Gregg have all been either optioned or reassigned. Surprisingly, veteran reliever Kevin Gregg is included. He has been recently touted as in contention for the final relief spot (via
Eric Stephen at True Blue LA). Also, Alex Castellanos was favored by many to capture an outfield reserve spot.
What we find out by these moves is that Justin Sellers has won a spot in the infield, and will probably be our Opening Day shortstop. Obviously, with Hanley Ramirez going to the DL the team has opted to focus on defense while we wait for the healing to end. Of special note, recent 2012 draftee Paco Rodriguez likely earns a bullpen position as our 3rd left-handed reliever in the pen (assuming Capuano stays a Dodger). He wowed the team in his 11 Major League appearances during his first year of professional play last year, and continued to impress the Dodgers staff with a great Spring.
At this point, assuming several upcoming Disabled List announcements, it looks like our 25 man roster for Opening Day will look like this:
Catchers (2):
- A.J. Ellis, Tim Federowicz
Infielders (7):
- Adrian Gonzalez, Mark Ellis, Justin Sellers, Luis Cruz, Skip Schumaker, Juan Uribe, Nick Punto
Outfielders (4):
- Carl Crawford, Matt Kemp, Andre Ethier, Jerry Hairston Jr.
Starting pitchers (4):
- Clayton Kershaw, Hyun-Jin Ryu, Josh Beckett, Zack Greinke
Relief Pitchers (8):
- Brandon League, Kenley Jansen, Ronald Belisario, J.P. Howell, Matt Guerrier, Paco Rodriguez, Chris Capuano, Aaron Harang
Disabled List (4):
- Scott Elbert*, Hanley Ramirez*, Chad Billingsley*, Ted Lilly*
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