Day 1 of Spring Training has come and gone. Though from what I understand, it was mostly just pomp and circumstance and no serious work outs. Here's some notes I've gathered from the first day...
- Antonio Bastardo is coming off an injury in the Dominican Winter Leagues. He should still be ready for Opening Day.
- Jose Contreras shed 22lbs in the offseason.
- Roy Halladay is officially your Opening Day starter, but the rest of the order is still in the air. He's also been using the Clearwater facilities since mid December.
- Dom Brown has been working with Greg Gross the last few weeks and they think they've pin-pointed the problem in his swing.
- Jimmy Rollins is down in Florida already. He almost never reports to Spring Training before absolutely necessary.
- Chase Utley is the only other notable position player in town right now.
- Only carrying 11 pitchers on the 25 man roster is a distinct possibility.
- Joe Blanton will be your 5th starter. It's not an open competition. Vance Worley and Kyle Kendrick will be stretched out during the spring in case of injury.
- Dubee thinks all 5 guys could throw 200+ innings... something that has only been done 3 times before and not since 1979.
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