With the demotion of Mike Zagurski, the Phillies bullpen is set for Opening Day. Well, sort of; all of the pitchers are in place they just haven't all been given their roles as of yet. There's still that little matter of deciding who the 5th starter is and Brad Lidge and J.C. Romero have to be officially added to the disabled list.
Here are the 12 pitchers the Phillies will carry on Opening Day:
Starting Pitchers: Roy Halladay, Cole Hamels, Joe Blanton, J.A. Happ, Jamie Moyer/Kyle Kendrick
Bullpen: Ryan Madson, Danys Baez, Chad Durbin, Jose Contreras, Antonio Bastardo, David Herndon, Moyer/Kendrick
To be placed on DL: Brad Lidge, J.C. Romero
Breaking down the bullpen further, these are probably the initial roles:
Long relief:
Contreras
Moyer/Kendrick
Lefty:
Bastardo
6th inning:
Herndon
Contreras?
7th inning:
Durbin
Setup man:
Baez
Closer:
Madson
I wouldn't call that an ideal bullpen but it will get the job done for a few weeks before Lidge and Romero get healthy.
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