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Miami Marlins Opening Day Roster Set

With a few moves officially made on Tuesday and a few more announced but not officially processed, the Miami Marlins have essentially set their Opening Day 25-man roster for the 2015 season. On Tuesday, pitcher Nick Masset was released and position players Tyler Colvin, Reid Brignac, and Cole Gillespie were all reassigned to minor league camp. Soon after, Reid Brignac opted out of his contract and became a free agent. Also, catcher Jhonatan Solano and utility player Jordany Valdespin were both informed that they would begin the season playing for AAA New Orleans. While not officially processed yet, pitcher Aaron Crow is expected to begin the season on the 15-day disabled list after experiencing a sore elbow.

That leaves the Marlins’ 25-man roster pretty clear, and it looks as follows:

 

Starters:

C- Jarrod Saltalamacchia

1B- Michael Morse

2B- Dee Gordon

SS- Adeiny Hechavarria

3B- Martin Prado

LF- Christian Yelich

CF- Marcell Ozuna

RF- Giancarlo Stanton

 

Rotation:

1- Henderson Alvarez

2- Mat Latos

3- Tom Koehler

4- Dan Haren

5- Jarred Cosart

 

Bench:

Jeff Mathis (C)

Ichiro Suzuki (OF)

Donovan Solano (IF)

Don Kelly (IF/OF)

Jeff Baker (IF)

 

Bullpen:

Steve Cishek

A.J. Ramos

Mike Dunn

Bryan Morris

Brad Hand

David Phelps

Sam Dyson

 

There will likely be early season changes based on injury and effectiveness, and because of a few solid signings, the Marlins actually have decent depth at AAA, especially with bullpen arms. All signs point to 2015 being a much more fun year to be a Fish fan than 2014 was. The roster looks better, but it still has some holes. The Washington Nationals are going to run away with the NL East and will likely have the best record in baseball when all is said and done. Right behind them in the NL East standings should be these Marlins though, hopefully with enough wins to play in a Wild Card game and see where things go from there.

Author: David Marcillo

David has been a Marlins fan since 1993. ’97 and ’03 were nice. Best of times, worst of times, mediocre times in between.

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