Starting five predictions.

[clapdiddy]

Guthrie

Britton

Chen

Arrieta

Wada

[Lester Freamon]

Guthrie

Britton

Hunter

Chen

Wada

I think Arrieta starts out on the DL and Matusz in Norfolk (but I hope not).

[Enjoy Terror]

With two option years left, and the number of pitchers fighting for spots, I don't see any scenario playing out where Matusz is not in AAA to begin the year. He has so much to prove after last year.

[Pedro Cerrano]

With two option years left, and the number of pitchers fighting for spots, I don't see any scenario playing out where Matusz is not in AAA to begin the year. He has so much to prove after last year.

If he has a dominant spring he will be in the OD rotation IMO.

[Art Wing]

Guthrie

Britton

Chen

Arrieta

Wada

This is mine too. I think Wada has to pitch his way out of the rotation and not the other way around.

[Orioles0615]

Guthrie

Chen

Britton

Arrieta

Matusz

I'll throw my bullpen prediction out there too:

Wada

Hunter

Bergy

Simon

Patton

Strop

Gregg

JJ

3 man bench?

[Sanfran327]

3 man bench?

Counted too high there. I suppose Matusz to AAA and Wada to the rotation to start the year would make sense, too. But I feel a good spring is in order for Matusz, so I'm torn.

The three-man bench scenario is too hard to pull off, and most of the time, the 7th and 8th arms in the bullpen are just collecting dust.

[markdublya]

Guthrie

Jackson

Chen

Britton

Hunter

I still have a feeling that we're signing Jackson. (I'd like to be right, too.) And if Arrieta is healthy, I feel he'll make the rotation over Hunter.

This...thanks for saving me time!

[Ooooooohhhh!!!!]

If he has a dominant spring he will be in the OD rotation IMO.

I agree.

Guthrie

Britton

Chen

Arrieta

Matusz

[Trinidad]

Guthrie

Hunter

Britton

Arietta

Galarraga

Wada and Chen in the Pen to start the year.

[Orange]

1. Guthrie

2. Floyd

3. Chen

4. Britton

5. Hunter

Others/Bullpen (listed in likelihood to start):

6. Wada

7. Arrietta

8. Eveland

9. Bergesen

10. Johnson

11. O'Day

12. Gregg

Minors:

1. Gallaraga

2. Matusz

3. Tillman

I'd be pretty much overjoyed if all of that came to pass. I think Floyd can be had fairly inexpensively... Maybe something like Matt Angle and Oliver Drake and a couple of Randy Henry's.

Also, I think we keep Guthrie and Jones. I believe DD when he says Chen is a #3. I believe Roch when he says that Hunter is in the rotation. I also believe that DD thinks Eveland will be in the rotation, but the only way that happens is if Britton is in the pen. ST performances will dictate otherwise.

[NCRaven]

Guthrie

Britton

Chen

Arrieta

Hunter

With a pen of JJohnson, Strop, Gregg, Phillips or Rapada, Wada, Patton or Eveland, Simon. I don't think we'll be able to add another starter at the ML level, although having Matusz, Tillman, Galaraga, and SJohnson in Norfolk provides the best AAA pitching depth we've had in years. Much better options than Jakubakubabaliscious if we have to call someone up for a few starts.

[Can_of_corn]

Britton will start the year in Norfolk before he starts it in the pen.

[Frobby]

Even though we have a ton of potential starters to sort through, past experience suggests that a couple of them will not be healthy come Opening Day. For me, it's too early to guess who will be in the rotation.

[.500_OR_BETTER]

Jackson

Guthrie

Hunter

Chen

X

X = Britton or Wada

Minors = Tillman, Matusz, and Gallaraga