Note: Gotay on Waivers, so 25-Man Roster Is?
During the pre-game broadcast on SNY, Kevin Burkhardt stated, twice, that Ruben Gotay has been put on waivers.
Meanwhile, on his blog for the Journal News, John Delcos points out that Gotay hit in today’s minor-league game suggesting he is not on waivers.
…from what i understand, that’s okay…a player can be on waivers and still play, it depends on the type of waivers…
…that said, i give up…he is on waivers…he isn’t…he may be…he might be…whatever…what we can logically assume here is that Fernando Tatis is now the leading candidate to round out the bench, meaning gotay has to hit waivers eventually since he is out options…again, i have faith that gotay will clear waivers because he is defensively-challenged, injured and out of options, so hopefully he makes it back to the team’s minor-league system…you know, because he is the next Melvin Mora, according to Evan Roberts on WFAN…
…so, considering the above, i think it’s safe to assume that, as of right now, as of this very second, the team’s Opening Day Roster will likely look as follows:
Starting Pitchers: Johan Santana, Pedro Martinez, Oliver Perez, John Maine and either Mike Pelfrey or Nelson Figueroa.
The Bullpen: Billy Wagner, Aaron Heilman, Pedro Feliciano, Scott Schoenweiss, Jorge Sosa, Matt Wise and either Joe Smith or Brian Stokes.
Position Players: Brian Schneider, Carlos Delgado, Luis Castillo, Jose Reyes, David Wright, Carlos Beltran, Angel Pagan and Ryan Church.
Bench: Raul Casanova, Damion Easley, Marlon Anderson, Endy Chavez and either Fernando Tatis or Brady Clark.
