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More-or-less locks for big league time this season:
- Kenley Jansen - Get well soon. Please.
- Joel Peralta - This guy is a smart, crafty old guy. He's as much a set-up man / occasional closer as he is a mentor for the younger pitchers. It's no secret that Friedman was hoping he would exist to make a "veteran" impact.
- Paco Rodriguez (L) - We all love this guy, right? I always have. Here's hoping he can return to being a mainstay. Mattingly keeps saying that he's not a LOOGY, but then keeps using him as a LOOGY.
- JP Howell (L) - His wife is hot. His arm is cold. Another crafty veteran. He's a lefty. He will have a long time to be allowed to be terrible before he his cut, but he's also only 31 so he could turn it around.
- Yimi Garcia - The Spring Training darling of the year. He's been mowing them away so far, looking forward to seeing his arm snap off when he makes his 60th appearance in early June. Candidate for being 2015's Chris Withrow.
- Chris Hatcher - He throws gas. This is only his second season as a reliever. I like him so far.
- Juan Nicasio - He's one of the experimental Starters-Turned-Relievers that the Front Office has shown an affinity for. His early returns in Colorado were positive. We know he's a shitty starter. Let's hope it works out.
- Adam Liberatore (L) - I think he's the first-lefty-up when Paco or JP get hurt/sent down/whatever.
- Pedro Baez - I think he'll be the first one to get optioned to the minors while not being injured. He's just not very experienced. A converted third baseman. Right now he's the guy in the pen who makes me the most nervous.
- Brandon League - He was surprisingly useful last year. He seems to love being on the Dodgers. He gets a shitton of ground balls and he'll have a better infield defense backing him up this year. We'll see.
- Ryan Webb - He just got traded from Baltimore to be Brandon League Jr. He gets a lot of groundballs, but not as many as League. He hasn't reported to the team yet so I don't really know what the situation is there.
- Josh Ravin - Everyone loves this guy because he throws 100mph.
Organizational depth:
- Daniel Couloumbe (L) - He was a surprise call-up last year. He did alright in the short time he was up. I see him has the fourth lefty, one below Liberatore.
- Sergio Santos - Not on the 40-man. We all thought he did a great job in Spring, former closer looking to return to glory. Right now it looks like he'll only be up if someone else gets hurt.
- David Huff (L) - Not on the 40-man. I think he's got a better shot at making the pen than Santos, simply because he's a lefty and Paco seems to have an unfairly short leash.
- Chris Reed (L) - He finally got moved to the bullpen to start the minor league season. Here's hoping that he shines in that role and that he forces his way up to the big club.
- Chin-Hui Tsao - Remember this guy? He's back, he had an awesome spring. It'd be fun to see him back at Dodger Stadium. He's kind of a long shot due to Chinese gambling controversy.
- David Aardsma - Not on the 40-man. He's old, had a decent spring, and coaches like Don Mattingly like guys that are old.
Players that will be added via a trade:
- Aroldys Chapman (L) - Yeah, right.