Final Predictions for Who Will Make Philadelphia Phillies Roster
March 25, 2013 by Matt Boczar
Filed under Fan News
The Philadelphia Phillies are just one week away from handing the ball to Cole Hamels and beginning the 2013 season against the Atlanta Braves.
In the meantime, the Phillies have already put an end to most of the uncertainty surrounding the Opening Day roster.
By sending outfielder Darin Ruf to Triple-A to start the season, as Jim Salisbury wrote on CSNPhilly.com, the team currently has five healthy outfielders left in camp. By releasing Yuniesky Betancourt, as Jim Salisbury on CSNPhilly.com also reported yesterday, the Phillies have essentially determined what their bench will look like with backup catcher as a possible exception.
That leaves the bullpen as the only unsettled area heading into the final week of spring training.
Of course, just as Betancourt is now a roster cut of the Phillies, a number of other players will also soon be cut by teams and will become options for the Phils should they have interest.
Until then, here are final predictions for who will make the Phillies’ roster, with names to watch at each position included.