A huge omission is Michael Saunders. He'd be a big bat in the middle of that order, is great defensively and would bookend Jason Bay perfectly in the outfield.
Unfortunately he is struggling to rehab from surgery in September. He told me he'd of course love to play but there's just no way, he's not looking good even for spring training.
Dempster's a puss. Play for your bloody country man. It would probably be one game, maybe five innings (haven't looked at the pitch count rules). Harden is perma-injured, Gagne sucks when he's off roids, Francis's ERA last year was revolting, Bedard is fata'd, and Loewen is an outfielder now. Our pitching looks disastrous.
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