Well, it sounds like Janssen and Zambrano will both make the team as relievers (at least according to a report on Scout) so that likely means the rotation will look like this:
Halladay
Burnett
Chachin
Ohka
Towers
I really don't mind the looks of that, Towers has bounced back with a stellar spring (it sounds like he has actually added a little velocity which would really help) and Ohka has been very impressive. Janssen is obviously a starting pitcher long-term but it's nice to have him up with the club and he will be able to fill in as a starter on occasion along with Downs which is always helpful.
Something I will be watching closely this season: Will one of Ohka, Zambrano or Towers outperform Lilly or Meche on the season? J.P. was willing to hand out $10 million+ to both those guys so I will be really curious to see if the cheap options he ended up going with beat them out. To be honest, I really wouldn't be surprised if Ohka and Meche end up having very similar seasons.
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