The Cardinals have most of their 2010 bullpen penciled in I would imagine. Ryan Franklin to close out games. Jason Motte to setup from the right side. Trevor Miller and Dennys Reyes to retire lefties. Kyle McClellan and Blake Hawksworth as holdovers. Then there’s a plethora of guys to fight it out for that last spot – Mitchell Boggs, Rule V Draftee Ben Jukich and “Ridin’ that 2006 Wave” Josh Kinney.
There’s a couple other names that could insert themselves into the discussion. Starters like PJ Walters or Adam Ottavino likely will get a look in Spring Training. Eduardo Sanchez certainly made some noise towards the end of 2009 in Springfield and there are live arms littered through the system with Francisco Samuel being at the top of that list.
One name that doesn’t come up as often as it should is Pete Parise.
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