Today is Minor League Baseball Opening Day. The AA Pensacola Blue Wahoos, A+ Daytona Tortugas, and A Dayton Dragons all begin play today. The AAA Louisville Bats start their season tomorrow. All four of these teams have released their opening day rosters. Let’s take a look at each team’s roster to see where the Red’s prospects will be to start the season.
AAA Louisville Bats
Lineup
C Tony Sanchez
1B D.J. Peterson
2B Nick Senzel
3B Brandon Dixon
SS Alex Blandino
LF Patrick Kivlehan
CF Mason Williams*
RF Tyler Goeddel
DH Sebastian Elizalde*
Bench
C Stuart Turner
C Tony Cruz
C Joe Hudson
IF Blake Trahan
IF Hernan Iribarren*
IF Rosell Herrera#
Rotation
SP Robert Stephenson
SP Jose Lopez
SP Jackson Stephens
SP Justin Nicolino*
SP
Bullpen
RP Zack Weiss
RP Tanner Rainey
RP Jimmy Herget
RP Kyle Crockett*
RP Barrett Astin
RP Dylan Floro
RP Evan Mitchell
RP Ben Rowen
The Bat’s have a lot flexibility with their lineup having at least a half dozen guys on the roster who can play multiple positions.