– Nick Burdi has been experimenting with a new pitch according to Mike Berardino. Burdi already possesses a blazing fastball and a slider but has been working on a splitter. “Burdi said, his splitter should come in at 82-83 mph. That’s nearly 20 mph slower than his fastball.”
– Also from Berardino, comes the report that Molitor is reticent to name an opening day starter. Last year, Molitor was clear from the get go that Phil Hughes would be the man but this year, there is more ambiguity.