Just think — one week from tomorrow the Phillies and Cincinnati Reds will meet on opening-day, a 4:10 p.m. game at Great American Ballpark.
So now we’re in the home stretch of spring training, a mini-marathon filled with young guns, storylines and, of course, those popular position battles.
Here’s the 25-man roster as it stands today, with a few open spots still to be determined:
Infielders
C – Carlos Ruiz
C – Cameron Rupp
1B – Ryan Howard
1B – Darin Ruf
2B/IF – Cesar Hernandez
SS/IF – Freddy Galvis
IF – Andres Blanco
3B – Maikel Franco
Outfielders
OF – Odubel Herrera
OF – Peter Bourjos
OF – Tyler Goeddel
OF – (OPEN)
OF – (OPEN)
Starting Pitchers
SP – Jeremy Hellickson
SP – Aaron Nola
SP – Charlie Morton
SP – Jerad Eickhoff
SP – (OPEN)
Relief Pitchers
RP – David Hernandez
RP – Jeanmar Gomez
RP – Dalier Hinojosa
RP – Brett Oberholtzer
RP – (OPEN)
RP – (OPEN)
RP – (OPEN)
Let’s go over those open spots, who’s still competing, and who may come north to Cincinnati on April 4.