As much as the team wants to finalize the roster sooner rather than later, they have had a keen eye for talent in the recent past. Signings like Ryan Vogelsong, Andres Torres, and even last year’s Justin Maxwell, all were given an opportunity to win a job coming into spring training. That is what is needed in sports to create that drive during the exhibition season.
Here are the locks(barring any trades): Madison Bumgarner, Johnny Cueto, Jeff Samardzija, Matt Cain, Jake Peavy, Hunter Strickland, Santiago Casilla, Sergio Romo, Javier Lopez, Josh Osich, and George Kontos.