Mound musings: Ranking the keepers
NOT MAKING THE CUT
Just missed
Trevor Cahill - OAK
Jeremy Guthrie - BAL
Tom Gorzelanny - CHC
Ryan Rowland-Smith - SEA
Chad Gaudin - SD
Armando Galarraga - DET
Scott Feldman - TEX
Kenshin Kawakami - ATL - May move to pen when Tim Hudson returns.
Sleepers among the remaining
Sean O'Sullivan - LAA
Luke French - SEA
Kevin Hart - PIT
Marc Rzepczynski - TOR
Charlie Morton - PIT
Potential rookie call-ups
Michael Bowden - BOS
Madison Bumgarner - SF
Wade Davis - TB
Stephen Strasburg - WAS
Returning from injury
Randy Johnson - SF
Shaun Marcum - TOR
Jake Westbrook - CLE
Chris Young - SD
Brad Bergesen - BAL
Guys I'm not touching with an 11-foot pole
Jason Schmidt - LAD
Jeff Suppan - MIL
Jason Berken - BAL
Daisuke Matsuzaka - BOS
Carl Pavano - CLE
Glen Perkins - MIN
Barry Zito - SF
Carlos Villanueva - MIL
Oliver Perez - NYM
Fausto Carmona - CLE
Garrett Mock - WAS
Others
Jon Niese - NYM - Tough break for the Mets
Carlos Torres - CHW
Jose Contreras - CHW
Homer Bailey - CIN
Jason Hammel - COL
Andrew Miller - FLA
Livan Hernandez - NYM
Gio Gonzalez - OAK
Ross Ohlendorf - PIT
Mitchell Boggs - STL
Vicente Padilla - TEX
Tommy Hunter - TEX
Collin Balester - WAS
Sean West - FLA
Vin Mazzaro - OAK
Bronson Arroyo - CIN
Rick Vanden Hurk - FLA
Phil Hughes - NYY - Will he stick in pen? Probably.
Ervin Santana - LAA
Braden Looper - MIL
Article first appeared 8/6/09