Here you go, seamheads: Manny Acta revealed his starting rotation for the first few days of spring-training games. Around here, that qualifies as major breaking news.
Tuesday (intrasquad game): Joel Hanrahan vs. Matt Chico, with Beltran Perez, Jason Bergmann, Bill Hall, Winston Abreu and Emiliano Fruto among those pitching in relief.
Wednesday (intrasquad game): Jerome Williams vs. Tim Redding, with Jason Simontacchi, Colby Lewis, Mike Bacsik, Chris Booker, Mike Hinckley and Levale Speigner among those coming out of the bullpen.
Friday (Grapefruit League opener vs. Dodgers): Shawn Hill starting, followed by Chris Michalak and others.
Saturday (vs. Orioles): John Patterson starting.
So, if you want to have some fun and start extrapolating things out on a five-day schedule, your Opening Day rotation might look something like this...
April 2: John Patterson
April 3: Matt Chico/Joel Hanrahan/Beltran Perez
April 4: Jerome Williams/Tim Redding
April 5: Jason Simontacchi/Colby Lewis
April 6: Shawn Hill/Chris Michalak
Not that there's a chance anything could change between now and then...