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Message: [QUOTE="dbmill, post: 4204592, member: 2504"] Here's a hopefully quick summary of the interview with Josh MacDonald. As mentioned by others, a lot of talented young arms, but it will take time to see who is the most effective and what roles they are best suited for. MacDonald pretty much said that with the exception of Peterson and Gallagher as weekend starters and Justin Willis as the closer to start the year, there are a lot of roles that need to be figured out, and it could take some time. Anyway, MacDonald said that he thinks there are 8 to 10 pitchers who could potentially see time as a starting pitcher on this team. Peterson and Gallagher are obviously at the top of the list. Enzo Stefanoni will get the first shot at the Sunday starting role. A couple players mentioned as pushing Stefanoni and could take over the role if Stefanoni doesn't pan out are Cole Chudoba (who is also mentioned as possibly playing a very prominent bullpen role) and freshman Ian Cooke. Other pitchers mentioned as possible starters, either of the weekend or weekday variety were Garrett Coe and redshirt freshman Hector Alejandro. As for the bullpen, Justin Willis and Cole Chudoba were most prominently mentioned, with Willis starting off in the closer role. Others who got prominent mentions were Coe, Alejandro, and freshman Jack Sullivan. Sam Favieri and Bobby McBride were also given good mentions. There are three guys who could get time out of the bullpen who are not available at the start of the season for at least the first weekend or so. Brendan O'Donnell, Devin Kirby, and redshirt freshman Leo Socci. I'm inclined to think O'Donnell and Kirby especially could be potentially significant contributors to the pitching staff. Josh MacDonald says he is very excited about the freshman pitching class. He just doesn't know how soon they will be able to contribute to actually winning games. Ian Cooke and Jack Sullivan are the headliners here. The next three mentioned were Ellisen, Quinn, and Afthim, as well as redshirt freshmen Alejandro and Socci. Mitchell Pascarella also got a mention here as well. A number of guys who could turn into solid contributors. MacDonald took a wait and see attitude on whether position players Erik Stock and Ben Huber might see some time on the mound. Now that I've mention the pitchers that Josh MacDonald talked about for almost 20 minutes, there are a few who did not get mentioned at all. This includes freshmen Ramsey Collins and Joe Wozny, who are redshirting and are not considered part of the active 40 player roster. Other pitchers who didn't get mentioned at all were Kenny Campbell, incoming California JUCO Curren Larson, and Jimmy Wang. [/QUOTE]

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