Phillies.com is reporting the starting pitching plan for the first week of spring training contests (EDIT: Updated pitching plan due to Tuesday's rainout). Young Joe Savery will start tonight's exhibition game against Florida State. Jamie Moyer gets the ball for the first Grapefruit League game tomorrow, followed by Kyle Kendrick on Thursday and J.D. Durbin on Friday. Brett Myers and J.C. Romero will throw a "B" game Friday. Adam Eaton pitches Saturday, and Cole Hamels is Sunday's starter.
The article does not say who will pitch after Sunday; if it starts again with Moyer, we might project that the competition for the fifth starter spot has been narrowed to Eaton and J.D. Durbin.
The rotation will become clearer after March 12 -- the Phils' only spring off-day -- when the cycle will be set to put either Hamels or Myers on Opening Day. This is the first talk I've heard of Myers potentially starting the season. If the team decides to alternate lefties and righties as much as possible, the rotation would either be Myers-Hamels-Kendrick-Moyer-Eaton or Hamels-Myers-Moyer-Kendrick-Eaton.
UPDATE: Turns out Myers will get the ball on Opening Day. Is this a quid pro quo for Myers giving up the closer job? Is it to boost Myers' morale? And how will it affect Hamels'? Based on some of Hamels' past indications, I think it might affect his psyche a bit, and I hope he can put it aside and still go out there and pitch the way he's capable.
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