By Mark Bowman Four of the five available bench spots on the Opening Day roster will be filled by Jordan Schafer, outfielder Reed Johnson, infielder Ramiro Pena and either Chris Johnson or Juan Francisco, who will begin the season platooning at third base. The last spot will go to either Evan Gattis, who is ranked the club’s No. 16 prospect by MLB.com, or Matt Pagnozzi, who are bidding to serve as the backup catcher until Brian McCann returns from offseason right shoulder surgery. …read more
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