[Denton] RHP Sonny Gray (hamstring) and Lars Nootbaar (ribs) will open the regular season on the Injured List. Zack Thompson is the No. 5 starter and Matthew Liberatore will be on the roster as a reliever.

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1. lol great start to another promising season

2. Agree with all these decisions.

3. Libby is better as a reliever anyway, and Thompson deserves a real chance. Hate the injuries but the moves are good.

4. [Denton also says that Sonny is 15 days, Lars is 10 days](https://x.com/JohnDenton555/status/1771270744665731227?s=20)

5. Good choice regarding Thompson and Libby. Cannot afford Gray and Noot to be out long though. Worrysome.

6. Pain

7. What about Edman? Not on the IL?

8. Looks like Gray is likely to pitch the first game of the Arizona series. The way they talked, I didn’t think he’d miss more than one start. I’m okay being safe with it. I don’t like Libby in the pen much. We have some better options who likely will be sent to Memphis. Libby is a bust. Wish we had traded him when he still had some value. I’d love for him to prove me wrong, but he can’t really do that from the bullpen.

9. Monty is still available and Clevinger both are better options then Thompson