The main reason the Eyeball Scout can’t stand the thought of Daulton Jefferies winning the #5 spot in the rotation is the spectre of seeing his names butchered every 5 days.
Did the right-hander acquitted himself well enough Sunday to earn the right to be referred to as Jeffries, Dalton, Geoffries, Daultin, and goodness knows what else?
Whoever wins a spot holding the seat warm for Mike Fiers will actually start the third game of the regular season. In the Houston series Chris Bassitt will be followed by Jesus Luzardo, then the #5 SP and Sean Manaea, with Frankie Montas pushed back a couple of days (to Monday, April 5th) to let his split cuticle heal.