Reds' Hall of Fame beat writer Hal McCoy of the Dayton Daily News takes his best crack at the team's Opening Day 25-man roster: 

STARTING PITCHERS: Aaron Harang, Bronson Arroyo, Johnny Cueto, Homer Bailey, Matt Belisle.

BULLPEN: Francisco Cordero (closer), David Weathers, Edinson Volquez, Jeremy Affeldt, Jared Burton, Kent Mercker, Todd Coffey.

CATCHERS: Paul Bako, Javier Valentin.

INFIELDERS: Joey Votto, Scott Hatteberg, Brandon Phillips, Edwin Encarnacion, Jeff Keppinger.

OUTFIELDERS: Ken Griffey Jr., Adam Dunn, Jay Bruce, Norris Hopper, Corey Patterson.

INFIELDER-OUTFIELDER: Ryan Freel.

DISABLED LIST: Pitcher Bill Bray, pitcher Bobby Livingston, catcher David Ross, shortstop Alex Gonzalez, infielder Juan Castro

MY TAKE: I agree with Hal for the most part.  However, I don't see the mention of Josh Fogg anywhere. The Reds didn't shell out $1 million to not give him a shot.  I see him in the rotation, at least in April.  Also, it looks like Hal is in the same boat with me in thinking the Reds will eat the $3 million on Mike Stanton. I like Affeldt in the bullpen and after getting my first good look at Volquez in a Reds' uniform on Monday night I really like him in the bullpen at the very least. It should be interesting to see.