Dick Fitts Optioned

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Dick Fitts Optioned

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“According the MiLB transactions, the #Cardinals have optioned Richard Fitts to Class AAA Memphis today.

Team has not commented.

That settles the five-man rotation.”

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No need for Dick Fitts in the locker room.
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BrummerStealsHome wrote: 18 Mar 2026 11:03 am No need for Dick Fitts in the locker room.
That was Minor League Brumm…..
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This must mean Andre Pallante, aka Andre the Terrible, made the starting rotation. Argh.
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kinda funny Fitts could start for Bosox but can crack STL starting 5
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82birds wrote: 18 Mar 2026 11:09 am kinda funny Fitts could start for Bosox but can crack STL starting 5
And JW will be running around RF opening day…..make it make sense
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Essentially, this just means that Pallante beat him out for the rotation spot, and Fitts isn't geared for a bullpen spot. The other way around, and Pallante would have been in the pen. Fitts has very very little pen experience.
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Sometimes the Dick just doesn't Fitts.
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I assume Dobbins will go to the injured list, and Pushard will be released/sent back to wherever he came from, and that will be 26.
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DewittDaman11 wrote: 18 Mar 2026 12:16 pm I assume Dobbins will go to the injured list, and Pushard will be released/sent back to wherever he came from, and that will be 26.
Actually, Nootbaar will also go to the DL probably for Velazquez, and Saggese or Firmin may be replaced by Urias. Lol, well, obviously a few things left to work out.
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DewittDaman11 wrote: 18 Mar 2026 12:16 pm I assume Dobbins will go to the injured list, and Pushard will be released/sent back to wherever he came from, and that will be 26.


Looks like 2 spots in the pen. Pushard, Roycroft, Graceffo for 2 spots
The may not want to send Pushard back to Marlins
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82birds wrote: 18 Mar 2026 11:09 am kinda funny Fitts could start for Bosox but can crack STL starting 5
Boston had 15 guys make starts for them in 2025. Fitts was 6th with 10 starts.

Seems a pertinent detail you’re ignoring.
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Charles King wrote: 18 Mar 2026 12:48 pm
DewittDaman11 wrote: 18 Mar 2026 12:16 pm I assume Dobbins will go to the injured list, and Pushard will be released/sent back to wherever he came from, and that will be 26.


Looks like 2 spots in the pen. Pushard, Roycroft, Graceffo for 2 spots
The may not want to send Pushard back to Marlins
Yeah, I could maybe see them keeping Pushard and sending Graceffo down, although Pushard hasn't been all that impressive in ST so far, and Graceffo has been decent. Roycroft has looked pretty good in ST, I doubt they send him down.
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DewittDaman11 wrote: 18 Mar 2026 12:54 pm
Charles King wrote: 18 Mar 2026 12:48 pm
DewittDaman11 wrote: 18 Mar 2026 12:16 pm I assume Dobbins will go to the injured list, and Pushard will be released/sent back to wherever he came from, and that will be 26.


Looks like 2 spots in the pen. Pushard, Roycroft, Graceffo for 2 spots
The may not want to send Pushard back to Marlins
Yeah, I could maybe see them keeping Pushard and sending Graceffo down, although Pushard hasn't been all that impressive in ST so far, and Graceffo has been decent. Roycroft has looked pretty good in ST, I doubt they send him down.
They could try to slip Pushard through waivers. The Marlins may not take him back.
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DewittDaman11 wrote: 18 Mar 2026 12:54 pm
Charles King wrote: 18 Mar 2026 12:48 pm
DewittDaman11 wrote: 18 Mar 2026 12:16 pm I assume Dobbins will go to the injured list, and Pushard will be released/sent back to wherever he came from, and that will be 26.


Looks like 2 spots in the pen. Pushard, Roycroft, Graceffo for 2 spots
The may not want to send Pushard back to Marlins
Yeah, I could maybe see them keeping Pushard and sending Graceffo down, although Pushard hasn't been all that impressive in ST so far, and Graceffo has been decent. Roycroft has looked pretty good in ST, I doubt they send him down.



Graceffo was away in WBC and has not pitched much. I think we see both several more times the rest of the spring. It may come down to Pushard and Graceffo
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Charles King wrote: 18 Mar 2026 13:14 pm
DewittDaman11 wrote: 18 Mar 2026 12:54 pm
Charles King wrote: 18 Mar 2026 12:48 pm
DewittDaman11 wrote: 18 Mar 2026 12:16 pm I assume Dobbins will go to the injured list, and Pushard will be released/sent back to wherever he came from, and that will be 26.


Looks like 2 spots in the pen. Pushard, Roycroft, Graceffo for 2 spots
The may not want to send Pushard back to Marlins
Yeah, I could maybe see them keeping Pushard and sending Graceffo down, although Pushard hasn't been all that impressive in ST so far, and Graceffo has been decent. Roycroft has looked pretty good in ST, I doubt they send him down.



Graceffo was away in WBC and has not pitched much. I think we see both several more times the rest of the spring. It may come down to Pushard and Graceffo
Agreed.