Marcum is going to have a crucial role in the middle of the rotation. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-US PRESSWIRE

Something that gave a lot of us a scare was the sore right shoulder of Shaun Marcum. While his soreness wasn’t serious, Marcum has acknowledged that his shoulder felt stiff and did not feel as loose as it should be in Spring Training. The Brewers have announced that Marcum is ready to go back to his bullpen sessions, but has yet to pitch in a game. Ron Roenicke announced his concern over Marcum’s shoulder, however he thinks Marcum should be be good to go by April 9, which is his expected first start of the season. So really, this gets me to thinking, there’s one guy that needs a job and if we were to have some kind of horrid injury, perhaps we should take a look at him. By “him”, I mean Roy Oswalt.

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