Instead, I started looking up all the members of the 2008 Phillies who are still in the majors, because, as I noted earlier, it's raining. You'd think Kendrick's being in the mix for a starting job in a rotation in which David Price and Chris Sale complement AL Cy Young Award winner Rick Porcello would be the most improbable story amongst the ol' gang, but then you remember that Joe Blanton has faced three batters for the defending NL East champs as a member of their bullpen (he retired two, striking out one, and allowed one hit), and also that Ryan Madson saved 30 games for the A's last season after missing three seasons with a series of elbow injuries. Madson has appeared in 132 games over the last three years for the Royals and A's, logging 128 innings with a 2.88 ERA and solid rate stats (7.5 K/9, 2.4 BB/9, 0.8 HR/9). At 36, he is once again at the back of the Oakland bullpen.