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Lineup of ten starters

Luhnow mentioned a roster of multiple options at each position. Here's how I'd do it, to get 10 guys starting over 100 games:

DH: Carter 82; Gattis 80 (minus whatever games played in NL parks)

C: Castro 100; Conger 60

1B: Singleton 100; Carter 62

2b: Altuve 155; Marwin 7

ss: Lowrie 140; Marwin 22

3b Albunea 140; Marwin 22

LF: Grossman 100; Gattis 62 (only home games)

CF: Springer 150; Marisnick 12

RF: Rasmus 130; Marisnick 32

This gets Carter 144 starts, and Gattis 142 starts. It gives guys like Grossman and Singleton enough PT to aid their development without overexposing them. The bench would be Gattis (even with all of those starts), Marisnick, Marwin, and ??? I'd like it to be Sclafani. Marisnick and Marwin come in as late inning replacements, especially Marisnick in LF when Gattis starts out there. Obviously many of Marwin's starts would be yielded to whoever the 4th bench player becomes. No way it should be Matty D. Gotta believe he's cut in ST. The depth in AAA constitutes: Stasi, Torreyes, Santana,Tucker, and Aplin (the last two would need to be added to the 40 man). Can't see Hoes sticking around after slugging .260 last year and putting up a pitcher's wRC+ of 43. Not when guys like Tucker are slugging .580 in Fresno, and Aplin's getting on base 43% of the time (CR Perry bait).