I have to admit, even as an avid Padres fan, there’s a lot to keep up with. For instance: I never seem to keep the long guys in the Padres bullpen straight, especially over the last year or so with the merry-go-round of trades and waiver claims the team has been through. The craziness was somehow kicked into overdrive this spring, as DePo notes that only 4 of the 13 pitchers likely to make the roster pitched for the big league club last year.

An idea I had to help myself, and whoever else is smart enough to read this blog, was to put together a little run down of who all these people are and why they’re playing for the Padres. Luckily, Jason Martinez is on the job, so I can stick to what I do best: making fun of the UT.

Martinez, of PadresRevolution fame, is the man behind MLBDepthCharts. Besides just the rosters, he also includes helpful blurbs about where the player came from.

I had a chance to meet and hang out with Jason at the first ever Padres Blogger Summit last year, he’s a cool dude. Hat tip to Tom Tango for the link.