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13 Pitchers But No Jake Arrieta: Phillies' Opening Day Roster Is Set

It's Opening Day and the Phillies' roster is set.

Jake Arrieta will not open the season on the 25-man roster, instead staying in Florida as he prepares for his first start on Sunday, April 8 against the Marlins.

Below is the roster, which includes 10 players making their first Opening Day roster.

Catchers (2)
Jorge Alfaro and Andrew Knapp

Infielders (6)
J.P. Crawford, Pedro Florimón, Maikel Franco, César Hernández, Scott Kingery and Carlos Santana

Outfielders (4)
Aaron Altherr, Odúbel Herrera, Rhys Hoskins and Nick Williams

Pitchers (13)
Right-handers Víctor Arano, Luis García, Drew Hutchison, Ben Lively, Héctor Neris, Pat Neshek, Aaron Nola, Nick Pivetta, Edubray Ramos, Jake Thompson and Vince Velasquez and lefties Hoby Milner and Adam Morgan

Jerad Eickhoff (lat strain) and relievers Tommy Hunter (hamstring) and Mark Leiter Jr. (right forearm strain) were placed on the 10-day disabled list.

The Phillies open their season at the Braves at 4:10 on NBCSP and streaming on NBCSportsPhiladelphia.com

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