| (PLEASE SEE MOST RECENT 25-MAN ROSTER POST FOR NOTES ON THESE RANKINGS) | |||
| Projected 2009 25-Man Roster | |||
| C | Dioner Navarro | ||
| 1B | Carlos Pena | ||
| 2B | Akinori Iwamura | ||
| SS | Jason Bartlett | Will Reid Brignac be ready? | |
| 3B | Evan Longoria | ||
| LF | Carl Crawford | ||
| CF | BJ Upton | ||
| RF | Jonny Gomes | Only spot that is truly up for grabs | |
| DH | Cliff Floyd | ||
| Bench | Shawn Riggans | ||
| Bench | Ben Zobrist | ||
| Bench | Willy Aybar | ||
| Bench | Justin Ruggiano | ||
| SP | Scott Kazmir | ||
| SP | James Shields | ||
| SP | Matt Garza | ||
| SP | Edwin Jackson | Sonny if Jackson is traded | |
| SP | Jeff Niemann | will be out of options in '09 | |
| Closer | Troy Percival | ||
| RP | Dan Wheeler | ||
| RP | Trever Miller | ||
| RP | Gary Glover | ||
| RP | JP Howell | ||
| RP | Andy Sonnanstine | ||
| RP | Jason Hammel | More likely to be with another team | |
| Position Secure | |||
| Leading candidate to be starter (roster spot secure) | |||
| Leading candidate to be starter (roster spot not secure) | |||
| Leading candidate for roster spot | |||