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When Lee first when down in ST I was VERY disappointed.  With the mediocre offense making the line between winning and losing razor thin for the M's, I thought the Lee injury was a death knell.
However, I think it actually has become a blessing in disguise!  First off it gave Lee and his over worked arm an extra month to rest and get him prepared for a WS run, but more importantly it gave the M's the chance to give the BOR scrubs and extended tryout. 
Coming into Spring Training Snell and RRS where the odds on favorites to win the #4 and #5 spots in the rotation and it runs out if that had happened they would have been the WRONG guys to be there.  Through a combination of physical and mental stuff Fister and Vargas are the ones to have shown that spot 4 and 5 are THEIRS.  While Snell and RRS would appear to have the superior STUFF Fister and Vargas are the ones that look like they have the mental and intestinal fortitude to make it in the Bigs, and I don't think we would have found that out without Lee's injury providing the extended real world (IOW in games that count) tryout.
 
I am PUMPED to see Lee tomorrow, and am very excited to see this rotation running on all cylinders now that we have found the correct 4th and 5th cylinder!  Now if we can only find a way to hit for a little more power!