41.   Julian Tavarez will move from starter to setup relief and Donovan Osborne, Jesus Sanchez and Alan Benes will battle for the fifth starter spot.

42.   Left-hander Joel Adamson began the season as the fifth starter, but suffered a rotator-cuff injury.

43.   Less than a week into spring training, the Yankees do not know who their fifth starter will be.

44.   Lasorda now needs to go out and get a fifth starter.

45.   Last year he showed the ability to switch from middle man to fifth starter to spot starter and won seven games for us.

46.   Last year, Ed Yarnall and Jake Westbrook were knocked silly as potential fifth starters, and were gone.

47.   Meche could be the fifth starter.

48.   Melvin mentioned Burrows, Cook and Oklahoma City right-hander Rick Helling as possibilities for the fifth starter spot when the second half begins.

49.   Mercker was the fifth starter for the Braves that year, behind Greg Maddux, John Smoltz, Tom Glavine and Steve Avery.

50.   More importantly, a potential fifth starter emerged.