Same time last year

Last September Jae Seo got the a one-year contract extension from the Devil Rays after he went 3-12 with 5.33 ERA in 36 games (26 starting) for them and the Dodgers last season.

Last year about this time (spring training) I remember feeling pretty secure having Seo become our fifth starter. That feeling went south pretty quickly, I agree :). To me he always seemed to miss a pitch or
two which used to turn around and bite him in the back for a big inning (especially in his Dodger days). Also a "slow warm-up syndrome" never helped him in the first innings. 

He's currently listed on the TB depth chart as their fourth starter. At 30 years old - do you think he'll finally manage to establish himself as middle-of-the-rotation pitcher?

As for Dioner Navarro, I remember having second thoughts about him playing in front of Alomar last spring training (that was BEFORE the emergence of Russell Martin, folks :)). Dioner is only 23 yo and due to a particularly difficult year last year in terms of family incidents (car accident, serious illness of one of his children), he only managed to hit .254 with 6 HR and 28 RBIs. He's currently out for a couple of days with a hamstring strain.

Do you think letting him go by the Dodgers was a little bit premature? (we got pending FA Toby Hall and Mark Hendrickson in the deal)  While he might have lost the battle for the lineup spot to Martin over last season, he's still got more upside than Mike Lieberthal and Kelly Stinnett (let alone Sandy Alomar and Hall) and I'm not sure how much confidence the organization has in Edwin Bellorin (currently with the 51's). Is there another young catcher in the Dodger system to turn into a big league backup for Martin in say two years?