Whither Thomson?

The AJC reports further indications that John Thomson is being shopped for bullpen help, now that it appears likely that Foster, McBride, and Boyer will be unable to begin the season. Unless the injuries to McBride and Boyer are worse than they're letting on (always a possibility), I just don't get this. We shouldn't trade our #3 starter because a couple of relievers are on the shelf for a few weeks -- and if we do, we need to get more than just one reliever for him (Juan Cruz is one name being bandied about, by the way).

I repeat my (useless) call for an 11-man pitching staff, comprised as follows:

Starters

Hudson
Smoltz
Thomson
Davies
Sosa

Relievers

Cormier
Villarreal
Ramirez
James
Reitsma
Devine

Davies has been very impressive, and is likely one of our top five starters whether Thomson stays or goes. The big idea here, and one that's not going to happen, is moving Horacio to the bullpen. He's a born LOOGY -- effective against lefties, useless against righties, and gets a lot of groundballs. But he's been groomed as a starter and is a proud guy, so I'm spitting into the wind.