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Treinen has won the final spot in the Nationals' bullpen, The Washington Post reports.

He beat out Trevor Gott, who was optioned down to Triple-A, and Sean Burnett for the job. Treinen will likely be used in middle relief and as an occasional set-up man.

Maurer will be on the Padres' Opening Day roster, Jeff Sanders of the Union-Tribune reports.

The hard-throwing right-hander started out this spring with his sights set on potentially landing a spot in the rotation, but the Padres have instead to keep him on the active roster in a bullpen role. Maurer can reach the mid-to-high 90's and he's historically been able to keep the ball in the park, but he's allowed five home runs this spring after giving up just three big flies all of last season. If he can up his strikeout rate (6.9 K/9 in 2015), he'll be a valuable member of the Padres bullpen. That said, Kevin Quackenbush is likely ahead of him in the pecking order if closer Fernando Rodney struggles.

Pomeranz will have a spot in the Padres' rotation, AJ Cassavell of MLB.com reports.

Manager Andy Green said earlier in the week that he'd make a final decision on Pomeranz's role on Friday, and true to his word, he opted to give the journeyman left-hander a spot in the rotation. While this is a boon for Pomeranz's fantasy value, it makes the statuses of Robbie Erlin and Colin Rea all the more uncertain. Pomeranz hasn't started more than 20 games since 2012 when he was a member of the Rockies.

Bracho is a candidate for a final spot in the team's bullpen to start the season, Steve Gilbert of MLB.com reports.

Bracho is expected to battle Jake Barrett, Enrique Burgos and Evan Marshall for the opening, though there could be two spots available if teammate Josh Collmenter starts the season on the DL. The 25-man roster needs to be finalized by 9 a.m. Sunday. Bracho has a 1.42 ERA and eight strikeouts across 6.1 spring training innings.

Edgin (elbow) was placed on the 15-day disabled list Friday.

The 29-year-old is still recovering from Tommy John surgery and is expected to be back by the end of April. Once healthy, Edgin will look to pick up where he left off in 2014 when he posted a 1.32 ERA in 27.3 innings of relief for the Mets.

Thornton was reassigned to Triple-A Las Vegas on Friday.

Thronton will have to wait another year to make his major league debut, as there was simply other better options for the Mets bullpen. He'll head back to Triple-A to act as organizational bullpen depth.

Manager Andy Green is expected to make a decision on Pomeranz's role with the team Friday, Dennis Lin of The Union-Tribune reports.

Whether Pomeranz is given a role out of the bullpen or in the rotation remains to be seen, but a decision is expected in the near future. If he does not land a spot in the rotation, Colin Rea would likely be the winner of the fifth starter's role. Interestingly, the Padres parted ways with Odrisamer Despaigne this offseason, so Pomeranz could theoretically take his place as a swing man out of the bullpen and as an occasional spot starter.

Rusin (finger) will not be in the rotation to start the season after manager Walt Weiss announced that the Rockies would be going with a four-man rotation to start the season, Nick Groke of the Denver Post reports.

Rusin was thought to be an option to join the rotation once his finger was healthy, but it appears that they are content with him simply joining the bullpen. If Jon Gray (abdomen) is out longer than expected, though, the left-hander could get some starts later in the month.

Nolin (elbow) received the results of his MRI Thursday and has an elbow strain, Adam McCalvy of MLB.com reports.

Nolin has already been placed on the disabled list to start the season, so he'll miss at least a bit of time to start the season. This is better news than having a tear, so that should help the left-hander get back to action sooner. Nolin will get a second opinion on his elbow prior to taking any action, so things should become clearer once that happens. While he's out, Chris Capuano will act as the main left-hander in the Brewers bullpen.

Bowman will be on the Opening Day roster, Adam Rubin of ESPN New York reports.

The Rule 5 pick managed to garner a roster spot after holding his own in major league spring training and thanks to Jordan Walden's shoulder issue. He'll likely slot into lower-leverage relief situations going forward.