Despaigne appears in line to break camp in the big-league rotation, Craig Mish of Sirius XM reports.
As Mish notes, Despaigne's current schedule has him lined up to start the third game of the regular season for the Marlins, although it should be noted that four of his five spring appearances so far have come in relief. Adam Conley, Dillon Peters and Jarlin Garcia were optioned to the minors Friday, which allowed the Opening Day rotation to come into focus a little. Despaigne, who has a 2.51 ERA, 1.33 WHIP and 12 strikeouts in 14.1 innings this spring, could be joined in the rotation by Jose Urena, Dan Straily, Justin Nicolino and Sandy Alcantara, although Caleb Smith and Jacob Turner still remain in the mix. Regardless of who wins the open job battles, this is likely to be the worst rotation in baseball from a real life and fantasy perspective.