Being behind, for even one week, is not good for a rooike reliever. They seem to make their best impressions early in spring training. It would be an up hill battle for De Fratus to make the the team out of spring training, but it wouldn’t have been impossible.For the seven (7) bullpen spots I have Papelbon, Bastardo, Qualls, Kendrick, Willis, Contreras and Herndon. Stutes is probably the next guy up if Contreras isn’t ready. De Fratus just had to beat out Herndon, Stutes and Schwimer to make it. Not impossible, if healthy.