Vargas was removed from the 40-man roster to make room for recently-acquired pitching prospect Jake Esch. The 25-year-old pitched well this spring, posting a 2.70 ERA despite a lofty 2.40 WHIP in a pair of appearances in big league camp. This comes as somewhat of a surprise, as he managed to make the jump from Double-A to the majors last year, but it seems that Vargas will have to settle for being an organizational depth piece for the time being unless the starters ahead of him in the pecking order falter.
