Roster set ... or is it?

The Wild Things trimmed their roster to under the Frontier League limit of 24 active players Wednesday in preparation for their season opener Friday at Evansville.

Washington released right-handed pitchers Gary Lee and Andy Wells, left-handed pitcher Ryan McCarney, outfielder Rashad Taylor and infielder Nick Spears. The Wild Things also placed infielder Nick Lockwood on the 14-day disabled list.

The moves leave Washington with 23 active players, plus Lockwood and outfielder Trevor Pippin on the DL. The Wild Things are one player under the league limit of 24. They can add a player before opening day.

Lee was part of Washington's starting rotation last year, when he was 4-6 with a 4.16 ERA in 16 outings (13 starts). Lee had played for new Wild Things manager Chris Bando in 2007 with the Aiken Foxhounds in the now-defunct independent South Coast League.

McCarney, who is an assistant coach at San Diego Christian College where Bando is the head coach, had an arm injury early in spring training and had been on the disabled list.

The roster:
Pitchers:
Casey Barnes
Mickey Cassidy
Nick Cico
Alan gatz
Ross Gusky
Justin Hall
Jhonny Montoya
Chris Smith
Shawn Smith
Ryan Thomas
Kyle Wahl

Catchers:
Chris Anderson
Brandon Fowler

Infielders
Mike Bando
Nick Lockwood (DL)
Matt McConnell
Michael Mooney
Shain Stoner
Doug Thennis

Outfielders
Allan Boyer
Mitch Dening
Michael Miller
Trevor Pippin (DL)
Luis Rivera
James Simmons