Durbin 's spot on the Brewers ' Opening Day roster could now be secure after Andruw Monasterio was optioned to Triple-A Nashvillle, Jack Stern of BrewerFanatic.com reports.

Durbin (forearm) will start at third base and bat eighth in Thursday's Cactus League game against the White Sox.

Or, maybe we are just forgetting the value Durbin and Park provided after converting to the bullpen full-time in 2008 and 2009, respectively. It comes down to that aforementioned magic variable ...