With all our new additions and reinforcements on the way I thought this would be a good time to look at what our playoff roster may look like.
This is the way I see the roster shaping up. I’ve gone with the thought process that we’ll have 3 lefties in the pen as well as 3 catchers and most likely a backup SS besides Culberson on the roster. I believe we’ll carry 12 pitchers and 13 hitters. Some of my bubble players could make the roster if the Braves decide to change that alignment while others strictly have to play their way on.
End Of Season Update
In my end of season update I’ve got Fried in the rotation and I’ve moved Teheran and O’Day to the bullpen. I have Flowers as our primary starter at catcher and added Cervelli to the bench to allow McCann to act as our primary lefty bench bat vs the Cards. I also like Cervelli’s chances not to embarrass himself with the bat in a postseason series against RHP better than Riley’s. With the Cardinals having no lefty SP and Duvall being the first righty off the bench Riley’s opportunities vs LHP would be highly limited.
Below is my final roster
Starting Pitchers
Keuchel
Soroka
Folty
Fried (moved up)
Lefty Relievers
Blevins
Newk
Righty Relievers
Teheran
O’Day (moved up)
Greene
Jackson
Martin
Melancon
Lineup
Acuna
Albies
Freeman
Donaldson
Markakis
Joyce
Swanson
Flowers (moved up)
Bench
McCann
Duvall
Hamilton
Hechavarria
Cervelli (moved up)
Potential Between Series Additions
Riley (moved down)
Inciarte (injured)
Dayton
Injury Only Between Series Additions
Ortega
Tomlin
Swarzak
Murphy (added)
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