Taking a look at the potential postseason roster

[Slippyjms]

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)

[Snowman]

I think I more or less agree with this (though I'd like to find a way to get Riley on there for some pure pop off the bench, it's hard to see who would go), but I rather expect to see Camargo get on there somehow regardless. Snit loves him.

[nsacpi]

O'Day on the bubble huh?

[Snowman]

O'Day on the bubble huh?

Eh. He's a veteran lefty (and lefties never die), so I could see him being on the bubble if he came up in September and put up a sub-2 ERA in 14 innings or something like that.

[nsacpi]

Eh. He's a veteran lefty (and lefties never die), so I could see him being on the bubble if he came up in September and put up a sub-2 ERA in 14 innings or something like that.

He's a righty.

[Snowman]

He's a righty.

Damn, is he? I've had it in my brain for two years he was a lefty.

[BeanieAntics]

Eh. He's a veteran lefty (and lefties never die), so I could see him being on the bubble if he came up in September and put up a sub-2 ERA in 14 innings or something like that.

O'day is a lefty?

[Southcack77]

Getting O’Day to the active 40 is not a negligible task.

[Skeeter31]

Getting O’Day to the active 40 is not a negligible task.

Not to mention that if he doesn’t pitch in the majors before 9/1 he can only be added to postseason roster as an injury replacement.

[jpx7]

Not to mention that if he doesn’t pitch in the majors before 9/1 he can only be added to postseason roster as an injury replacement.

I don’t believe that’s the case.

[Braves1976]

I don’t believe that’s the case.

as long as he is in the organization i think we are fine, just need to remove someone from the 40-man to make room.

[nsacpi]

Getting O’Day to the active 40 is not a negligible task.

Ajax dfa? Could happen if we decide to roster someone currently on the 60 day.

[Braves1976]

Ajax dfa? Could happen if we decide to roster someone currently on the 60 day.

possible or maybe they put him on the 60-day dl

[Slippyjms]

I think I more or less agree with this (though I'd like to find a way to get Riley on there for some pure pop off the bench, it's hard to see who would go), but I rather expect to see Camargo get on there somehow regardless. Snit loves him.

I think it’s at the point where Camargo will just have to try again next year. He fell behind Culberson at SS and then we went outside the organization for help. He’s been worth almost -1 win this year.

[Snowman]

I think it’s at the point where Camargo will just have to try again next year. He fell behind Culberson at SS and then we went outside the organization for help. He’s been worth almost -1 win this year.

Oh, I totally agree with you. I just don't believe Snit will agree with us.

[Slippyjms]

O'Day on the bubble huh?

Yeah I could potentially see him pushing out Swarzak or possibly Greene if O’Day pitches well and one of them starts going off the rails in September.

[nsacpi]

Yeah I could potentially see him pushing out Swarzak or possibly Greene if O’Day pitches well and one of them starts going off the rails in September.

Sobotka or Minter has a MUCH better chance of doing that.

[Slippyjms]

Sobotka or Minter has a MUCH better chance of doing that.

Sobotka has great stuff but he has not been really reliable this year. O’Day has been a reliable pitcher over his career and if he’s pitching well I’d roll with him. Minter could make it but that would effect Teheran’s status more than O’Day’s.

[Snowman]

Sobotka has great stuff but he has not been really reliable this year. O’Day has been a reliable pitcher over his career and if he’s pitching well I’d roll with him. Minter could make it but that would effect Teheran’s status more than O’Day’s.

Wait, what?

[nsacpi]

Sobotka and Minter have been pitching well in AAA.