Taking a look at the potential postseason roster

bravesfanMatt said:
What about the Brewers who could still catch the cards.
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Brewers would have to go 5-0 to catch them and Cards go 2-2 for a tie. If Cubs didnt give away a couple of those games last weekend, that race would be very interesting. Probably too little too late for the Crew. They'll probably drop one of the Reds games.
 
Tapate50 said:
We should have rested him more the first week.
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Remember when Inciarte was clearly showing signs of injury based on his defensive metrics, sprint speed and exit velocities, yet he continued to play everyday until his back got so bad he had to hit the DL for over a month?

Some rest definitely wouldn't have helped at that time, I'm sure.
 
To be honest I am getting worried about the NLDS. The way we have performed after clinching plus the injuries...granted the games mean nothing but it is tough to just turn on that switch...also with Freeman hurting, can he be the Freeman we need?
 
bravesfanforlife88 said:
To be honest I am getting worried about the NLDS. The way we have performed after clinching plus the injuries...granted the games mean nothing but it is tough to just turn on that switch...also with Freeman hurting, can he be the Freeman we need?
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If it makes you feel better, the Cardinals have lost 4 in a row and are on the verge of blowing the division
 
bravesfanforlife88 said:
To be honest I am getting worried about the NLDS. The way we have performed after clinching plus the injuries...granted the games mean nothing but it is tough to just turn on that switch...also with Freeman hurting, can he be the Freeman we need?
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The Cards have been playing pretty bad themselves lately, but they "should" finish it off today with Flaherty on the hill.

But the Braves arent exactly peaking heading into the playoffs by any means.
 
So these are the 25 I would take against the Cards:

4 Starting Pitchers: Folty, Keuchel, Soroka, Fried

8 Relievers: Melancon, Greene, Martin, Jackson, Newk, Blevins, Tomlin, Teheran

2 Catchers: McCann, Flowers

5 Infielders: Freeman, Albies, Swanson, Donaldson, Hech

6 Outfielders: Acuna, Muk, Joyce, Duvall, Hamilton, Ortega

I go with Ortega over Riley or Cervelli because of the predominance of right handed pitching on the Cards roster.

I go with Teheran over other options like O'Day and Swarzak because he can provide cover in a long extra inning game or one where a starter gets removed early.
 
If Swarzak is on the list, I will buy a ticket and fly and personally hit our coach in the nose.


He is Reeksma and Klob combo.

He reminds me of them and they royally suck.
 
nsacpi said:
So these are the 25 I would take against the Cards:

4 Starting Pitchers: Folty, Keuchel, Soroka, Fried

8 Relievers: Melancon, Greene, Martin, Jackson, Newk, Blevins, Tomlin, Teheran

2 Catchers: McCann, Flowers

5 Infielders: Freeman, Albies, Swanson, Donaldson, Hech

6 Outfielders: Acuna, Muk, Joyce, Duvall, Hamilton, Ortega

I go with Ortega over Riley or Cervelli because of the predominance of right handed pitching on the Cards roster.

I go with Teheran over other options like O'Day and Swarzak because he can provide cover in a long extra inning game or one where a starter gets removed early.
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Seems like having both Tomlin and Teheran on the roster is a waste. Either of those guys could cover a blowout. If we need both, we're in deep trouble anyway.

I'd take O'Day.
 
End Of Season Update

Slippyjms said:
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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Having both Julio/Tomlin seems a bit excessive, O'Day should make it over one instead.
 
Heyward said:
Having both Julio/Tomlin seems a bit excessive, O'Day should make it over one instead.
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We've actually carried 2 long guys most of the season. Tomlin plus Toussaint for the first half. More recently there has been a rotating cast of others (sometimes called up briefly from the minors when the situation has called for it).

The main reason 2 long men in the pen is desirable is that typically you have to rest them for a few days after a multi-inning outing. The idea is to have one in reserve after you burn the other.
 
nsacpi said:
So these are the 25 I would take against the Cards:

4 Starting Pitchers: Folty, Keuchel, Soroka, Fried

8 Relievers: Melancon, Greene, Martin, Jackson, Newk, Blevins, Tomlin, Teheran

2 Catchers: McCann, Flowers

5 Infielders: Freeman, Albies, Swanson, Donaldson, Hech

6 Outfielders: Acuna, Muk, Joyce, Duvall, Hamilton, Ortega

I go with Ortega over Riley or Cervelli because of the predominance of right handed pitching on the Cards roster.

I go with Teheran over other options like O'Day and Swarzak because he can provide cover in a long extra inning game or one where a starter gets removed early.
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Seems about right.

The question about whether or not to include Cervelli hinges on how many times Snit will actually PH for Markakis/Mac/Joyce when the Cards bring in Miller and Webb. Your current roster carries 2 actual RHH PHers in Hech and Duvall (possibly a 3rd with Flowers if Snit is willing to risk running out of catchers). That probably counters Miller in all games he appears, which might be good enough.

It does not, however, counter the move where after Duvall PHs for Joyce vs Webb in the middle innings, then the moves go: RHP to face Duvall, Ortega to face that RHP, Miller to face Ortega, RHH to face Miller, Hamilton to PR and play defense. Hamilton can NOT be that RHH PHer.

I lean towards Cervelli over Tomlin to be that RHH PHer, and if a game gets out of hand Teheran can eat up innings. If multiple games get out of hand it doesn't matter because the series is likely over at that point anyways.
 
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nsacpi said:
We've actually carried 2 long guys most of the season. Tomlin plus Toussaint for the first half. More recently there has been a rotating cast of others (sometimes called up briefly from the minors when the situation has called for it).

The main reason 2 long men in the pen is desirable is that typically you have to rest them for a few days after a multi-inning outing. The idea is to have one in reserve after you burn the other.
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If the Braves need 2 long men in a 5 game series...they probably lost the series anyways and it doesn't matter who is rested.
 
O’Day should make it. Tomlin should stay home. I’m leaning towards only carrying eleven pitchers, with Blevins the odd man out for this series (but standing reserve should the team reach the NLCS).
 
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