2017 Opening Day Roster Taking Shape

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bravesfanforlife88

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Thought it would be nice to see who is on the 40 man roster as we move closer to spring training. Will be interesting to see where we end up

Pitchers:

Mauricio Cabrera RHP
Josh Collmenter RHP
Bartolo Colon RHP
RA Dickey RHP
Mike Foltynewiz RHp
Jaime Garcia LHP
David Hernandez RHP
Jim Johnson RHP
Ian Krol LHP'
Jacob Lindgren LHP (60-day DL Opening Day)
Jose Ramirez RHP
Armando Rivero RHP
Chaz Roe RHP
Julio Teheran RHP
Arodys Vizcaino RHP
Daniel Winkler RHP (60-day DL)
Eric O'Flaherty LHP

Catchers
Tyler Flowers
Kurt Suzuki

Infield
Chase d'Arnaud
Freddie Freeman
Adonis Garcia
Micha Johnson (DL)
Jace Peterson
Brandon Phillips
Sean Rodriguez (60-day DL)
Rio Ruiz
Dansby Swanson

Outfield
Ender Inciarte
Matt Kemp
Nick Markakis
Emilio Bonifacio OF

NRIs
Adam Brett Walker OF
Rex Brothers LHP
Michael Kirkman LHP
David Freitas C
Blake Lalli C

Manager : Brian Snitker
Hitting Coach: Kevin Seitzer
Asst Hitting Coach: Jose Castro
Pitching Coach: Chuck Hernandez
1st base Coach: Eddie Perez
3rd base Coach: Ron Washington
Bench Coach: Terry Pendleton
Bullpen Coach: Marty Reed

I highlighted 19 I think are locked into a spot on the 25.....what do you guys think
 
Don't want to "go negative" but it is process of elimination. We all hope for a comeback from Medlen. So, hopefully, that leads to release of Collmenter. Quite a few of the pitchers will obviously end up in the minor league camp for reassignment. See d'Arnoud and Rio Ruiz going back to Gwinnett. Why even bother with Recker? Not even familiar with Adam Walker. Would expect that they'll want veteran 4th OF/PH types to round that out. Hence, the interest in Frenchy.
 
Pitchers: 12

3. Mauricio Cabrera RHP
4. Josh Collmenter RHP
5. Bartolo Colon RHP
6. RA Dickey RHP
7. Mike Foltynewiz RHp
9. Jaime Garcia LHP
12. Jim Johnson RHP
13. Ian Krol LHP'
16. Jose Ramirez RHP
19. Chaz Roe RHP
21. Julio Teheran RHP
22. Arodys Vizcaino RHP

Catchers 2
25. Tyler Flowers
27. Kurt Suzuki

Infield 7

29. Chase d'Arnaud
30. Freddie Freeman
31. Adonis Garcia
32. Micha Johnson
33. Jace Peterson
34 Sean Rodriguez
36. Dansby Swanson

Outfield 3
37. Ender Inciarte
38. Matt Kemp
39. Nick Markakis

I could see this being our opening day 25 man roster with an addition of a 4th OF like a Frenchy....

Teheran
Dickey
Garcia
Colon
Folty

Inciarte
Swanson
Freeman
Kemp
Garcia
Markakis
Flowers/Suzuki
Peterson/Rodriguez

Bench
d'Arnaud
Johnson
Frenchy
Rodriguez/Peterson
Flowers/Suzuki
 
^^ They've said all along they plan on using a 8-man bullpen like much of last year. Definitely plan to break camp like that.
 
blueagleace1 said:
^^ They've said all along they plan on using a 8-man bullpen like much of last year. Definitely plan to break camp like that.
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Yes. My guess is they go with 2 lefties. Krol and Paco Rodriguez if he is healthy and reasonably effective in spring training. If he is not there is an opening for someone currently not on the 40-man roster.

Among the righties I think Johnson, Viz, Cabrera have spots barring injury or really poor performance. Winkler if healthy should make the team. We lose him back to the Rockies if he isn't on the team or on the DL. Colmenter and Ramirez are probably the favorites for the last two spots but could lose out if they pitch poorly.
 
Could use John Danks as a LHP long reliever if he pitches okay in ST......but we won't be using our 5th pitcher for a while at the start of the season right? So Folty could go to the pen or AAA to make a start
 
With the players currently in hand the bench looks like this:

Suzuki
Micah Johnson
D'Arnaud
Bonifacio

With Sean Rodriguez and Jace Peterson sharing second.

This looks like a weak bench to me. Kelly Johnson and Jeff Francoeur would both offer better pinch hitting from the left side and right side respectively over the current in-house options.
 
nsacpi said:
With the players currently in hand the bench looks like this:

Suzuki
Micah Johnson
D'Arnaud
Bonifacio

With Sean Rodriguez and Jace Peterson sharing second.

This looks like a weak bench to me. Kelly Johnson and Jeff Francoeur would both offer better pinch hitting from the left side and right side respectively over the current in-house options.
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Be careful what you wish for.

Although, given the quality of the guys we've netted from our annual Kelly flip, I'm surprised we haven't signed him already.
 
bravesfanforlife88 said:
Could use John Danks as a LHP long reliever if he pitches okay in ST......but we won't be using our 5th pitcher for a while at the start of the season right? So Folty could go to the pen or AAA to make a start
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Danks will be in the mix. I'm a fan of giving starting pitchers a look as relievers once they've reached the end of their useful lives as starters. Joe Blanton is an example of what can happen.
 
nsacpi said:
With the players currently in hand the bench looks like this:

Suzuki

Micah Johnson

D'Arnaud

Bonifacio

With Sean Rodriguez and Jace Peterson sharing second.

This looks like a weak bench to me. Kelly Johnson and Jeff Francoeur would both offer better pinch hitting from the left side and right side respectively over the current in-house options.
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All of those bench options other than SRod and Suzuki are super depressing. Actually, it's really all but SRod, but I have hope for Suzuki to be mediocre.
 
Jacob Lindgren...forgot about him. It's crazy how many former 1st and 2nd rounders with high ceilings we have assumed. We could have a ton on great options this year if guys like Paco and Winkler bounce back. 2018 depth should be unreal.
 
Who's playing first base when Freeman needs an off day? And who's playing first base if Freeman has to do a 15 day DL stint? Rodriguez was the only one capable that I see on the roster.
 
bravesfanforlife88 said:
The closer we get to spring training, the more I think the 4th OF spot will go to Frenchy or Bonifacio to start the year
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I think we make a trade or two this spring. We have an abundance of major league ready arms. If we can trade from a position of strength to acquire bench players that make us better in the first half and provide trade value come July then I think we do it.
 
Chico said:
I think we make a trade or two this spring. We have an abundance of major league ready arms. If we can trade from a position of strength to acquire bench players that make us better in the first half and provide trade value come July then I think we do it.
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I don't want to trade prospects to get a half year rental that we trade for prospects.
 
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