DOTW 9/23/'13: Playoff Roster - Who Should Be Our 25?

Honestly, we're just going to need Carpenter to be what we thought Walden would be.

Also, at this point, I'm more worried about Minor giving up 2-3 home runs in the first three or four innings than I am who starts game 4. Especially with the way our offense is lagging.
 
zitothebrave said:
Wood is not needed more in the pen. Would you move Medlen to the pen and replace him with Loe? He's more needed in the pen!!!!

Come the post season 7th inning men aren't as important as they are in the regular season. Sure it would be nice if we had the guys to put Wood in the pen and be happy, and honestly I'm almost 100% certain that Fredi is starting Garcia over Wood not because of the BP need, but because of veteran experience. Since only Medlen has post season experience and that was 1 game. And to me there's nothing dumber than giving someone a spot just because they pitched in the playoffs before.

Wood should be starting in the post season. Period. Even if Avilan and Walden are struggling now, you can't bet on them continuing to struggle. If Wood pitches every game of the post season, they all go to max games, he would throw 19 innings. Same scenario he'd make 4 starts. He easily could throw more innings for this team as a starter. And because of scheduling we could still use him as an occasional reliever. Wood should not be starting.

End rant.

That said we've sustained injuries and crap play from Graham, Gilmartin, Beachy, Hudson, Maholm, and more and if Fredi wasn't a twit we'd have a very strong though young playoff rotation.
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Wood is 4th is pecking order for starters. Meds is arguably our best pitcher right now. So that's a big comparison fail.

Still the point is we are having issues with our reliable LH relievers being not so reliable. So in that sense, Wood is needed more in the pen. Though certainly either/or is fine with me. I would not hesitate to use him in any of the first games if needed
 
If Walden can't go it just makes Wood's move to the pen all the more important. Its a shame that even with all the injuries this team has suffered through this season that we are still getting new issues at the end of the year.
 
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