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Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins
Assuming the health of Yadi and Carlos:
Position Players:
1B: Piscotty
2B: Wong
SS: Peralta
3B: Carpenter
LF: Holliday
CF: Pham/Grichuk
RF: Heyward
C: Molina
Bench: Grichuk/Pham, Garcia, Adams, Cruz, Reynolds
That gives you two lefty bench bats, a backup for third besides Garcia, and right handed power off the bench. The one thing you sacrifice is speed.
If you only want one lefty on the bench, then swap Bourjos for Adams, but that's dangerous.
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I like this but I just don't see any way that Matheny leaves Jay off the playoff roster. So one of those names has to come off your list.
Also I think Bourjas will be on the roster. for late defensive help and speed. We need to protect a lead in the bottom of the 8th. We need a run to break a tie late. Put him on first and hope for a gapper just like this week.
Which I can understand that approach at least over Jay. He has no business on a playoff roster.
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Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins
Pitchers:
1: Martinez
2: Lackey
3: Garcia
4: Lynn/Wacha
Pen:
Long: Lynn/Wacha
MRP: Tuivailala, Cishek, Maness
Lefty: Lyons
Setup: Siegrist
Closer: Rosenthal
Of course, that won't happen. Tui will get bumped for Broxton, who is dying to blow a playoff series, and Matheny will keep nine in the pen at the expense of his bench.
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Again, I like your roster but Matheny will make sure that Broxton and Choate will both make the playoff roster.
And now with the loss of Martinez, do you need more long relief other than Lyons? We are down to 4 starters. What if we have 2 early meltdowns in a game? Even if you give up, you still have to have someone throw the innings and you don't want to turn your bullpen for the rest of the games.