Post#229 » by coolhandluke121 » Thu Sep 18, 2025 9:49 pm
I definitely see them having more hitters and fewer pitchers than usual. The 3-batter rule for relief pitchers still applies, so other than having more rest days per week, you can't manipulate pitching match-ups any easier than you can in the regular season. However, there are no such limits on PH'ing. I see Bauers and Hoskins in particular as locks, because sometimes you just need to bring a PH from the favorable side of the plate and hope for a home run. They have been good enough to earn a spot this year. Hell, Bauers is somehow still a dark-horse player of the month candidate. (I know it won't last, but it's still fun.)
Remember that you submit a new roster each round. There are typically more consecutive games in the pennant round than the divisional round, and the Brewers can add 1-2 pitchers at that time, if they're fortunate enough to advance. Also note that it's a bit of a fool's errand to predict every last roster spot until you know who you're playing. Quintana could get a spot against a team with enough strong LHB's, for example.
You still have 26 spots. I think I saw someone stop at 25.
Catcher
Contreras
Jansen
1B
Vaughn
Hoskins
Bauers
IF
Turang
Ortiz
Durbin
Monasterio
(Having only one backup here is what concerns me the most in terms of roster balance.)
OF/DH
Chourio
Collins
Perkins
Frelick
Yelich
SP
Peralta
Woodruff
Priester
Other P
Uribe
Ashby
Misiorowski
Mears
Koenig
Candidates for remaining 4 spots
Megill (if healthy)
Patrick (looks a little better than Anderson so far this month IMO)
Anderson (don't be surprised if he's a victim of cutting back on RHPs despite deserving a spot)
Quintana (Phillies, Padres, Mets have tOPS+ 95 or below against LHPs, with Mets at 83; MLB-worst is 82)
DL Hall (I haven't seen any indications that he's behind schedule for his anticipated late-September/early-October return)
Zastryzny (they will choose the two LHPs who look the healthiest and most effective at the end of the month, regardless of track record IMO)
Seigler (sorry haters, but I have him as a likely candidate due to only needing 11 pitchers - raking in AAA and batted-ball metrics still solid)
Longshots
Myers (if they need him, they may as well have already lost the game and can use Bauers or Seigler, lol)
Gasser (LHP health, or lack thereof, could give him an opening)
Fedde (thanks for 9 solid innings so far, but no - just, no)
Payamps (has not earned back much trust at this point)
Black (way behind Seigler IMO)
Lockridge (would require an injury to one primary CF option; one corner OF injury by itself probably would not do it though)
If Megill and Hall both are cleared for the postseason but don't get to pitch this month, then they will keep at least 12 pitchers because they will want them on the roster but won't know whether they're truly ready for game action.
Wut we've got here is... faaailure... to communakate.
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