Playoff Roster - 2018

[moonslav59]

Do you really think the Sox are going to leave their All Star 1B off the playoff roster because of a late season slump?

No. I said he is still on the roster. I suggested he may be nearing bubble status.

Besides, who else plays 1B vs RHPs? Holt? Nah. Travis? Nah. Swihart? Long shot, at best.

Moreland is on the roster, but he's hitting worse than Vaz in the second half of 2018 (and Vaz's full season number, too). Lot's of people want Vaz off the roster.

2nd Half Sox OPS
1.014 JD
.935 Betts
.878 Pearce
.837 JBJ
.823 Bogey
.739 Holt
.739 Nunez
.707 Beni
.691 Devers
.669 Swihart
.563 Vaz
.558 Moreland
.342 Leon

[Bellhorn04]

No. I said he is still on the roster. I suggested he may be nearing bubble status.

Besides, who else plays 1B vs RHPs? Holt? Nah. Travis? Nah. Swihart? Long shot, at best.

Moreland is on the roster, but he's hitting worse than Vaz in the second half of 2018 (and Vaz's full season number, too). Lot's of people want Vaz off the roster.

2nd Half Sox OPS
1.014 JD
.935 Betts
.878 Pearce
.837 JBJ
.823 Bogey
.739 Holt
.739 Nunez
.707 Beni
.691 Devers
.669 Swihart
.563 Vaz
.558 Moreland
.342 Leon

Moreland is streaky as hell. Just for fun, I'll predict that he's about to turn it around and has some big hits in the postseason.

[moonslav59]

Moreland is streaky as hell. Just for fun, I'll predict that he's about to turn it around and has some big hits in the postseason.

I hope so. I think some long rest will help.

[mvp 78]

Moreland is streaky as hell. Just for fun, I'll predict that he's about to turn it around and has some big hits in the postseason.

Swihart goes full on Big Papi 2013. Sox sign him to a long contract. He hits 500 OPS over the life of it.

[moonslav59]

Swihart goes full on Big Papi 2013. Sox sign him to a long contract. He hits 500 OPS over the life of it.

Then, you woke up (all wet).

[mvp 78]

Then, you woke up (all wet).

I haven't peed the bed in a few weeks. I'm good. Mommy even says we can take off the plastic sheets now!

Why is it that old guys just post the grossest shit on here?

[greenwell]

If you mean to say Kinsler at 2B I agree with you. Now we're back to Devers, Holt and Nunez at 3B. Nunez is my choice because I like his offense and his defense better than I like the other two but he's still the ugly pup in the litter.

I personally prefer Devers offensively. He has shown that he can hit good pitching, and more importantly he doesn't GIDP nearly as much as Nunez.

[moonslav59]

I haven't peed the bed in a few weeks. I'm good. Mommy even says we can take off the plastic sheets now!

Why is it that old guys just post the grossest shit on here?

I wasn't think of pee. I guess just young guys (and Trump) do that.

[Fan_since_Boggs]

I'm not one to make judgements based on one game, and the history does go beyond one game for ERod and Eovaldi (and Price to some extent), so I'm now in agreement with this position.

Eovaldi should start game 3 (in NYC), and Price/ERod game 4. If we play Oakland, maybe things change.

Weird, we used to try and start lefties in NY.

Yep. The Yankees lineup is so stacked with right handed bats that the lefty formula doesn't work anymore.

What lefty batter really scares you in the Yankees lineup? Didi can do some damage but that is all. The rest are right handed: Judge, Stanton, Voit, Sanchez, Torres, Andujar. As such, if the Yankees win the wild card game, Eovaldi should get a start against them with Rodriguez or Price coming out of the rotation for the division series.

The Yankees were counting on Bird being a major factor and providing balance to their lineup. That didn't happen.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

I wasn't think of pee. I guess just young guys (and Trump) do that.

+100

[Fan_since_Boggs]

I'm not as familiar with the A's and so I am not going to talk about them. If the Red Sox face the Yankees in the division round, the rotation should be Sale, Price, Porcello, Eovaldi, and then Sale in game 5. Rodriguez to the bullpen. Price pitches in Fenway rather than Yankees stadium. The two righties--Porcello and Eovaldi--pitch in Yankees stadium. While Sale will start game 5, Price will be able to give you a few innings in game 5 from the bullpen.

[Bellhorn04]

I'm not as familiar with the A's and so I am not going to talk about them. If the Red Sox face the Yankees in the division round, the rotation should be Sale, Price, Porcello, Eovaldi, and then Sale in game 5. Rodriguez to the bullpen. Price pitches in Fenway rather than Yankees stadium. The two righties--Porcello and Eovaldi--pitch in Yankees stadium. While Sale will start game 5, Price will be able to give you a few innings in game 5 from the bullpen.

Seems like a pretty solid plan if it's the Yanks.

[moonslav59]

I'm not as familiar with the A's and so I am not going to talk about them. If the Red Sox face the Yankees in the division round, the rotation should be Sale, Price, Porcello, Eovaldi, and then Sale in game 5. Rodriguez to the bullpen. Price pitches in Fenway rather than Yankees stadium. The two righties--Porcello and Eovaldi--pitch in Yankees stadium. While Sale will start game 5, Price will be able to give you a few innings in game 5 from the bullpen.

Agreed, and I'd be ready to use Wright for multiple innings in 2-3 games.

[bosoxmal]

I can't tell you what the full roster, but here's what the lineup vs a RH pitcher shoyld look like:

Mookie--- CF
Benny---- LF
JD-------- PH
Bohie---- SS
Holt----- 2B
Decers-- 3B
Moreland 1B
Catcher
JBK-------CF

[moonslav59]

I can't tell you what the full roster, but here's what the lineup vs a RH pitcher shoyld look like:

Mookie--- CF
Benny---- LF
JD-------- PH
Bohie---- SS
Holt----- 2B
Decers-- 3B
Moreland 1B
Catcher
JBK-------CF

Why not this?

1. Betts RF
2. Beni LF
3. Bogey SS
4. JD DH
5. Devers 3B
6. JBJ CF
7. Holt 1B
8. Kinsler 2B
9. Leon C (w Sale & Price)/Vaz (w Porcello & Eovaldi/ERod)