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just a bit of defense for Lobi - a lot of the starters are used to throwing to him and like him.edit - where's a good set of stats on W/L and era for catchers games started? also how pitchers do with various catchers? By rep, Wieters is a great game caller but I don't know about Lobi. I don't want to lobby to much for jose without the data.
Any measure of a catcher's defense, aside from pop time, is purely qualitative. There are too many variables at play to look at stats such as catcher ERA.
I like this lineup:SS TurnerRF Harper3B Rendon2B Murphy1B ZimmermanLF Werth/Kendrick/LindC WietersCF Taylor
I like this lineup:SS TurnerRF Harper3B Rendon2B Murphy1B ZimmermanLF Werth/Kendrick/LindC Wieters SeverinoCF Taylor
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Hard to disagree with you. Except isn't Gio going to fall off a cliff if Wieters isn't catching him?
Lineup - Turner SS - Kendrick/Werth LF - Harper RF - Murphy 2B - Zim 1B - Rendon 3B - Taylor CF - Wieters CRotation - Scherzer - Strasburg - Gonzalez - RoarkBullpen - Doolittle - Madson - Kintzler - Albers - Perez - Romero - BlantonBench - Lind 1B - Kendrick/Werth LF - Difo IF - Lobaton C - Robles OF - De Aza OFGo with longer bench, 7 man bullpen, Werth and Kendrick flip flop for who starts in LF.
Here is mine:Scherzer, Strasburg, González, RoarkDoolittle, Madson, Kintzler, Albers, Pérez, Romero, Blanton, SolísHarper, Taylor, Werth, Robles, KendrickWieters, LobatónZimmerman, Murphy, Turner, Rendon, Lind, Difo
Chelsea JanesVerified account @chelsea_janesFollowingMoreI think Vic Robles might be able to help this team in October.
No doubt Robles has earned a spot. Solis now has as well.
we're going to have quite the battle for our OF starting slots next year.
I like it with 8 RP's and the only question I have is there a chance that it's Cole over Blanton.
We have some nice options. I expect MAT to get first crack as the (mostly) everyday CF with Eaton in LF and Harper in RF. Goodwin can be the 4th OF and be a natural semi-platoon with MAT, although of course he's not going to start against every RH pitcher. Eaton can also get the occassional day off. I think Robles starts the year in AAA, then we'll kind of evaluate where we're at a month or 2 into the season. If everybody is healthy and producing, then I think you could see us shop MAT/Goodwin, or even Eaton and see what the market is and what we could get in return, then possibly deal 1 of them. We'd then roll with Harper, Robles, and 2 of those 3 as our 4 primary OFs.
Back to the postseason roster...If Goodwin and Drew can make it back this week in time to get some ABs and show something will be interesting to follow. Right now, I feel confident that in addition to the Kintlzer, Madson, Doolittle Triumphant at the back end and Albers, that Solis will join Perez as the lefties. That's 6 bullpen slots. I think Romero and Grace are left out as lefties against the Cubs. I tend to lean towards us having only 7 bullpen guys and Blanton being that last guy. I don't think there will be a designared "long man" kept. I also wouldn't aniticpate using anybody but Kintzler/Madson/Doolittle in the games Max and Stras pitch. Gio and Roark I can see being pulled after 5 unless they are really sharp, then turning it over to Albers in the 6th mixing in Perez/Solis against tough lefties.
Semi-agree, except Goodwin and Taylor were both inexplicably better vs. LHP this year. Not sure if fluke.Robles should at least stay down long enough to regain his super 2. Think of when Trea came up last year.This should probably be a breakaway thread for next year's outfield.