Steve_424
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There's a long way to go for the Indians to start thinking about their playoff roster, but it doesn't hurt for us to discuss. For the purposes of this discussion, we'll assume all injured players expected to be back for the Playoffs are.
LOCKS - 21 Players
C - Yan Gomes, Roberto Perez
1B - Edwin Encarnacion, Carlos Santana
2B - Jason Kipnis
SS - Francisco Lindor
3B - Jose Ramirez
LF - Michael Brantley
CF - Bradley Zimmer, Austin Jackson
RF - Jay Bruce, Lonnie Chisenhall, Brandon Guyer
Starting Pitchers - Corey Kluber, Carlos Carrasco, Danny Salazar, Trevor Bauer
Relief Pitchers - Cody Allen, Andrew Miller, Joe Smith, Bryan Shaw
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That leaves 4 spots. The Tribe carried 12 pitchers last postseason, so I'd expect 4 of those spots to go that way.
Josh Tomlin, Mike Clevinger, Dan Otero, Nick Goody, Zach McAllister, Tyler Olson, and Craig Breslow are candidates on the current roster, barring an August addition.
As for other position players, Erik Gonzalez, Giovanny Urshela, and Abraham Almonte are the likeliest candidates on the current roster, with Francisco Mejia, Yandy Diaz, and Tyler Naquin as longer-shot candidates.
Thoughts? The pitching is especially interesting to me. Tito has pitched Goody, McAllister, and Otero quite a bit this season. It's also hard to imagine him leaving both Tomlin and Clevinger off of the roster. Tito also may want a 2nd lefty, even if it is Olson or Breslow.
LOCKS - 21 Players
C - Yan Gomes, Roberto Perez
1B - Edwin Encarnacion, Carlos Santana
2B - Jason Kipnis
SS - Francisco Lindor
3B - Jose Ramirez
LF - Michael Brantley
CF - Bradley Zimmer, Austin Jackson
RF - Jay Bruce, Lonnie Chisenhall, Brandon Guyer
Starting Pitchers - Corey Kluber, Carlos Carrasco, Danny Salazar, Trevor Bauer
Relief Pitchers - Cody Allen, Andrew Miller, Joe Smith, Bryan Shaw
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That leaves 4 spots. The Tribe carried 12 pitchers last postseason, so I'd expect 4 of those spots to go that way.
Josh Tomlin, Mike Clevinger, Dan Otero, Nick Goody, Zach McAllister, Tyler Olson, and Craig Breslow are candidates on the current roster, barring an August addition.
As for other position players, Erik Gonzalez, Giovanny Urshela, and Abraham Almonte are the likeliest candidates on the current roster, with Francisco Mejia, Yandy Diaz, and Tyler Naquin as longer-shot candidates.
Thoughts? The pitching is especially interesting to me. Tito has pitched Goody, McAllister, and Otero quite a bit this season. It's also hard to imagine him leaving both Tomlin and Clevinger off of the roster. Tito also may want a 2nd lefty, even if it is Olson or Breslow.
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