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I would think you'd have to seriously consider it. In games that will likely be close he's a weapon on the basepaths.
I think we will see him, but whose spot does he take.
Every series can be reset. So I see him as a series to series decision vs a staple.
I mean maybe but i'm pretty sure you see a 13 player bench and a 12 man pitching staff in the playoffs. If you need more than 8 relievers in a playoff series something has seriously gone wrong.
I think we will see him, but whose spot does he take.
I mean maybe but i'm pretty sure you see a 13 player bench and a 12 man pitching staff in the playoffs. If you need more than 8 relievers in a playoff series something has seriously gone wrong.
With player switches you value a bat over legs due to the pitcher batting. If he was a hitter of the quality of Almora then this would be moot. Seeing that he is very situational it makes him #25. And if that can be exploited sure.
But I see him behind LaStella due to Tommy being one of the best PH AB’s period. That matters more with the pitcher hitting.
RussellI think we will see him, but whose spot does he take.
But the point I'm making here is joe ran a 12 man positional bench all year. That includes La Stella. Who are you keeping Gore off the playoff roster for? Right now their roster has 5 OF(Heyward, Happ, Schwarber, Gore, Almora), 3 C(Caratini, Contreras, Davis), and 8 infielders if we assume Russell comes back(Baez, Bote, Bryant, Russell, La Stella, Murphy, Rizzo, Zobrist). That's 16 guys. Davis isn't making the playoff roster. The last month Bote is hitting .176/.230/.279 and you don't really need his flexibility positionally in the playoffs with Bryant back. So, that puts you down to 14 guys. Russell may not come back which would be 13 or conversely you may decide to go with only 7 relievers(11 pitchers) and add him that way.
In other words, it's not really that hard to find room for him.
Yes and no. You need X amount of position players for pinch hitting duty at the minimum.Russell
Im thinking at least in the 5 Game series NLDSYes and no. You need X amount of position players for pinch hitting duty at the minimum.