Playoff Pitching Staff

[DirtyBird]

Who do we take to our first playoff round? 

Make your own assumptions about how many pitchers we will carry, who will be healthy and who will be pitching well in 5-6 weeks.

It is not too early to think about.

[Bahama O's Fan]

So many unknown things, but I am thinking a 12 man staff.

4 starters: Rodriguez, Bradish, Gibson and Flaherty (We seem to favor veterans)

8 in the pen: Bautista, Cano, Coloumbe, Perez, Means, Kremer, Irvin, Baumann

[dystopia]

2 minutes ago, Bahama O's Fan said:

So many unknown things, but I am thinking a 12 man staff.

4 starters: Rodriguez, Bradish, Gibson and Flaherty (We seem to favor veterans)

8 in the pen: Bautista, Cano, Coloumbe, Perez, Means, Kremer, Irvin, Baumann

Webb’s got to be in there with how he’s pitched so far. 

[Bahama O's Fan]

2 minutes ago, dystopia said:

Webb’s got to be in there with how he’s pitched so far. 

Yeah, true. I'm not sure who they would drop. I have a feeling that each series will be different pitchers. Some of it will depend on matchups and also I think they may reward pitchers. I think Wells gets on it at some point as well. Maybe Kremer and Irvin are in one series but not another. 

[baltimoriole]

I wonder if any of the pitchers have contact incentives if they pitch X number of innings in a playoff game. Would Angelos wield to take them off the roster?

[glenn__davis]

"Ask again later."

[Aristotelian]

9 minutes ago, dystopia said:

Webb’s got to be in there with how he’s pitched so far. 

And Hall is a possibility. Hate to cut anyone on that list, though. Hate to cut Fuji for that matter. 

I am worried about Coulombe. They were saying he would be back when first available but hasn't had a rehab appearance yet. 

[BohKnowsBmore]

16 minutes ago, Bahama O's Fan said:

So many unknown things, but I am thinking a 12 man staff.

4 starters: Rodriguez, Bradish, Gibson and Flaherty (We seem to favor veterans)

8 in the pen: Bautista, Cano, Coloumbe, Perez, Means, Kremer, Irvin, Baumann

 

12 minutes ago, dystopia said:

Webb’s got to be in there with how he’s pitched so far. 

 

9 minutes ago, Bahama O's Fan said:

Yeah, true. I'm not sure who they would drop. I have a feeling that each series will be different pitchers. Some of it will depend on matchups and also I think they may reward pitchers. I think Wells gets on it at some point as well. Maybe Kremer and Irvin are in one series but not another. 

And this still excludes Hall as a potential option.

[Moose Milligan]

Too much time between now and the postseason to start thinking about this, IMO.  

[DirtyBird]

3 minutes ago, Moose Milligan said:

Too much time between now and the postseason to start thinking about this, IMO.  

Interesting

[dystopia]

21 minutes ago, Bahama O's Fan said:

Yeah, true. I'm not sure who they would drop. I have a feeling that each series will be different pitchers. Some of it will depend on matchups and also I think they may reward pitchers. I think Wells gets on it at some point as well. Maybe Kremer and Irvin are in one series but not another. 

As of now I don’t include Baumann and perhaps not Perez either. He’s one we’ll have to wait and see how September goes. 

[Moose Milligan]

1 minute ago, DirtyBird said:

Interesting

I guess so.  We don't know what injuries will pop up between now and then.  Flaherty is a bit of a wild card for me.  We've got guys that are approaching their career highs in innings.  We don't know if/when Coloumbe will be back.  We don't know if/when Means will be back.  

[foxfield]

14 minutes ago, baltimoriole said:

I wonder if any of the pitchers have contact incentives if they pitch X number of innings in a playoff game. Would Angelos wield to take them off the roster?

I don't think so.  Look, let's all agree that we would welcome an owner NOT named Angelos.  But if you think Angelos...with a team that could win the WS his father never could, would sacrifice that chance to save $50,000, then you don't understand how ego and wealth work.

Angelos is a lot of things.  But if the Orioles win it all, he will be front and center taking a victory lap that would make Cal's lap for 2131 look like a no show.

[DirtyBird]

3 minutes ago, Moose Milligan said:

I guess so.  We don't know what injuries will pop up between now and then.  Flaherty is a bit of a wild card for me.  We've got guys that are approaching their career highs in innings.  We don't know if/when Coloumbe will be back.  We don't know if/when Means will be back.  

We look forward to hearing back from you on this subject in a month.

[Moose Milligan]

3 minutes ago, DirtyBird said:

We look forward to hearing back from you on this subject in a month.

Thanks, DB!