The Dodgers have finalized their 28-man roster for their Wild Card Series against the No. 8 seed Brewers. Here’s how the 43-17 Dodgers will stack up:
Right-Handed Pitchers
- Pedro Baez
- Walker Buehler (Game 1 starter)
- Tony Gonsolin
- Brusdar Graterol
- Kenley Jansen
- Joe Kelly
- Dustin May
- Blake Treinen
Left-Handed Pitchers
- Victor Gonzalez
- Clayton Kershaw (Game 2 starter)
- Adam Kolarek
- Jake McGee
- Julio Urias
Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
Notable omissions from the Dodgers include second baseman Gavin Lux, lefty Alex Wood and right-hander Dylan Floro. Gore, meanwhile, will get the opportunity to reprise his role as postseason pinch-running specialist extraordinaire, providing the L.A. squad with one of the game’s fastest and most efficient baserunners off the bench. They’ll carry Gore, a 15th position player, rather than an extra arm in the short opening round of play. Ruiz is likely a third catcher, but his presence will allow the Dodgers to pinch-hit for Austin Barnes when he catchers Clayton Kershaw in Game 2 — or perhaps even to let the hot-hitting Will Smith step in as a designated hitter in that contest.
All the pressure in the World for the Dodgers. If they don’t win fire Dave Roberts and hire Showalter. LET’S GO YANKEES!!!!
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I’d see them going after Scioscia before Uncle Buck.
You don’t think the omission of Max Muncy is notable? Fascinating.
It says Max is on the roster.
This list was updated.
So what was your point since you did not correct your original post?
Max is in.
Should have left off Joe Kelly and included Dylan Floro.
Gore is like Dave Roberts he could steal a base and a win for them. Never underestimate the value of speed for a team.
Gore is the modern day Quintin Berry.
Scratching my head on Floro. I know he faded a bit down the stretch but overall he was solid.
Including Ruiz was the big surprise. Also figured Pederson would get left behind.
Ruiz was expected because Smith will DH for the Kershaw game that Barnes will catch. No reason not to include Pederson. Having Ruiz as a backup in that game means they won’t lose their DH in the event Barnes is pinch-hit for. Beaty might be a surprise to some, but that is a matter of matchups versus the Brewers pitching staff.
I know how they can be played, but I think you might be overlooking that Ruiz has a grand total of eight ABs in the majors and they are potentially putting him in a sudden death match lineup. Can they not double-switch Smith from DH to C if they pitch hit for Barnes? Beaty doesn’t surprise me. Thought he would get more playing time this season. Pederson, well, he seems like not a good use of a roster spot. His role should be strictly bench.
They could but then there’s no backup C. Ruiz is basically the type of guy that I thought most teams would try to find/carry, which is a guy that doesn’t K much with bat to ball skills.
With that said, i understand what you’re saying. The Dodgers though, with the expanded rosters, basically got to specialize in those 2 extra spots.
Ruiz is an emergency catcher when Smith is at DH. I doubt he will see the field. Not a fan of Gore taking up roster spot for pinch running. Hope Roberts doesn’t screw that up by bringing in a pinch runner too early. Pederson gets the nod because he has been productive in the post season.
No on Smith playing catcher after DHing. He can technically play the field after DHing but then the pitcher will need to bat negating the advantage of the DH and why it never happens.
Seems to be some disagreement here over what the DH rules allow. I don’t see why the pitcher would have to bat if the DH was involved with a double-switch. The pitcher isn’t even the lineup. Why can’t you PH for the catcher, then switch the DH to the C position and make the pinch hitter the new DH?
What your suggesting is trying to DH for a position player. The DH is already designated as hitting for the P, once he comes in to play defense that is no longer. Meaning you cant DH in a slot already designated for a positional player, and you cant add a DH. You can PH for the DH sure, but once you lift the DH it is gone. You just cant do it
I don’t think this was what I was suggesting actually, but if you are right that the DH is the only position in the lineup that can’t be moved to another place in the lineup by substitution then the DH rule is even dumber than I thought.
Terrance Gore did nothing in his short stint with the Dodgers & he should not have been included on the Roster
Gore provides speed, which can possibly be utilized in a late-inning or extra-inning situation when a pinch-runner might be desired. In a three-game series were fewer pitchers are needed, his inclusion makes sense.
Even without Lux and the injured Ferguson, this roster Includes 16 players who were signed to their first professional contract by the Dodgers: Baez, Buehler, Gonsolin, Jansen, May, Gonzalez, Kershaw, Urias, Barnes, Ruiz, Smith, Beaty, Rios, Seager, Bellinger, Pederson.
With Lamet out, the Padres have just three (Morejon, Patino, Campusano.) The remaining San Diego players were acquired through trades and free agency. People need to stop saying the Padres have the game’s best farm system as there is no evidence to support that opinion.
They say they gave a better farm based on their current farm rankings not how many players fully develop out of a system. So the question of who has the better farm system? The answer is the Padres over the Dodgers. Now if you want to say who develops a better farm system, then the answer is the Dodgers. But to say the Padres don’t have a better farm system is asinine.
How do the Padres have a better farm system? What players have they produced? If you’re going to say its “asinine” to think the Dodgers have a better farm system than the Padres, then please provide evidence. Facts matter when forming an opinion. Results should also matter when ranking farm systems. Isn’t the point of a farm sysatem to develop players into solid Major Leaguers? To date, the Dodgers have cdonsistently done that while the Padres don’t have a single established Major Leaguer from their farm system. Not even one.
Here are some facts. Year after year, the Dodgers draft significantly behind the Padres in every round. Yet year after year, the Dodgers farm system turns out better players. This is not debatable. The Dodgers’ 2106 draft has already seen seven players debut in MLB: five for the Dodgers and two traded players for other teams. That is remarkable.
Of the 18 Dodgers players I mentioned in the previous post, 12th-round pick Matt Beaty might be considered the second-least productive as a Major Leaguer. If he were on the Padres, he would be their most productive farm-system product. The Dodgers’ current homegrown talent includes a three-time Cy Young Award winner, two MVPs, and six all-stars. It also includes an entire starting rotation and a player at each up-the-middle defensive position, including three catchers. The Dodgers also packaged two of their homegrown players, Alex Verdugo and Connor Wong, with the traded-for Jeter Downs to acquire a player (Mookie Betts) who is widely considered one of the two best players in the game. Results matter, just like facts matter.
The most objective way to look at this is by the number of prospects rated in the top 100. According to MLB, currently the Padres have five and the Dodgers have two. The cupboard isn’t exactly bare for the Dodgers but if a team isn’t replacing top prospects as quickly as they are graduating (or trading) them, then it quickly will become bare. Objectively, the Dodgers farm system is looking closer to being depleted than it has in some years.
Well, one of those Dodgers doesn’t count, because he was drafted by the Reds.
But, in the Dodgers defense, they did just promote Verdugo, Lux, and May from the top 100 list from 2019. So that knocks their system down. Kinda like the Braves a few years ago when they promoted Albies and Acuna and they were no longer considered prospects.
This is what I am saying. Evaluating a farm system is not debatable. A farm system is rated based on the presumed production that players have given and/or will give when promoted. Do they all pan out? Off course not. But a farm system is rated based on this matrix and as such the Padres have a better farm system. As I mentioned in my first post, I truly believe that the Dodgers produce better or more well rounded players year after year. Their system is not better but their way of coaches their system far outweighs every other team.
This is the first I’ve heard that players only count for a teams farm system if they were originally signed with that team.
Tatis was originally signed by the White Sox, but he didn’t play a single inning in their minor leagues. How would he not count towards the Padres farm system?
Paddock only pitched 20 games for the Marlins in two years before coming to San Diego.
Just a couple of examples. Not to mention the Padres are at that point where they made a bunch of moves in the last year to make a big push and they’ve traded a good amount of prospects they developed that would otherwise be on the roster right now.
I have always heard it that way and have been following the game since 1967. I can otherwise give the Dodgers credit for Hernandez. The Dodgers also used their farm system to acquire Betts, which is something the Padres sought to do but were unable to. Meanwhile, the Dodgers’ homegrown SS was the best at his position in 2020, while rookies May and Gonsolin were both better than Paddack. Look at the rosters. Which system cranks out more big-leaguers despite always drafting way behind the other?
If you would, answer this question before I continue the discussion. Do you consider Tatis to be a product of the Padres farm system?
If you say no, there’s no point in continuing the discussion.
If your definition of players from a farm system are only those that were originally drafted or signed by that team, then there’s no point in continuing with this.
I’ve had this debate many times with people about the cardinals farm system…the cardinals crank out major league players all the time while always drafting late…the whole top 100 prospects thing is BS….I can’t tell you how many players come out of the cardinals farm system that weren’t top 100 prospects…as a matter of fact most of the players not ranked ended up better players than those who were ranked…the dodgers even admitted they wanted to model their organization and system like the cardinals…and they have and with their money they will be on top for awhile