2022 Playoff Rosters

zambonir 2022-10-04 23:41:54 UTC #11

zambonir 2022-10-05 16:59:44 UTC #12

The plot thickens (in that this suggests they might be saving Thor for a potential Game 1. Or Gibson. Both could be tandem type starters I'd think if so).

Probably means Hand is still a question mark too.

Michael Plassmeyer is here today to eat some innings. Phillies optioned Chris Devenski. This might indicate Bailey Falter is on the postseason roster as a reliever. He is scheduled to start today.
— Matt Gelb ( @MattGelb ) October 5, 2022

zambonir 2022-10-05 18:33:40 UTC #13

FWIW, in the comments, Gelb explicitly says Phillies will carry 13 and 13 and the last guy will either be a healthy Sosa or Guthrie (though I would think you at least consider Munoz as a defensive 3B sub, which is what Gelb says Sosa might do).

(And here's St. Louis version. We could see JoJo - and probably Sosa really really wants to play in this series.)

zambonir 2022-10-07 23:20:16 UTC #14

Turns out we weren't even asking the right question when it came to the pitchers. (I mean, I guess on paper it makes sense, Gibson never lost his spot in the rotation despite his performance. Thor did.)

When the Phillies released their National League wild-card series roster this morning, reliever Nick Nelson was notably absent. Thomson said in his pregame media availability that it came down whether Phillies would carry Noah Syndergaard or Nelson on their roster, and they picked Syndergaard because he could provide them some length.

“We wanted to make sure that we were covered on length just because it’s not the runner at second base in extra innings type of thing,” Thomson said. “It’s a regular game now. And it could happen today, and it could happen tomorrow. So we gotta have a couple of those guys that can at least give us some length.”

David_Criss 2022-10-08 16:16:42 UTC #15

I would have kept Hall over Gibson and Nelson.....Gibson isn't going to make a relief apperance, so why keep him on this roster?

andyb 2022-10-08 16:44:44 UTC #16

Length of series matters to me. In a 3-game series there is just little chance we will go through ALL of the long options. In a longer series I might have chosen otherwise.

The choice probably does not matter too much since we rarely pinch hit. Frankly there could be a case to keep both Guthrie and Sosa for pinch running. Sosa running for Bohm got us a run yesterday. We might have needed another runner if the game went to extra innings. These are all luxuries in a short series. For 5-7 games I want the extra pitcher.

zambonir 2022-10-08 17:16:05 UTC #17

The team has pretty clearly stated their reason for going with the extra pitcher (and with six starters specifically). We're just smarter than they are.

julio 2022-10-09 00:31:52 UTC #18

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xogfog 2022-10-11 14:49:38 UTC #19

Robertson left off the NLDS roster.

el-pietro 2022-10-11 14:49:41 UTC #20

Roster is set. Roberston is out, he injured himself jumping while celebrating Harpers homer. Hes not with the team either
https://twitter.com/ToddZolecki/status/1579842837633728514

Guthrie in for Maton.
https://twitter.com/Phillies/status/1579840581395951617

Spencer Strider is on the Braves roster.
https://twitter.com/Braves/status/1579834721110224896

julio 2022-10-11 15:02:24 UTC #21

Mod’s note: moved a couple posts from a different thread. - J

zambonir 2022-10-11 15:28:43 UTC #22

Not sure that was really necessary, while it's true the rosters change between each series this was more of a global, pre-postseason speculation thread, whereas at this point changes are more like everyday transactions, and part of the game/series news. Someone who doesn't bother to read this thread (or doesn't read all new posts like I do) now won't know about this stuff (tho it will probably all just get posted/discussed again in the other two threads anyway)

Patchmk88 2022-10-11 15:29:08 UTC #23

Robertson not being on the roster hurts. As iffy as he’s been, he’s much better than some of the alternatives.

julio 2022-10-11 15:45:05 UTC #24

Well, that's why I bumped the thread to the top - so it would be seen.

As for the second-guessing... No reason why my choices shouldn't be subject to the same treatment as Dombrowski's choices, or Thomson's! Comes with the territory.

David_Criss 2022-10-11 16:50:44 UTC #25

Why is Maton out? Why is Gibson on the roster? Why isn't Hall on the roster? You know what I am just thrilled they are playing in October...

mdougherty12 2022-10-11 17:10:36 UTC #26

Guthrie is a bit more versatile defensively than Maton and probably runs better, plus he's right-handed.

Gibson is the long man. He'll soak up some innings if the Phil's get blown out early in one of these games

zambonir 2022-10-11 17:25:52 UTC #27

Gibson was never off the roster. Nelson replaced Robertson.

Game 4 pitchers are still a complete unknown, depending on their usage until then.

zambonir 2022-10-11 17:31:47 UTC #28

Or maybe Gibson should have been Ranger's opener after all (would have been Thor though).

Philsmania 2022-10-12 00:40:30 UTC #29

Ben Brown wulill be rued just as Fergie Jenkins and Rybe Dandberg. What a mindless trade.

zambonir 2022-10-12 03:34:20 UTC #30

Robertson helped a lot until Seranthony got hurt. Phillies might not even be in the playoffs without that trade. A better reliever would have cost a lot more than Brown.

Of course if Coonrod and Brogdon could have delivered as well as Alvarado has, or if Knebel had worked out (IMO Familia was never going to be good) they wouldn't have needed him in the first place.

I saw Matt W on Twitter wondering if the Phillies may yet bring back Coonrod or even summon Morales from Arizona but for now i would think they'd like to use Thor. Ideally we still never see Nelson or Gibson.