Article: A Gedankenexperiment: Beating The Yankees

[GM64]

I know we will find out soon, but I am still wondering about a couple things:

 

1. 10 pictures or 11? And who? Santana, Berrios, Belisle, Hildenberger, Rogers, Busnitz, Boshers, are the givens. That's 7. How many, and who, of these: Moya, Pressly, Gee, Duffey?

 

2. There would then be 14 or 15 hitters infielders: I am unsure who gets the last couple spots. Castro, Gimenez, Mauer, Dozier, Polanco, Adrianza, Escobar, Rosario, Buxton, Kepler, Sano, Grossman, Granite are certain. That's 13. So 1 or 2 more. [i consider 3, and a pitching staff of 9, possible-- but I would be extremely a surprised ]

 

That leaves Vargas, Garver, and Goodrum. There won't be much pinch hitting with this line up. Kepler against a lefty, and maybe Castro. Other replacements would be FOR replacements. Injuries, or hitting for a previous a pinch runner. Sano or Grossman is the main PH (whichever doesn't DH). If there is going to be another PH, it's Vargas. He can also cover first base defensively, so Adrianza can be somewhere else. That's 14.

 

If 15, the next one is Garver. Emergency catcher. Can't come down to Escobar behind the plate in case of injury. Goodrum can back up anywhere, but Adrianza and Granite allow for complete coverage.

 

I would take the 15 named, and fill out the bullpen to 10 with Moya, Gee, and a coin flip. Duffey or Ptessly?

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

Read this and thought of this article.

The Yankees wildcard opponent (the Twins) are literally an afterthought to this Fangraphs writer.

 

Maybe he is angling for a job at ESPN or FOX

Edited October 1, 2017 by Hosken Bombo Disco