Wild Card Playoff Roster Mix

[jorgenswest]

How many position players? I took a look at last year’s teams and six carried 14 and two carried 13.

Should they hold back a starter? All teams appeared to hold back a starter for the next series. Two teams kept three of their starters.

I was leaning towards 15 and maybe even 16 but I suspect I am wrong about that now. I do think I would hold back a starter. They have 6 so it could be Keuchel if Ryan, Maeda and Ober are all needed to get through the first series.

The one other observation I made that I hadn’t considered. Five of the eight teams carried 3 catchers.  I guess the Twins have Kyle Farmer with real major league catching experience if that emergency comes up.