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Voit is the 1B/DH

Doh!!!! Didn't realize I left him out. Man are they deep or what?

[dieterbrock]

Doh!!!! Didn't realize I left him out. Man are they deep or what?

Last year the NY Yankees set an MLB record by having 12 guys hit 10 or more home runs.
This year there are currently 11, Encarnacion has 9, Maybin and Ford have 8, Romine has 6 and Stanton only has 1 and will be back soon
What a year.
Depth is great, but also a curse.
Like having a great fantasy baseball/football team, drives you nuts when you leave guys on the bench who crush it, while the starters do squat

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Last year the NY Yankees set an MLB record by having 12 guys hit 10 or more home runs.
This year there are currently 11, Encarnacion has 9, Maybin and Ford have 8, Romine has 6 and Stanton only has 1 and will be back soon
What a year.
Depth is great, but also a curse.
Like having a great fantasy baseball/football team, drives you nuts when you leave guys on the bench who crush it, while the starters do squat

They showed the home runs by batting slot today and IIRC, last year they got 20+ from every spot. This year every spot is near, if not over 30. That's nuts. The ball is flying. I thought Judge's homer yesterday was going to go through the batters eye. He's heating up. .383 last 12 with 6 homers and 10 rbi; 1.259 OPS.

[Horny Mcbae]

Judge is on a tear and the team is rolling. I loved the LA series. The way they bounced backed after Oakland.

Paxton has had a great august and hopefully he can keep it up. With Tanaka that will give us 2 guys we can put up against other team's best. Rest is some combination of opener + German + Severino + CC out of the BP and never ever Happ.

It's still a few weeks away but all I can think of is the playoffs.

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How great would it be to eliminate the Red Sox at Fenway? Kinda returning the favor from last year to a degree. It's possible. The magic number to eliminate Boston from the division is 10. They both play 3 games before they have their 4 game series.

I have a question after one observation I made yesterday watching the game on TBS. The play by play guy was an Oakland employee and Ron Darling a Mets employee. The PXP guy posed a question to Darling when the A's were up 3-0 in the 7th.

"With the sweep last week in Oakland and taking 2 of 3 in the Bronx, does that give the A's confidence should they match up with the Yankees in the postseason?"

Darling, "sure".

I'd agree. So my question is this.

Since the Yankees came back from a 3-2 deficit in the 8th on Saturday to win it in the 11th on a walk off homer and then from 4-0 scoring 3 in the 8th followed by back to back homers with no outs in the ninth yesterday, does it eliminate any confidence the A's had gained from the sweep in Oakland, should they face the Yankees in the postseason?

I'd suppose if the right answer to the first question was "sure", it's got to be the right answer to my question.

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How great would it be to eliminate the Red Sox at Fenway?

The E# is 6, so they'd have to win 3 of 4. It's possible but Boston will be fighting like hell to prevent it.

But it is safe to start talking about the postseason.

Boone has some problems but they're good problems to have. Encarnacion? ***I know Dieter, you'd prefer they left him off the PS roster but I think you have to DH the guy. Which means Voit doesn't play.....because LeMahieu isn't sitting.

Will Hicks make it back? Or does Tauchman start in left?

Urshela, Didi, Torres and LeMahieu around the infield presents a great defensive unit. Judge and Hicks in the OF have the arms. Gardner is Gardner.

Pitching?

In a 5 game series I'd leave either CC or Happ off the roster. Maybe both if Seve is stretched out. But having one of those two in the bullpen to get a lefty out at some point in a game would be nice.

Tanaka, Paxton, German, Seve with Green, Betances, Ottavino, Kahnle, Britton, Chapman, CC/Happ, Cortes or Cessa. Carry 13 position players. Sanchez, Romine, Voit, Encarnacion, LeMahieu, Torres, Didi, Ushela, Hicks, Gardner, Judge, Tauchman and Frazier.
Ford?

In a 7 game series, maybe a reset.

[dieterbrock]

The E# is 6, so they'd have to win 3 of 4. It's possible but Boston will be fighting like hell to prevent it.

But it is safe to start talking about the postseason.

Boone has some problems but they're good problems to have. Encarnacion? ***I know Dieter, you'd prefer they left him off the PS roster but I think you have to DH the guy. Which means Voit doesn't play.....because LeMahieu isn't sitting.

Will Hicks make it back? Or does Tauchman start in left?

Urshela, Didi, Torres and LeMahieu around the infield presents a great defensive unit. Judge and Hicks in the OF have the arms. Gardner is Gardner.

Pitching?

In a 5 game series I'd leave either CC or Happ off the roster. Maybe both if Seve is stretched out. But having one of those two in the bullpen to get a lefty out at some point in a game would be nice.

Tanaka, Paxton, German, Seve with Green, Betances, Ottavino, Kahnle, Britton, Chapman, CC/Happ, Cortes or Cessa. Carry 13 position players. Sanchez, Romine, Voit, Encarnacion, LeMahieu, Torres, Didi, Ushela, Hicks, Gardner, Judge, Tauchman and Frazier.
Ford?

In a 7 game series, maybe a reset.

Stanton is going to be in the mix too
At this point, I wont be disappointed with who plays because they have all contributed when given the chance, yes even Encarnacion
If they are all healthy? 2 catchers, set. Infield, set with DJ, Gleyb, Didi and Gio. OF? No idea how they pull this off

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Man, Sanchez down AGAIN. Encarnacion too. Tauchman is done. So is Hicks. Clears the way for Clint Frazier to be on the PS roster, I would think.

(C) Sanchez (if he's ready for the PS), Romine
(IF) Voit, Torres, Gregorius, Urshela, LeMahieu (please don't put him on 1B anymore)
(OF) Judge, Gardner, Maybin, Frazier, Stanton?
other possibilities:
Encarnacion (1B/DH)
Wade (IF/OF)
Higashioka (C)
Ford (1B)

[dieterbrock]

Man, Sanchez down AGAIN. Encarnacion too. Tauchman is done. So is Hicks. Clears the way for Clint Frazier to be on the PS roster, I would think.

(C) Sanchez (if he's ready for the PS), Romine
(IF) Voit, Torres, Gregorius, Urshela, LeMahieu (please don't put him on 1B anymore)
(OF) Judge, Gardner, Maybin, Frazier, Stanton?
other possibilities:
Encarnacion (1B/DH)
Wade (IF/OF)
Higashioka (C)
Ford (1B)

It's a dilemma for sure, if Stanton can play, hopefully can play OF. If so, Voit DH's
DJ is the post season 1B, there's no way around it.

[Horny Mcbae]

Alright. Now comes the fun stuff. Can’t wait for Friday!!!

I think Edwin is a huge bat who we need. Apart from that I want Gary and Gio healthy and we’re ready. Gio had a twisted ankle today in that meaningless game in TX.