The Dodgers are going to be flying to Japan this AM. The 31 man roster is getting closer to completion. I am going with 16 pitchers and 15 position players.
Pitchers:
- Blake Snell (Scheduled to start exhibition game against Yomiuri Giants)
- Tyler Glasnow (Scheduled to start exhibition game against Hanshin Tigers)
- Yoshinobu Yamamoto (Game 1 starter against Cubs)
- Roki Sasaki (Game 2 starter against Cubs)
- Dustin May
- Tanner Scott
- Kirby Yates
- Blake Treinen
- Alex Vesia
- Anthony Banda
- Ben Casparius
- Matt Sauer (NRI)
- Jack Dreyer
- Justin Wrobleski
- Landon Knack
- Luis García (NRI)
Position Players:
- Shohei Ohtani
- Will Smith
- Freddie Freeman
- Tommy Edman
- Max Muncy
- Mookie Betts
- Michael Conforto
- Kiké Hernández
- Teoscar Hernández
- Austin Barnes
- Miguel Rojas
- Chris Taylor
- Andy Pages
- James Outman
- Hunter Feduccia
In the Tokyo series, Yamamoto will face Cubs LHSP Shota Imanaga while Sasaki will start against LHSP Justin Steele.
As it turns out, it looks like it is going to be between Andy Pages and James Outman for the 13th position player on the 26-man roster. Fangraphs Roster Resource has Outman as the CF with Pages being assigned to OKC. I prefer Outman because he is a superior defensive CF and because he is LH
Matt Sauer will get added to the 40 man but has 3 options remaining. If my prediction is correct, Luis García would have to be added to 40 man, but he has no options. He would remain on the 26 man until Kopech and/or Phillips returns, unless there is another injury. García has 528.0 MLB IP, and we know AF/BG prefers veterans.
Jeff, surely you can’t be happy with Treinen’s performance, so far. He was looking very tired at the end of last season and he has continued to decline into this season’s ST. I think it’s time to build up someone else for this spot.
Treinen will be fine. Tired? Man pitched his ass off for 2.1 innings in game 5. And got out of a really tight jam. It is spring training. It means nothing. Yates hasn’t looked like a closer either. Several pitchers have gotten knocked around. Treinen has 7 K’s and 1 walk. I am not worried about how many runs he gives up in spring. The guy is a pro.
The Tigers de Quintana Roo in the Mexican League signed Willie Calhoun signed with the team. I didn’t know he was still around.
May will not be on the 31 man roster. He’s staying back to build up.
I read that too.
Jeff–What will the 40 man moves be to accommodate these new additions?
Plaschke: Dave Roberts is real Dodger MVP.
How long before someone calls for him to be fired this year?
https://sports.yahoo.com/article/column-dave-roberts-dodgers-real-234639161.html
First time the Dodgers lose more than two in a row.
Grove, Hurt, Graterol, Sheehan, Kershaw, and possibly Henriquez all 60 Day IL candidates. Grove will be one. After that, pick one.
Who’s ready to go 5? Yamamoto and Sasaki probably. Snell maybe. Glasnow maybe not. May nope.
Judging from the photos I saw of the Tokyo Dome, the Cubbies are going to feel left out. There are posters of Ohtani everywhere, but not one of Imanaga or Suzuki.
Been thinking about Kim being optioned. At first I was disappointed, but now I realize he will get more at bats staying here than he would out of country. I don’t much care what happens in that Japanese kermis, I want everyone there to get back safely, get re-grounded and start the season on March 27th.
Totally agree with that.