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.
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.