With all this in mind I thought I would put together what I consider to be my playoff roster for Atlanta.
2013 Braves Post Season Roster
Pitchers
Rotation:
1) Kris Medlen 14-12 3.24 ERA 150 K's
-Kris is my number 1 because he is the only one with playoff experience; if you call that one shame of a playoff game last year a playoff game
2) Mike Minor 13-7 3.19 ERA 169 K's
-Some of his starts lately haven't been up to snuff, but at any moment Mike can turn it around
3) Julio Teheran 13-8 3.09 ERA 167 K's
-The rookie, it will serve him well to watch two games from the bench and watch the opponent battle against the more veteran Medlen and Minor
Relievers:
Craig Kimbrel 49 Saves 1.50 ERA
-Was this in doubt? Ever? MLB leader in saves? See you in the Ninth
David Carpenter
-Powerful righty to set up Kimbrel. Has worked great in the 8th
Scott Downs
-Need a veteran lefty. Maybe the best in season acquisition
Luis Avilan
Alex Wood
Paul Maholm
-This is the most difficult one for me. Paul has been decent all year but with injuries and other young guys stepping in, he definitely lost his spot in the rotation. He isn't one of my 3 starters but I can't leave him off the roster all together. He is in the bullpen in case something happens to a starter , they need a fourth starter for some weird scheduling problem or he is needed to eat up some long innings.
Jordan Walden
Anthony Varvaro
Catchers:
Brian McCann .261 20 HR 57 RBI
Evan Gattis .233 20 HR 59 RBI
Gerald Laird .252 1 HR 13 RBI
Infielders:
Freddie Freeman .314 23 HR 105 RBI
Dan Uggla .181 22 HR 55 RBI
Andrelton Simmons .246 17 HR 57 RBI
Chris Johnson .329 11 HR 66 RBI
Paul Janish .184 2 RBI
-Will serve the same role he served all year. Late inning defensive replacement for C. Johnson
Elliot Johnson .203 2 HR 14 RBI (.250 5 RBI 7 SB w/ Braves)
-Great for late inning pinch running and to steal some bases if Simmons, Uggla, or C. Johnson are on 1st late in the game
Outfielders:
Justin Upton .260 26 HR 67 RBI
BJ Upton .186 9 HR 26 RBI
- I don't think he should but BJ will be the starter for Game 1. I think Freddie should keep with the platooning of Upton and Schafer depending on the opposing starting pitcher, but it's hard for the front office to sit $25 million.
Jason Heyward .251 13 HR 37 RBI
Jordan Schafer .251 3 HR 20 RBI
- Great pinch running to steal some bases and get into scoring position for the sluggers
Reed Johnson
-Reed is only making my playoff team because he got healthy at just the right time. Terdo is good and will make a big contribution next year but right now I would prefer to have a veteran righty coming off the bench.
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