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They don’t have enough pop, ranking 29th in home runs. The Guardians are too inexperienced, one of the youngest postseason teams in history.

#METS WILD CARD ROSTER SERIES#

WILCARD WEEKEND: X-factor from each of the best-of-three series Bob Nightengale – over Rays in 3: The scouting reports will tell you that the Rays are clearly the better team. Tap here to find On Friar wherever you listen to podcasts.MLB PLAYOFFS: From Mets to Mariners, one question for every team in baseball's wild card weekend Interviews, analysis, behind-the-scenes.the ups, downs, and everything in between. LISTEN: With NBC 7 San Diego's Darnay Tripp and Derek Togerson behind the mic, On Friar will cover all things San Diego Padres. We outline all the major stories, discuss the potential unsung heroes of Wild Card weekend, and give a prediction on who gets to go to Los Angeles for an NLDS showdown against the Dodgers.

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New York won both the games where Cookie took the mound and lost every other matchup but the Mets chose to keep Bassitt on the roster for a potential Game 3 start and left Carrasco off (it is worth noting that Game 2 starter Jacob deGrom was injured and did not see the Friars this year).įor a full breakdown of the keys to this series, click here. The only Mets starter to beat the Friars was Carlos Carrasco. The Padres went 4-2 against New York in 2022, beating Max Scherzer and twice topping Chris Bassitt. The Mets are also going with 14 hitters and 12 pitchers, but they may have chosen the wrong ones. Dixon has appeared in a Major League game at 1st base, 2nd base, 3rd base, left field, right field, designated hitter, and even pitched in mop-up duty. The La Jolla native only joined the club at the end of September and only appeared in five games but he offers some serious position flexibility. Veteran righty Craig Stammen and innings eater Nabil Crismatt are also not on the active roster for the Wild Card round.Īs for the position players, Brandon Dixon's addition may come as a surprise. 'So, our bullpen is going to be very important to us.'įatal Fallbrook crash blocks lanes on southbound I-15 Very rarely do you see a complete game in the regular season, let alone a post-season game,' says Melvin. They're the ones that finish out the games. The Padres are instead going to start Yu Darvish in Game 1, Blake Snell in Game 2, and if necessary Joe Musgrove in Game 3 so they loaded up with nine relievers because that's simply how post-season baseball works in 2022. If they advance, Clevinger would be added to the National League Division Series and most likely start Game 1 or Game 2. While Clevinger just arrived in New York on Thursday night after dealing with an illness (he had two negative COVID tests and flew separate from the team) he's not on the roster because the Padres will be playing, at most, three games so they don't need a 4th starter. You may have noticed a couple of interesting omissions, most notably starting pitcher Mike Clevinger.

Get San Diego local news, weather forecasts, sports and lifestyle stories to your inbox. OF (4): José Azocar, Trent Grisham, Jurickson Profar, Juan Soto INF (7): Josh Bell, Jake Cronenworth, Brandon Dixon, Brandon Drury, Ha-Seong Kim, Manny Machado, Wil Myers LHP (5): Josh Hader, Tim Hill, Sean Manaea, Adrian Morejon, Blake SnellĬ (3): Jorge Alfaro, Luis Campusano, Austin Nola RHP (7): Yu Darvish, Luis García, Pierce Johnson, Nick Martinez, Joe Musgrove, Robert Suarez, Steven Wilson You're probably not as patient as other points in time during the game,' says Padres manager Bob Melvin, who is making his 8th trip to the post-season as a skipper. 'Moves probably come a little bit quicker. That means there's an interesting mix of players tasked with trying to knock off a Mets team that won 101 games in the regular season, and it's extremely possible that all of them will be used even in a short series. As expected, they're keeping 14 position players and 12 pitchers. The Padres have set their 26-man roster for the best-of-3 Wild Card series against the Mets that starts in New York on Friday night.

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