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Opening Day Roster and Lineup Discussion

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I figured it would be nice to have a place to discuss who makes the 26 man, as well as what we think the opening day lineup will be. If Engel is healthy, Vaughn is still out, and we face a lefty (Rodriguez), this is my guess at the opening day lineup:

  1. Leury SS
  2. Robert CF
  3. Abreu 1B
  4. Grandal C
  5. Eloy LF
  6. Moncada 3B
  7. Harrison 2B
  8. Engel RF
  9. Burger DH

Edited by SoxBlanco

1 minute ago, SoxBlanco said:

I figured it would be nice to have a place to discuss who makes the 25 man, as well as what we think the opening day lineup will be. If Engel is healthy, Vaughn is still out, and we face a lefty (Rodriguez), this is my guess at the opening day lineup:

  1. Leury SS
  2. Robert CF
  3. Abreu 1B
  4. Grandal C
  5. Eloy LF
  6. Moncada 3B
  7. Harrison 2B
  8. Engel RF
  9. Burger DH

FWIW, it changed to 26 man roster a couple years ago (28 in April this year).

3 minutes ago, SoxBlanco said:

I figured it would be nice to have a place to discuss who makes the 25 man, as well as what we think the opening day lineup will be. If Engel is healthy, Vaughn is still out, and we face a lefty (Rodriguez), this is my guess at the opening day lineup:

  1. Leury SS
  2. Robert CF
  3. Abreu 1B
  4. Grandal C
  5. Eloy LF
  6. Moncada 3B
  7. Harrison 2B
  8. Engel RF
  9. Burger DH

Harrison will bat 9. Flip moncada and grandal.

Sheets will DH if a RHP starts.

Edited by ptatc

I know Anderson was initially suspended three games, and he appealed.  I never saw where the appeal was completely denied by the league (or any result of the appeal). I can't find anything on the internet about the appeal.  

I kind of expected the suspension to be a little shorter after the appeal as the umpire initiated the contact. Is it definitely three games or is the appeal still pending?

Edited by ThirdGen

10 minutes ago, SoxBlanco said:

I figured it would be nice to have a place to discuss who makes the 25 man, as well as what we think the opening day lineup will be. If Engel is healthy, Vaughn is still out, and we face a lefty (Rodriguez), this is my guess at the opening day lineup:

  1. Leury SS
  2. Robert CF
  3. Abreu 1B
  4. Grandal C
  5. Eloy LF
  6. Moncada 3B
  7. Harrison 2B
  8. Engel RF
  9. Burger DH

Not how I would line them up for OD, but best guess:

  1. Leury SS
  2. Robert CF
  3. Abreu 1B
  4. Moncada 3B
  5. Eloy LF
  6. Grandal C
  7. Sheets DH
  8. Harrison 2B
  9. Adolfo RF

With Vaughn on the shelf for a bit, I foresee Micker making the OD roster and sticking until roster contract back to 26 or until they find a home for him, be it trade or trying to slip him through waivers.

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18 minutes ago, Bob Sacamano said:

FWIW, it changed to 26 man roster a couple years ago (28 in April this year).

Good call.  My brain has become so used to thinking "25 man".  I edited the post.

OD Lineup:

Moncada 3B, Robert CF, Abreu 1B, Grandal C, Eloy LF, Conforto RF, Sheets DH, Leury SS, Harrison 2B

Bench: Zavala, Engel, Mendick, Micker, TA (suspended)

Rotation: Giolito, Lynn, Cease, Kopech, Keuchel

Pen: Hendriks, Bummer, Crochet, Graveman, Lopez, Velasquez, Crick, Ruiz, Burr 

IL: Vaughn, Kelly

*Replace Burger for Conforto when Sox stupidly don't sign him*

 

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21 minutes ago, ptatc said:

Harrison will bat 9. Flip moncada and grandal.

Sheets will DH if a RHP starts.

Yeah, that lineup was my guess if we face a lefty.  If it's a RHP, then here is my guess (also assuming Vaughn is out):

  1. Leury SS
  2. Robert CF
  3. Abreu 1B
  4. Moncada 3B
  5. Grandal C
  6. Eloy LF
  7. Sheets DH
  8. Harrison 2B
  9. Engel RF

Vs LHP

1 Robert

2 Moncada

3 Abreu

4 Jimenez

5 Grandal

6 Sheets

7 Garcia

8 Engel

9 Harrison

Lineup (goofy with lefty on mound and no TA):

Pollock RF, Grandal C, Robert CF, Abreu 1B, Eloy LF, Moncada 3B, Vaughn DH, Leury SS, Harrison 2B 

Bench: Ciuffo, Engel, Mendick, Romy

Rotation: Giolito, Lynn, Cease, Manaea, Kopech/Kuechel

Pen: Hendriks, Bummer, Graveman, Lopez, Velasquez, Crick, Ruiz, Sousa, Burr, Kuechel/Kopech

IL: Kelly, Crochet

Suspended: TA (Romy goes down when TA activated)

Moves before Opening Day:

  • Sheets + Micker + one of Dalquist/Thompson for Manaea
  • Crochet and Yermin to 60 day IL; Crick, Sousa and Ciuffo added to 40 man

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