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KojiKojiKoji The Rangers have three possible opponents: the Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees or Tampa Bay Rays.
I side on the argument that the Rangers should be scared of no other team in these playoffs, especially in the American League. The Yanks, Rays and Red Sox, frankly, shouldn't want to play the Rangers.
With that said, those teams are very good, too. Even the floundering Red Sox. It's the playoffs. Weird things happen all the time.
Anyway, the Rangers get to have 25 guys on their roster for the ALDS. Here's who I think those 25 will be:
The Rotation
C.J. Wilson
Derek Holland
Colby Lewis
Matt Harrison
I think Wilson and Holland are obvious. I don't think we should forget what Colby Lewis did in the post-season a year ago: 1.71 ERA and three wins. That doesn't include five scoreless against the Rays in the ALDS. I also think you need to run a righty out there at some point. Harrison was this team's third best starter, and that shouldn't take anything away from him. It's just Holland and Wilson had extraordinary seasons. Harrison has a 1.93 ERA against the Yankees this year. The Rays have seen him in just two relief innings.
Bullpen (RHP)
Neftali Feliz
Mike Adams
Alexi Ogando
Koji Uehara
Yoshi Tateyama
Scott Feldman
The gang's all here, outside of the injuried Mark Lowe, which is think is a fortunate circumstance to make Ron Washington's decision clearer. There's four guys there that are used to pitching the seventh, eighth and ninth innings. If the guys above do their jobs, maybe only the eighth and ninth innings will need tending to. Feldman's the long man just in case. Uehara and Adams can both get lefties out. I don't see Tateyama throwing a pitch of note.
Bullpen (LHP)
Darren Oliver
Mike Gonzalez
Against the Yankees and Red Sox, a third lefty is a luxury. With the trade deadline additions, a third lefty may or may not be needed based on Uehara's and Adams' abilities to get lefties out.
Line-Up
Ian Kinsler
Elvis Andrus
Josh Hamilton
Michael Young
Adrian Beltre
Mike Napoli
Nelson Cruz
David Murphy
Yorvit Torrealba
If it ain't broke ...
Bench
Craig Gentry
Endy Chavez
Mitch Moreland
Andres Blanco
The Rangers' flexibility is really in the starting line-up. Mike Young, in a pinch, can play any infield spot. Blanco is the insurance there. Moreland, Napoli and Young can all man first base. Gentry and Chavez bring the speed and defensive substitutions, in case.
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