NL Wild Card picture is so muddy. 8 teams have 36-38 wins, with the Braves and Padres leading the 1st 2 wild cards with 42 and 40 wins. Ten teams vying for 3 spots separated by less than 6 games. Gonna be a lot of deadline buyers in that group if things don’t shake out to separate them over the next 3-4 weeks. AL is a little more clear. One of Orioles/Yankees will get the first wild card. The other two will very likely come from 5 teams currently sitting with between 36 and 42 wins. We’ll see what the Rangers do over the next month as they may be added to that group trying to compete. I’m pretty sure the Blue Jays and Tigers will be sellers.
This could be another high leverage reliever, but I wouldn't count on him. Anything they get from Graveman should be considered a bonus.
Graveman's at about the bottom of the list, but I wouldn't count on much from any of the injured pitchers. I hope to be pleasantly surprised.
I am sure they will stretch him out over the next 3 weeks. Typically it would be something like 40-60-80 pitches over 3 minor league starts.
Have to stretch him out, this team needs a starter badly right now. IMO I would try bringing LMJ back as a reliever.
So ideal stretch run rotation would be... Framber, Verlander, Blanco, Brown, Garcia with Arrighetti as swing/spot starter? That leaves the ideal bullpen being... LMJ, Scott, Pressly, Hader, Abreu, Seth, and Murfee? Assuming JP and Graveman are out for season...
They’re probably hoping Montero rebounds, in which case he’d be in over Murfee or Arrighetti. But that’s a pretty salty group.
