2025 POSTSEASON Thread

Will Shohei Ohtani's Los Angeles Dodgers meet Aaron Judge and the New York Yankees in a World Series rematch? Is this the year the Seattle Mariners and Milwaukee Brewersfinally get to the Fall Classic? Will the Philadelphia Phillies make another deep run after a strong regular season? Or will the chaos that ruled September continue to reign?

MLB experts Jorge Castillo, Bradford Doolittle, Alden Gonzalez, Jeff Passan and David Schoenfield get you ready with odds for every round, why every team could win it all -- or go home early -- and a name to watch for on all 12 World Series hopefuls.

https://www.espn.com/mlb-playoffs-preview

 

already there knowing he’ll likely make the wc roster

 

Need to ask Pages for advice on Greene.

3-5 with 3 HRs against him

 

Fully expect him to bat 8th with Conforto 5th or 6th.

 

agreed

 

Terry Francona announced the rotation for the Reds as Greene-Littell-Abbott

I found Littell over Lodolo shocking until I realized that Terry is more than likely trying to bait Roberts into using a lefty heavy lineup and then bringing in Lodolo.

 

• Right-handed pitchers Ben Casparius and Kyle Hurt as well as outfielders Esteury Ruiz and Justin Dean are at Dodger Stadium on Monday with the team. Casparius and Hurt both figure to be options for the Dodgers in the bullpen, while one of Ruiz or Dean could factor into the team’s plans as a defensive replacement and pinch-runner off the bench.

https://dodgersnation.com/

 

@DMAC_LA
Max Muncy on injury status: "Everything feels good. I'll be available for tomorrow [Tuesday]."

 

• “The way [Sasaki] threw, the big games he’s pitched in before, that’s something I can trust,” Roberts said. “I expect him to be on the roster, [but] nothing has been finalized yet."

 

@FabianArdaya
Emmet Sheehan will be in the bullpen for Game 1 of the NLWC. He’ll have a one-inning role this postseason, Dave Roberts said.