Who are the postseason eligibles?

[sk7326]

(ducking lightning bolt) ... there is a lot of season left, blah blah ... that said, figured it'd be worthwhile to put the playoff eligible list together and keep it updated. Put simply, to be eligible for the postseason, a player has to be either:

 

A) on the 25 man roster on August 31

on the disabled, bereavement or suspended lists as of August 31

C) guys on the DL as of August 31 who stay on the DL at season's end get a replacement spot.

 

So, the playoff eligibles:

 

P: Breslow, Britton, Villareal, Doubront, Lackey, Lester, Morales, Peavy, Tazawa, Uehara, Workman

C: Ross, Saltalamacchia

IF: Drew, Bogaerts, Middlebrooks, Napoli, Pedroia

OF: Carp, Ellsbury, Gomes, Nava, Victorino

DH: Ortiz

 

Disabled List: Bailey, Buchholz, Hanrahan, Miller, Thornton, Wilson, Snyder, Kalish

 

Projected Wildcard Slots: 4 (Bailey, Hanrahan, Miller, Kalish all done for season)

Edited August 20, 2013 by sk7326
updated for latest moves August 19

[VA Sox Fan]

Red Sox make a flurry of roster moves

 

Posted by Peter Abraham, Globe Staff August 19, 2013 07:24 PM

 

 

 

 

SAN FRANCISCO — Here are the roster moves the Red Sox made today:

 

• INF Xander Bogaerts selected to major league roster.

 

• RHP Brayan Villarreal recalled from Triple A Pawtucket

 

• C David Ross activated from disabled list.

 

• INF Brock Holt optioned to Pawtucket.

 

• C Ryan Lavarnway optioned to Pawtucket.

 

• RHP Rubby De La Rosa optioned to Pawtucket.

 

• RHP Clay Buchholz transferred to 60-day disabled list.

 

• RHP Andrew Bailey transferred to 60-day disabled list.

 

Note: Bailey and Buchholz going on the 60-day DL makes room for Bogaerts and Ross on the 40-man roster. Buchholz has already been out more than 60 days so he is eligible to be activated at any time. If Buchholz were to return before Sept. 1, the Red Sox would need to create a spot on the 40-man roster.

[sk7326]

The final playoff roster:

 

Pitchers (12): Breslow, Britton, Dempster, Doubront, Lackey, Lester, Morales, Peavy, Tazawa, Thornton, Uehara, Workman

Catchers (2): Ross, Saltalamacchia

Infielders (5): Boegaerts, Drew, Middlebrooks, Napoli, Pedroia

Outfielders (5): Carp, Ellsbury, Gomes, Nava, Victorino

DH (1): Ortiz

Guys on DL: Snyder, Bailey, Buchholz, Hanrahan, Miller, Wilson, Kalish

 

With Snyder and Buchholz being activated (or planned on being activated), that leaves:

 

Free Slots (5): Bailey, Hanrahan, Miller, Wilson, Kalish

 

So, of the guys you have read about - McDonald, Berry ... as well as the guys like Lavarnway, De La Rosa, others on the Pawtucket train ... 5 of them will make the postseason roster. I'd expect both McDonald and Berry to make the roster as guys with specific skills (glove and stolen bases). Lavarnway seems like a safe bet, since a 3rd catcher makes sense to have eligible. So two guys left who were in the organization as of yesterday who can be added to the playoff roster. Of course of the three guys just mentioned, I feel most confident about Lavarnway's inclusion.

 

Remember if the Red Sox do not win the division, they have to play the WC round. But the WC round also includes a roster reset before the ALDS - so the Red Sox could easily carry extra position players for the WC game (where you don't expect to need 10 pitchers, let alone 12). Could easily see Berry or McDonald added then for a one-game need.