Discussion: Winning the Big Game

He’s got plus stuff and good enough command where he could probably get through a lineup two plus times. He’s fairly polished and should give you as good a chance as anyone below AA.

Sampson
Nicolino
Syndergaard
Cabrera

Are all guys I’d considered, too.

Let me hit my logic, as hes hardly an elite prospect.

First, Innings, hes at 120ish, meaning hes probably got a little juice left in the arm if need be for a playoff appearance

Second, you want to, in this scenario, limit damage more then ask for a shut out/strike out guy. Hernadez is a lefty, and a pretty impressive ground ball pitcher (2.00 go/ao this year). The walks aren’t ideal, but they are hardly extreme, He is allowing an opposing BA of .213 with runners on. The Red Sox two best hitters, Ellsbury and Gonzalez hit significantly worse against lefties.

Point is, if Im the Phillies, Im not hoping for a brilliant debut by a stud flamethrower, Im looking for a guy that can go 6-7 innings, keep us close and hope that the offense can win it.

lefty with strikeout stuff would be my guy to trot out against a team who’s never seen him before. (plus he’s already in the system!)

Chad Bettis has been great this year…

And I’d just have a hunch with Brandon Workman, I guess. Has the arm to go deep…and the Phillies wanted him 4 years ago! :-p

The control is major league quality and i’d expect him to keep it relatively close.

he rose to the occasion in the CWS a year ago

i would throw trevor may because his dominance factor is off the charts and he can slow the sox down

Taillon.

 He has the present fastball/curveball combo that if his command is solid that day he could get through 5 or 6 innings giving up only a few runs with a bit of luck.

with the new/ re found command recently could possibly get through the Sox lineup 2×.

You’re in Philly and Boston can hit, so you really need a player to keep the ball on the ground. NL park, so Ortiz plays 1B and Gonzalez plays RF. That leaves two OF slots open for Crawford, Reddick, Ellsbury. Ellsbury is obviously in, so that leaves a choice between Crawford or Reddick. Considering Crawford has been terrible against LH pitching this year, I’ll assume that if I start a LH pitcher, he will sit in place of Reddick. Starting a LH pitcher also takes some of Ellsbury’s bat away and makes Salty a zero. On the downside, Pedroia and Lowrie crush LH pitching. If I take a LHP (and I probably should), he absolutely must have a quality changeup. Pedroia will gladly work a walk, but let’s not give it to him and instead try to find a player who won’t just give up a free pass.

From where I’m sitting, the two guys who best fit the criteria would be Sammy Solis (WAS) and Edwar Cabrera (COL).

However, limiting myself to the Yankees, I would pick Jairo Heredia. Other than him, Brett Marshall or Nik Turley. But I think Heredia would be the best bet out of the Yankees organization.

3:1 SO/BB ratio, nice ERA, and nice average against(238).

Another Dodger, Garrett Gould. Already considered a major league breaking ball, even nicer ERA than Zach Lee, 37BB/101K ratio, and 219 average against.

With Taijuan Walker a close second.

a future ace, great fastball in mid 90 s,
he is in low A fort wayne

I started off looking for a power lefty to neutralize Gonzo and Big Papi, but did not find one that I really liked…So, then I went looking for a power arm with a high groundball rate because of the tiny confines in Philly. Syndergaard, who has had a fantastic year for TOR became my choice!

He misses bats, controls the strike zone and gets groundballs, and has the stuff to give a big league lineup a challenge. Not much not to like other than the lack of experience.