Twenty-six man roster

What is your best guest and or hope? Assuming Lee is back, given the Encarnación injury, I expect McCray will be the extra outfielder, providing by the way an additional lefty. Thus, if that is the case, and also given the loss of right handed power, I would hope and predict this might boost SchmiTy’s chances over Wisely. They need another power bat, and Wisely is not it, plus McCray makes the extra lefty less needed.

However, they could add both Wisely and Schmitt and start McCray in the minors, with the understanding that Fitz or Wade could serve as extra outfielders, if needed for flexibility late in the game. I see these as the two main options.

Pitching, I think Birdsong gets the nod since he has been superb and has more starting experience in the majors than Roupp. The question is whether Roupp goes to the pen or they continue to stretch him out as a starter in the minors given the many options for the pen- here I am confounded.

The pen, is a grab bag. The guarantees are Doval, Walker, Rogers, and Miller. Hjelle gets a lot of play, so he is likely, Trevino has been solid and has experience and worked for Melvin before so I think he is likely. I would think Bivens fits the bill as a multi inning guy, along with Hjelle if Roupp is not part of the pen, again just don’t know, leaving one spot for either fireballers Rodriguez or Peguero.