Playoff Roster

[BrewCrewBlueDevil]

Hopefully they stay healthy!

 

C-;Contreras, Jansen

1B- Vaughn, Bauers

2B- Turang

3B- Durbin

SS- Ortiz, Montesario 

OF- Yelich, Chourio, Frelick, Perkins, Collins

SP- 1.) Peralta, 2.) Priester, 3.) Woodruff, 4.) Misorowski 

Long Relief- Patrick, Gasser, Ashby

Pen- Koenig, Mears, Uribe, Megill, Anderson, Zastryzny

[long ball]

So I think this is pretty close. However, I’m guessing they will go with a 12 man pitching staff for the NLDS since they will only need 3 SP and there will be 3 off days if it goes 5 games. Misiorowski makes the nlds roster as a potential opener or reliever. 
 

ill work under the same assumption that Megill will be healthy. I’ll swap out Chad Patrick for Rhys Hoskins. (I’ll join you in leaning toward Gasser over a potentially healthy DL Hall).  
 

I’d love to find a way to sneak Lockridge onto the NLDS roster for pinch running scenarios, but I think the bats of Hoskins and Bauers are more valuable than a pinch runner. 

[Outlander]

Would not remove Patrick, he would be my most trusted RHP in the bullpen behind Uribe and a healthy Megill. Think they go with a 14/12 mix position player to pitcher in the NLDS. If all the LHP are healthy(Hall) think Zastryzny is odd man out and if Megill is healthy think Anderson doesn't make the cut of the NLDS.

[Jopal78]

Hoskins will be on the post season roster. There hasn’t been much reason to keep him since he came off the IL except to be the late inning power bat off the bench in the postseason. 

[Samurai Bucky]

I would like to see more from Gasser before he is on the Postseason roster.

[SRB]

Hoskins is making $17 million, has more playoff experience than anyone other than Yelich, and was having a nice rebound season before his injury. I get that Murphy is playing the hot hand right now, but seems crazy that Hoskins wouldn't be on the playoff roster even if just as a PH.

[MoreTrife]

10 hours ago, SRB said:

Hoskins is making $17 million, has more playoff experience than anyone other than Yelich, and was having a nice rebound season before his injury. I get that Murphy is playing the hot hand right now, but seems crazy that Hoskins wouldn't be on the playoff roster even if just as a PH.

Yeah, would be nice to get Hoskins some ABs here at the end to try and gauge where he is at. I've enjoyed Vaughn's season but don't necessarily trust him. 

[bm1090]

So with Murphy saying Mis won’t start in the playoffs and will come out of the pen, who do we think the fourth starter is? Gasser and Patrick auditioning this week? Maybe piggyback them?

[BrewerFan]

39 minutes ago, bm1090 said:

So with Murphy saying Mis won’t start in the playoffs and will come out of the pen, who do we think the fourth starter is? Gasser and Patrick auditioning this week? Maybe piggyback them?

I don't think they need 4. It's just going to be the 3 obvious ones. How deep they go... that's going to decide the series IMO. You get 5 out of Peralta and Woody and I think 6 out of Priester most likely. 

14 hours ago, MoreTrife said:

Yeah, would be nice to get Hoskins some ABs here at the end to try and gauge where he is at. I've enjoyed Vaughn's season but don't necessarily trust him. 

Trust him or not(and I'm inclined to agree with you, despite the fact that he's done virtutally everything... short of hitting a HR in the last month to earth that faith) he's the guy. I don't see a scenario where a healthy Hoskins is starting over a healthy Vaughn. I think Hoskins gets some starts if we have a couple games after clinching the #1 seed(which I think is important as Philly is a tough place to play). 

 

I do hate seeing Buehler come in out of the pen. I wish the Brewers could have added him as I think he's still got good enough stuff to throw out of the pen... but that ship has sailed. We desperately need Megill back to go toe to toe with these teams... IMO. Without him... it's going to be a tough job for Murphy to navigate the the backend of games, but what the hell, jump on 'em early and Uribe can throw 15 innings a round if need be. 

[Cool Hand Lucroy]

I think Hoskins should be on the playoff roster, but...Murphy hasn't even really let him pinch-hit in big spots over the last week or so.

Honestly, I'm getting nervous they might actually leave the guy off. Maybe they know more than me. Maybe they'd rather have Lockridge or an extra pitcher. I have no idea, and I'm not going to worry too much about it yet. But if we don't see Rhys getting some ABs here, I might get a little more serious about wanting to know the plan for him.

[Samurai Bucky]

11 minutes ago, Cool Hand Lucroy said:

I think Hoskins should be on the playoff roster, but...Murphy hasn't even really let him pinch-hit in big spots over the last week or so.

Honestly, I'm getting nervous they might actually leave the guy off. Maybe they know more than me. Maybe they'd rather have Lockridge or an extra pitcher. I have no idea, and I'm not going to worry too much about it yet. But if we don't see Rhys getting some ABs here, I might get a little more serious about wanting to know the plan for him.

I understand having a hot hitter on the roster such as Vaughn.  However, thinking of the college scenario, would you like to have a Senior available or a Freshman?

I think there might be something else going on that we are not privy to.  I think Hoskins is a good player and a class guy.  He won't be back next year, though.

[bm1090]

Brewerfan - I was thinking more for the NLCS. Quintana could be a factor too but not sure he’ll be stretched out.

[ecjimg]

Whyyyyy can’t we have nice things.  Realistically, without a miracle they’re toast without Woodruff.

[bm1090]

11 minutes ago, ecjimg said:

Whyyyyy can’t we have nice things.  Realistically, without a miracle they’re toast without Woodruff.

Need Gasser to pick up where he left off last year. Patrick can be a guy who goes 3-4 IP. Megill and Hall need to get healthy. 

 A lot needs to happen, but if things fall right they have enough to replace Woody.

[biedergb]

Woody missing the playoffs will feel like that gut punch in ‘23 and the team really didn’t bounce back from it. 

The offense is ok but lost a lot of mojo the past month. Without dominant pitching I’m not sure what to expect. Peralta and priester followed by ? and ? is no way to match up in LDS and I would imagine Philly would be looking forward to that since they lost their ace. 

[willie key]

At least Hoskins is getting his at bats

[Sixtolezcano]

44 minutes ago, biedergb said:

Woody missing the playoffs will feel like that gut punch in ‘23 and the team really didn’t bounce back from it. 

The offense is ok but lost a lot of mojo the past month. Without dominant pitching I’m not sure what to expect. Peralta and priester followed by ? and ? is no way to match up in LDS and I would imagine Philly would be looking forward to that since they lost their ace. 

Looks like Mis and Quintana will be the other 2.

[Sixtolezcano]

On 9/20/2025 at 1:05 AM, BrewerFan said:

I don't think they need 4. It's just going to be the 3 obvious ones. How deep they go... that's going to decide the series IMO. You get 5 out of Peralta and Woody and I think 6 out of Priester most likely. 

Trust him or not(and I'm inclined to agree with you, despite the fact that he's done virtutally everything... short of hitting a HR in the last month to earth that faith) he's the guy. I don't see a scenario where a healthy Hoskins is starting over a healthy Vaughn. I think Hoskins gets some starts if we have a couple games after clinching the #1 seed(which I think is important as Philly is a tough place to play). 

 

I do hate seeing Buehler come in out of the pen. I wish the Brewers could have added him as I think he's still got good enough stuff to throw out of the pen... but that ship has sailed. We desperately need Megill back to go toe to toe with these teams... IMO. Without him... it's going to be a tough job for Murphy to navigate the the backend of games, but what the hell, jump on 'em early and Uribe can throw 15 innings a round if need be. 

I don’t think you’ll see Woody pitching any innings in the playoffs this year.

[Sixtolezcano]

On 9/20/2025 at 3:25 PM, bm1090 said:

Brewerfan - I was thinking more for the NLCS. Quintana could be a factor too but not sure he’ll be stretched out.

He is already stretched out. I don’t think he’ll lose that in such a short time away.

[biedergb]

57 minutes ago, Sixtolezcano said:

Looks like Mis and Quintana will be the other 2.

If Quintana is healthy, plus he had been pitching poorly prior to his injury stint. Miz is too volatile to start in my opinion.  But we will see. Just sucks to lose a quality pitcher like Woody again. Twice in 3 years to have him go down when the team is entering the playoffs just sucks. His last playoff pitch for this team will have been in 2021. Just crazy to think that. 

[bm1090]

The NLDS schedule has games on:

10/4, 10/6, 10/8, 10/9, 10/11

So I think at this point I’d line up 

Gm 1 Freddy

Gm 2 Priester

Gm 3 Gasser/Patrick piggyback 

Gm 4 Freddy on regular rest

Gm 5 Priester on regular rest

Don’t have to be worried about the bullpen being overworked either with 3 off days in 8 days. So all the late high leverage guys and Ashby should be able to pitch in at least 4 out of 5 games.

NLCS is way trickier.

[Sixtolezcano]

10 minutes ago, bm1090 said:

The NLDS schedule has games on:

10/4, 10/6, 10/8, 10/9, 10/11

So I think at this point I’d line up 

Gm 1 Freddy

Gm 2 Priester

Gm 3 Gasser/Patrick piggyback 

Gm 4 Freddy on regular rest

Gm 5 Priester on regular rest

Don’t have to be worried about the bullpen being overworked either with 3 off days in 8 days. So all the late high leverage guys and Ashby should be able to pitch in at least 4 out of 5 games.

NLCS is way trickier.

I’d still go with Miz starting game 3 and throwing the kitchen sink afterwards at them. Unless Quintana is ready.

[BrewerFan]

On 9/17/2025 at 5:27 PM, BrewCrewBlueDevil said:

Hopefully they stay healthy!

 

C-;Contreras, Jansen

1B- Vaughn, Bauers

2B- Turang

3B- Durbin

SS- Ortiz, Montesario 

OF- Yelich, Chourio, Frelick, Perkins, Collins

SP- 1.) Peralta, 2.) Priester, 3.) Woodruff, 4.) Misorowski 

Long Relief- Patrick, Gasser, Ashby

Pen- Koenig, Mears, Uribe, Megill, Anderson, Zastryzny

Ya just HAD to make this thread, didn't you?

Contreras gets hit on the Wrist, Woodruff with the oblique. I have nowhere else to focus my frustrations... so they will be directed toward you....

[SF70]

6 hours ago, BrewerFan said:

Ya just HAD to make this thread, didn't you?

Contreras gets hit on the Wrist, Woodruff with the oblique. I have nowhere else to focus my frustrations... so they will be directed toward you....

Woodruff with a lat strain not an oblique injury.

[Playing Catch]

I must be spoiled. It's a gut-punch to lose Woody, and I love the guy! But the Brewers have beaten teams with lots of combinations of pitchers on the staff.

Playoff baseball often sees starters just go once through the order anyway.

I just don't see this grand canyon-sized drop-off in quality that everyone else is seeing --- at least in terms of how likely the Brewers are to win a playoff game where Tobias Myers or Chad Patrick go 2.2 instead of Woody.

Look, would I rather have Woody? Of course. But if any team in baseball can absorb that kind of loss, it is literally the 2025 Brewers.