Marlins, Phillies announce NL Wild Card Series rosters

[Ely Sussman]

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Weathers would be due for a between starts bullpen session Wednesday anyway so he can give us an inning on both Weds and Thurs. Wendle makes no sense. He was the worst hitter in all of baseball in September. You can't waste a roster spot with someone who can't hit especially when we have two worthless catchers. Great Dane would have made more sense. Skip better find a way to start Berti - he is our hottest hitter now. Maybe DH Arraez and put Soler in the outfield instead of Sanchez.

[Guest Hans Herrera]

Wendle is on the roster mostly because of his leadership, overtaking the struggling Hoeing and the unreliable-against-PHI Cueto.

You can also argue that he is the only LH bat out of the bench and the best defensive SS on the roster... But he is not batting at all whether is RH or LH pitching, so no point in that argument.

About his defense, that's probably true but it is not a ton of difference between his glove and Hampson's. I know X is a switch hitter, but I think he will be mostly used as a pinch-runner / bunter. So yeah, I only have the leadership explanation left. In any case,

 

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[Ely Sussman]

Simply weren't any satisfying answers for the 26th roster spot. I think Wendle is the best defensive SS they have, so at least that's something he can contribute if they have a late lead in a crazy game. I don't have faith in Weathers being effective in any role, but he'll have good velocity on his side as a reliever.