Detroit Tigers Playoff Roster Decisions: Ryan Perry

Honestly, I trust him to get outs more than Perry/Penny/Below/Schlereth combined.

You’ll jinx it! We’re tied with the Rangers now…..

I like the idea of Turner. The postseason always has these phenom kids brought up nobody has seen before and they pitch great in the playoffs.

And I don’t trust Perry and I’m already losing too much hair and already drink too much and I don’t NEED ANY MORE STRESS!!!!!!!

Likewise Coke, Schlereth and Below, IMO. I just can’t see how Marte would make the roster, especially after last evening. Penny is getting worse by the game, and would not be an asset in the playoffs. That leaves the choice for an 11th pitcher between Perry and Pauley. Pauley has better numbers overall. He is one of those anomalous guys with better numbers (as a right-hander) against lefties than against righties, but his numbers against both are better than Perry’s. Strikeouts per batter faced are close (Perry is a little better in this number, but not a lot), whereas Pauley walks significantly fewer batters. Pauley’s numbers are not as good since joining the Tigers as they were in Seattle. Nevertheless, I’d still probably go with Pauley if that is the choice.

but I voted yes, because I feel stronger about Penny NOT being on the roster, and Perry is less undesirable to me than others.

Knowing that we’ll have a four man rotation, and an 11 man bullpen, that means that if Penny goes to the pen, he will displace one of the seven that would be in the bullpen right now on a normal 25 man roster. Most likely, that would be the long man- Below.

Valverde, Benoit, Coke are locks. That’s three.
Al Al is in if he’s healthy. That’s four.
Schlereth is probably in, just because of the man love that they seem to have for him, plus he’s the only LOOGY on the bubble, and I think JL feels naked without a LOOGY. Five.
One long man- probably either Below or Penny. Six.
One more- Pauley, Perry, Penny, Below, Marte, Turner.
I’d eliminate Turner, which is another discussion.
I’d go with Pauley over Perry, but not by much. I think he’s shown more consistency this season. I’d like to see more from Marte before putting him on a playoff roster, and what I do like from him is based on minor league results. Perry at least was dominant in the second half last year.
For Penny, it could come down to whether Al Al is healthy or not. I think they’ll want to see Alburquerque actually pitch well down the stretch. He’s had only a couple appearances since the beginnning of August, and has had mound visits regarding the quad the last two since coming back from the concussion.

If I had my druthers, we’d go with Valverde, Benoit, Coke, Al Al, Below, Pauley, and Perry. Below doubles as the LOOGY and the long man, and either Al Al, Coke, or Pauley could pull long duty as well if needed.