Through 2023.
Largely, this is a focus on career regular season value, due to time considerations. I'm doing this with the idea of a possible tournament, so I'm not just putting together the best 26 players, I'm trying to construct a roster. Every spot has a backup, 16 position players/10 pitchers. Making platoon considerations, each team has 2 dedicated closers, each bullpen has a lefty.
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Starting Lineup v RH
C J.Bench
1B J.Votto (LH)
2B J.Morgan (LH)
SS B.Larkin
3B T.Perez
LF F.Robinson
CF V.Pinson (LH)
RF P.Rose (SH)
DH E.Roush (LH)
Starting Lineup v LH
C J.Bench
1B J.Votto (LH)
2B J.Morgan (LH)
SS B.Larkin
3B T.Perez
LF F.Robinson
CF E.Davis
RF G.Foster
DH P.Rose (SH)
Reserves
C E.Lombardi
2B B.McPhee
2B L.Frey (L)
SS D.Concepcion
3B/2B H.Groh
Its the 15 top b-ref WAR Reds and the backup catcher, Frey gets the slot that Reilly or Kluszewski might get as the last man on the roster. If a player averages 30 WAR when combining b-ref and Fangraphs, there's a presumption that they belong on the roster.
Starting Pitchers
N.Hahn (L)
E.Rixey (L)
D.Luque
P.Derringer
J.Rijo
Relief Pitchers
A.Chapman (L)
J.Franco (L)
J.Maloney
F.Dwyer
B.Walters
The top half dozen B-Ref WAR pitchers are here; Derringer's the top in Fangraphs WAR, Maloney gets the last spot over Mullane. Chapman and Franco are 3-4 in Reds saves, they have solid ERA+ advantages over Graves; Franco/Cordero is essentially a tie and the lefty gets the slot.
