Best post-season roster for this year?

[TrueBlueCubFan]

If you could take one team & put them into the post-season. In your opinion who has the best chance of winning it all?

[Roast]

The braves. They have farnsworth and therefore have already won :cry:

[Sammy Who]

It's too early to decide. There are going to be a bunch of waiver wire deals in August. Right now, I must say Boston.

[vaball]

Is this assuming that everyone is healthy come postseason?

 

If so, then I think it really is the Cardinals. Carp has been Cy Young worthy. Mulder is trending upward quickly. Morris has been terrific, minus his last two starts. And the offense is as good as there is.

 

Atlanta and Boston would probably be my other picks.

[TrueBlueCubFan]

Is this assuming that everyone is healthy come postseason?

 

If so, then I think it really is the Cardinals. Carp has been Cy Young worthy. Mulder is trending upward quickly. Morris has been terrific, minus his last two starts. And the offense is as good as there is.

 

Atlanta and Boston would probably be my other picks.

Yes I was assuming 100% health for all teams.

BTW, As a Cards fan you should be concerned with the durability of Carpenter over the course of a season & into the playoffs, IIRC he has never pitched in the post-season. Mulder helps, but Haren is better. Morris, in my opinion, doesn't have shut-down playoff stuff. If Mulder is on top of his game then he has the potential to shut down a prolific offense in the playoffs. However, that is a big if. The Cards offense is as good as anyone in the ML, & as the 2004 WS showed, good pitching beats good hitting everytime in the playoffs. Also, the 2004 Cardinals had a stronger bullpen than this years' Cards. BTW, I voted the Astros. Clemens,Pettitte,Oswalt & Lidge could do some real damage in a 7 game series.