The Red Sox have one roster change from their ALCS roster, but it's not pitcher Steven Wright. Instead, lefty Drew Pomeranz has been added in place of Brandon Workman, giving the Red Sox a second lefty in the bullpen along with Eduardo Rodriguez.
The Red Sox and Dodgers each have 5 of the top 10. @SamMillerBB works through the World Series rosters:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Evaluators with other teams think the Dodgers, loaded with lefty options in their rotation and bullpen, have a chan… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Column: Ten World Series Matchups We Can't Wait To See. bit.ly/2J9rj75 Machado, Chris Sale, L.A. outfielders take on Fenway, etc.
Biggest surprise so far in the rotation alignments: That the Dodgers chose to line up Hyun-Jin Ryu in Games 2 and 6… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Most Games of Experience at Fenway - Dodgers Position Players to Play in Postseason Manny Machado 49 Brian Dozier… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
From @SlangsOnSports, about Game 1 starter Clayton Kershaw: Postseason Career as Starter 1st 15 Starts… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Just to start the World Series on a high note, I pass along this note from ESPN Stats & Info: Tim Timmons, who has the home plate assignment in Game 1, has called a strike correctly on 89.8 percent of batters' takes this season, 83rd out of 89 umpires.
Red Sox manager Alex Cora joked that Dave Roberts, a good friend and a former teammate, "makes a lot of money" signing autographs because of his stolen base. "I know he puts ‘the greatest stolen base in the history of the game.' He makes a lot of money in an hour. Probably he's making money right now."
Clayton Kershaw made an interesting point about deep bullpens essentially replacing starting rotations on some organizations: "It's a very cost-effective thing to do, obviously, to ‘bullpen' and have a deep bullpen because starting pitchers are more expensive. But I think us as an organization, us as a union, will definitely have to take a closer look at that, if that's the way the game is going. Because I think everybody should be compensated according to what they are worth in the game. So if the bullpen is going to have more value, they're going to have to pay them more. I think that's just the bottom line."
Manny Machado stuck to the script in his pre-World Series session. Asked about playing a Red Sox team that doesn't really like him a whole lot, he said: "I'm here to win the World Series. I'm not thinking about anything else."
Not bad when the Game 1 starters are 1-2 in ERA among active pitchers. 1. Clayton Kershaw 2.39 2. Chris Sale 2.89… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Clayton Kershaw, who will make his first appearance at Fenway Park tomorrow, doesn't expect the Green Monster to make much of a difference. "Usually when I give up homers, they're not cheap anyway," he said. "So it probably won't matter if there's a fence there or not that's really close."
Dustin Pedroia has to sit out this Fall Classic because if his injured knee, but the Red Sox cornerstone still came… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Dustin Pedroia has to sit out this Fall Classic because if his injured knee, but the Red Sox cornerstone still came out for media day to compliment manager Alex Cora.
Matt Kemp will DH for the Dodgers tomorrow and David Freese will play 1B, Dave Roberts said. My guess is Cody Bellinger is in CF, Chris Taylor is in LF and Kiké Hernandez is at 2B, but Brian Dozier could factor into that, as well.
Dave Roberts confirms that David Freese will be in the lineup for Game 1 and that Matt Kemp will be the DH as the Dodgers bring out their right-handed lineup to face Chris Sale.
The potential free-agent class has shrunk by one. The Arizona Diamondbacks have announced a three-year deal with in… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
The potential free-agent class has shrunk by one. The Arizona Diamondbacks have announced a three-year deal with infielder Eduardo Escobar, keeping him from the open market. Escobar enjoyed a career season in 2018, split between Arizona and Minnesota. He hit .272 with 23 homers, 48 doubles and 84 RBI.
