2017 World Baseball Classic

[TripleCrown9]

Ask and ye shall receive.

March 6-22.

Round 1 in Tokyo, Seoul, Miami, and Guadalajara.
Round 2 in Tokyo and San Diego
Final in Los Angeles

On paper, USA should dominate. I saw a tweet earlier saying Chinese Taipei could be a darkhorse, so there's that I guess.

[TripleCrown9]

Re: 2017 World Baseball Classic

Pool A- Seoul
South Korea
Chinese Taipei
Netherlands
Israel

Pool B- Tokyo
Japan
Australia
China
Cuba

Pool C- Miami
United States
Canada
Colombia
Dominican Republic

Pool D- Guadalajara
Mexico
Italy
Puerto Rico
Venezuela

Obviously Pool C is the "Group of Death" with the US Dream Team and the DR.

[TheMatrix31]

Re: 2017 World Baseball Classic

I think Venezuela can make some noise.


Full rosters for all teams:

http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/2017-world-baseball-classic-rosters-posey-stanton-mccutchen-headline-team-usa/

[jvalverde88]

Re: 2017 World Baseball Classic

I've got Netherlands and Puerto Rico as teams that can upset some of the favorites.

[TripleCrown9]

Re: 2017 World Baseball Classic

The Rosters

Australia

Manager- Jon Deeble

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Pitchers
Craig Anderson
Tim Atherton
Tom Bailey
Travis Blackley (Tigers minors)
Justin Erasmus
Josh Guyer
Liam Hendriks (Athletics)
Daniel McGrath (Red Sox minors)
Steven Kent (Braves minors)
Peter Moylan
Ryan Rowland-Smith
Warwick Saupold (Tigers)
Ryan Searle
Matt Timms
Josh Tols
Luke Wilkins
Matthew Williams

Catchers
Trent D'Antonio
Allan de San Miguel (Royals minors)
Robbie Perkins (Rockies minors)

Infielders
James Beresford
Darryl George
Brad Harman
Luke Hughes
Mitch Nilsson
Logan Wade
Stefan Welch

Outfielders
Mitch Dening
David Kandilas
Tim Kennelly
Trent Oeltjen
Kyle Perkins
Angus Roeger
Mike Walker
Aaron Whitefield (Twins minors)

Canada

Manager- Ernie Whitt

Spoiler

Pitchers
Andrew Albers (Braves minors)
John Axford (Athletics)
Shane Dawson (Blue Jays minors)
Ryan Dempster
Scott Diamond
Éric Gagné
Jim Henderson (Cubs minors)
Chris Leroux
Adam Loewen
Scott Mathieson
Dustin Molleken (Tigers minors)
Nick Pivetta

Catchers
Kellin Deglan (Yankees minors)
George Kottaras

Infielders
Freddie Freeman (Braves)
Jonathan Malo
Josh Naylor (Padres minors)
Justin Morneau
Pete Orr
Jamie Romak (Padres minors)
Eric Wood (Pirates minors)

Outfielders
Tyler O'Neill (Mariners minors)
Dalton Pompey (Blue Jays)
Rene Tosoni

China

Manager- John McLaren

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Pitchers
Bruce Chen
Ju Kwon

Infielders
Ray Chang

Outfielders
Xu Guiyuan (Orioles minors)

Chinese Taipei

Manager- Kuo Tai-yuan

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Pitchers
Chen Hung-wen
Chen Kuan-yu
Chiang Shao-ching (Indians minors)
Kuo Chun-lin
Lin Chen-hua
Lo Ko-hua
Ni Fu-te
Pan Wei-lun
Sung Chia-hao
Tsai Ming-chin
Wang Ching-ming

Catchers
Cheng Da-hong
Lin Kun-sheng

Infielders
Chiang Chih-hsien
Chen Yung-ch
Lin Chih-hsiang
Lin Chih-sheng
Lin Yi-chuan
Wang Sheng-wei

Outfielders
Chang Cheng-wei
Chang Chih-hao
Hu Chin-lung
Kao Kuo-hui
Lin Che-hsuan

Colombia

Manager- Luis Urueta

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Pitchers
Yhonathan Barrios (Brewers minors)
Randy Consuegra
Nabil Crismatt (Mets minors)
William Cuevas (Tigers minors)
Carlos Díaz (Giants minors)
Dayán Díaz (Astros minors)
Luis Escobar (Pirates minors)
Ernesto Frieri
Tayron Guerrero (Marlins)
César Jiménez
Sugar Ray Marimón
Yeizer Marrugo (Orioles minors)
Guillermo Moscoso
Greg Nappo (Marlins minors)
Dewin Pérez (Yankees minors)
Yohan Pino (Twins minors)
José Quintana (White Sox)
Julio Teherán (Braves)
José Torres (Padres)
Karl Triana
Ezequiel Zabaleta

Catchers
Jorge Alfaro (Phillies)
Luis Martinez
Jesús Posso
Jhonatan Solano (Nationals minors)
Meibrys Viloria

Infielders
Alberto Callaspo
Dilson Herrera (Reds)
Mauricio Ramos (Royals minors)
Reynaldo Rodriguez (Twins minors)
Adrián Sánchez (Nationals minors)
Donovan Solano (Yankees minors)
Giovanny Urshela (Indians)
Jesús Valdez

Outfielders
Steve Brown
Tito Polo (Yankees minors)
Harold Ramírez (Blue Jays minors
Carlos Vidal (Yankees minors)

Cuba

Manager- Carlos Marti



Dominican Republic

Manager- Tony Peña

Spoiler

Pitchers
Fernando Abad (Red Sox)
Dellin Betances (Yankees)
Santiago Casilla (Athletics)
Álex Colomé (Rays)
Bartolo Colón (Braves)
Johnny Cueto (Giants)
Samuel Deduno
Jumbo Díaz (Reds)
Jeurys Familia (Mets)
Edgar Garcia
Héctor Neris (Phillies)
Iván Nova (Pirates)
Carlos Martínez (Cardinals)
Wily Peralta (Brewers)
Alex Reyes (Cardinals)
Hansel Robles (Mets)
Fernando Rodney (Diamondbacks)
Bryan Rodriguez (Padres minors)
Enny Romero (Nationals)
Luis Severino (Yankees)
César Valdez (Athletics minors)
Edinson Vólquez (Marlins)

Catchers
Welington Castillo (Orioles)
Alberto Rosario (Cardinals)

Infielders
Adrián Beltré (Rangers)
Robinson Canó (Mariners)
Manny Machado (Orioles)
Hanley Ramírez (Red Sox)
José Reyes (Mets)
Carlos Santana (Indians)
Jonathan Villar (Brewers)

Outfielders
José Bautista (Blue Jays)
Nelson Cruz (Mariners)
Starling Marte (Pirates)
Gregory Polanco Pirates)
Mel Rojas, Jr. (Braves minors)

Israel

Manager- Jerry Weinstein

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Pitchers
Corey Baker (Cardinals minors)
Jeremy Bleich
Gabe Cramer (Royals minors)
Jake Kalish (Royals minors)
Alex Katz (White Sox minors)
Dean Kremer (Dodgers minors)
Jason Marquis
R. C. Orlan (Nationals minors)
Zack Thornton
Joey Wagman (Athletics minors)
Josh Zeid

Catchers
Ryan Lavarnway (Athletics minors)
Nick Rickles (Nationals minors)

Infielders
Scott Burcham (Rockies minors)
Ike Davis (Dodgers minors)
Nate Freiman
Ty Kelly (Mets)
Tyler Krieger (Indians minors)
Danny Valencia (Mariners)

Outfielders
Zach Borenstein (Diamondbacks minors)
Cody Decker (Brewers minors)
Blake Gailen
Sam Fuld
Mike Meyers (Red Sox minors)

Italy

Manager- Marco Mazzieri

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Pitchers
Dan Altavilla (Mariners)
Tiago da Silva
Nick Fanti (Phillies minors)
Pat Venditte (Mariners minors)

Catchers
Drew Butera (Royals)
Francisco Cervelli (Pirates)

Infielders
Chris Colabello (Indians minors)
Daniel Descalso (Diamondbacks)
Johnny Giavotella (Orioles minors)
Alex Liddi

Outfielders
John Andreoli (Cubs minors)
Chris Denorfia (Rockies minors)
Brandon Nimmo (Mets)

Japan

Manager- Hiroki Kokubo

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Pitchers
Ryo Akiyoshi
Shintaro Fujinami
Yoshihisa Hirano
Ayumu Ishikawa
Kazuhisa Makita
Hirotoshi Masui
Yuki Matsui
Naoki Miyanishi
Takahiro Norimoto
Toshiya Okada
Kodai Senga
Tomoyuki Sugano
Shota Takeda

Catchers
Seiji Kobayashi
Shota Ohno 27
Motohiro Shima

Infielders
Ryosuke Kikuchi
Nobuhiro Matsuda
Sho Nakata
Hayato Sakamoto
Kohsuke Tanaka
Tetsuto Yamada

Outfielders
Shogo Akiyama
Nori Aoki (Astros)
Ryosuke Hirata
Seiya Suzuki
Yo****omo Tsutsugoh
Seiichi Uchikawa

Mexico

Manager- Edgar González

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Pitchers\Miguel Aguilar (Diamondbacks minors)
Andres Avila (Braves minors)
Jorge de la Rosa
Marco Estrada (Blue Jays)
Carlos Fisher (Padres minors)
Yovani Gallardo (Mariners)
Giovanny Gallegos (Yankees minors)
Jaime García (Braves)
Miguel González (White Sox)
Rafael Martin: (Nationals)
Luis Mendoza
Mario Meza (Cubs minors)
Vidal Nuño (Dodgers)
Roberto Osuna (Bleu Jays)
Óliver Pérez (Nationals)
Sergio Romo (Dodgers)
Fernando Salas (Mets)
Iván Salas
Jake Sanchez (Athletics minors)
Joakim Soria (Royals)
Carlos Torres (Brewers)
Julio Urías (Dodgers)

Catchers
Xorge Carrillo (Mets minors)
Sebastián Valle (Roylas)

Infielders
Japhet Amador
Daniel Castro (Rockies minors)
Luis Cruz
Adrián González (Dodgers)
Brandon Laird
Esteban Quiroz
José Manuel Rodríguez

Outfielders
José Juan Aguilar
Khris Davis (Athletics)
Efren Navarro (Tigers minors)
Chris Roberson
Alex Verdugo (Dodgers minors)

Netherlands

Manager- Hensley Meulens

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Pitchers
Nelmerson Angela (Mets minors)
Mike Bolsenbroek
Rob Cordemans
Tom de Blok
Kevin Heijstek
Lars Huijer
Kevin Kelly (Dodgers)
Kenley Jansen
Jair Jurrjens
Ruderly Manue
Diego Markwell
Ryan Oduber (Red Sox)
Mark Pawelek
Jim Ploeger
Tom Stuifbergen
J. C. Sulbaran
Rick VandenHurk
Berry van Driel
Loek van Mil

Catchers)
Orlando Yntema
Shawn Zarraga (Reds minors)
Dashenko Ricardo

Infielders
Xander Bogaerts (Red Sox)
Yurendell DeCaster
Didi Gregorius (Yankees)
Dwayne Kemp
Jurickson Profar (Rangers)
Jonathan Schoop (Orioles)
Sharlon Schoop (Orioles minors)
Andrelton Simmons (Angels)
Curt Smith

Outfielders
Wladimir Balentien
Chris Garia
Randolph Odubers
Kallan Sams

Puerto Rico

Manager- Edwin Rodríguez

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Pitchers
Andrew Barbosa
José Berríos (Twins)
Hiram Burgos (Brewers minors)
Alex Claudio (Rangers)
Joe Colón (Indians)
José De La Torre
José De León (Rays)
Edwin Díaz (Mariners)
Joe Jiménez (Tigers)
Jorge López (Brewers)
Seth Lugo (Mets)
Rayan González (Rockies)
Miguel Mejía (Cubs minors)
Emilio Pagan (Mariners minors)
Joel Piñeiro
Dereck Rodríguez (Twins minors)
Orlando Román
J. C. Romero
Andrés Santiago
Hector Santiago (Twins)
Mario Santiago*
Giovanni Soto (White Sox)

Catchers
Yadier Molina (Cardinals)
Roberto Pérez (Indians)
René Rivera (Mets)

Infielders
Mike Avilés
Javier Báez (Cubs)
Carlos Correa (Astros)
Francisco Lindor (Indians)
T. J. Rivera (Mets)
Kennys Vargas (Twins)

Outfielders
Carlos Beltrán (Astrsos)
Reymond Fuentes- (Diamondback minors)
Ángel Pagán
Eddie Rosario (Twins)
Enrique Hernández (Dodgers)

South Korea

Manager- Kim In-Sik

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Pitchers
Cha Woo-chan
Chang Si-hwan
Jang Won-jun
Lee Hyun-seung
Sim Chang-min
Lim Chang-yong
Lim Jung-woo
Oh Seung-hwan (Cardinals)
Park Hee-soo
Rhee Dae-eun
Won Jong-hyun
Woo Kyu-min
Yang Hyeon-jong

Catchers
Kim Tae-goon
Yang Eui-ji

Infielders
Heo Kyung-min
Kim Ha-sung
Kim Jae-ho
Kim Tae-kyun
Lee Dae-ho
Park Suk-min
Seo Geon-chang

Outfielders
Choi Hyung-woo
Lee Yong-kyu
Min Byung-heon
Park Kun-woo
Son Ah-seop

United States

Manager- Jim Leyland

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Pitchers
Chris Archer (Rays)
Brett Cecil (Cardinals)
Tyler Clippard (Yankees)
Danny Duffy (Royals)
Sam Dyson (Rangers)
Michael Fulmer (Tigers)
Mychal Givens (Orioles)
Sonny Gray (Athletics)
Luke Gregerson (Astros)
J. A. Happ (Blue Jays)
Nate Jones (White Sox)
Jake McGee (Rockies)
Andrew Miller (Indians)
Pat Neshek (Phillies)
Tanner Roark (Nationals)
David Robertson (White Sox)
Drew Smyly (Mariners)
Marcus Stroman (Blue Jays)
Alex Wilson (Tigers)

Catchers
A.J. Ellis (Dodgers)
Jonathan Lucroy (Rangers)
Buster Posey (Giants)

Infielders
Nolan Arenado (Rockies)
Alex Bregman (Astros)
Matt Carpenter (Cardinals)
Brandon Crawford (Giants)
Paul Goldschmidt (Diamondbacks)
Eric Hosmer (Royals)
Ian Kinsler (Tigers)
Daniel Murphy (Nationals)

Outfielders
Adam Jones (Orioles)
Andrew McCutchen (Pirates)
Giancarlo Stanton (Marlins)
Christian Yelich (Marlins)

Venezuela

Manager- Omar Vizquel

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Pitchers
José Alvarado (Rays minors)
José Álvarez (Angels)
Omar Bencomo
Silvino Bracho (Diamondbacks)
Leonel Campos (Blue Jays)
José Castillo (Padres minors)
Jhoulys Chacín (Padres)
Jeanmar Gómez (Phillies)
Deolis Guerra (Angels)
Félix Hernández (Mariners)
Gregory Infante (White Sox minors)
Wil Ledezma
Arcenio Leon (Tigers minors)
Jhondaniel Medina (Cubs minors)
Franklin Morales
Martín Pérez (Rangers)
Yusmeiro Petit (Angels)
Edubray Ramos (Phillies)
Eduardo Rodríguez (Red Sox)
Francisco Rodríguez (Tigers)
Bruce Rondón (Tigers)
Héctor Rondón (Cubs)
Robert Suarez

Catchers
Robinson Chirinos (Rangers)
Salvador Pérez (Royals)

Infielders
José Altuve (Astros)
Miguel Cabrera (Tigers)
Alcides Escobar (Royals)
Freddy Galvis (Phillies)
Víctor Martínez (Tigers)
Martín Prado (Marlins)
Yangervis Solarte (Padres)

Outfielders
Carlos González (Rockies)
Odubel Herrera (Phillies)
Ender Inciarte (Braves)
Hernán Pérez (Brewers)

[Majingir]

Re: 2017 World Baseball Classic

USA-DR finals is my guess

[Mabster]

Re: 2017 World Baseball Classic

I'm curious to see how many players each team is sending.

A's have 5 players, for 5 different countries, from their active roster going. 4 more from the minors making 9 total players for the A's.

Sonny Gray (USA)
John Axford (Canada)
Liam Hendriks (Australia)
Santiago Casilla(Dominican Republic)
Khris Davis (Mexico)

[SPTO]

Re: 2017 World Baseball Classic

Don't be surprised if Columbia pulls off an upset in the first round.

I'm gonna go with the consensus and say US/DR in the finals.

[Sheamazin]

Re: 2017 World Baseball Classic

Do 1 or 2 teams advance out of each pool?

[TripleCrown9]

Re: 2017 World Baseball Classic

I'll be different and predict Venezuela/Dominican Republic.

I want us to win, but those two squads are incredible.

[polyduster]

Re: 2017 World Baseball Classic

Do 1 or 2 teams advance out of each pool?

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[Sheamazin]

Re: 2017 World Baseball Classic

I'm hoping Colombia or Canada upset the Dominicans and the US beats them as well.

[Majingir]

Re: 2017 World Baseball Classic

I'm curious to see how many players each team is sending.

A's have 5 players, for 5 different countries, from their active roster going. 4 more from the minors making 9 total players for the A's.

Sonny Gray (USA)
John Axford (Canada)
Liam Hendriks (Australia)
Santiago Casilla(Dominican Republic)
Khris Davis (Mexico)

I think Jays got like 4-5 or something and some minor leaguers maybe?

Surprised Donaldson isn't on team USA. Also sucks that Estrada is on Mexico (his dad is from there,but he's never met his dad).

One cool story though is Freeman on Canada. His parents are from here but he's from California, and wanted to honour his mom(who died when he was 10) by doing this.

[DrJones]

Re: 2017 World Baseball Classic

Canada

Manager- Ernie Whitt

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Pitchers
Andrew Albers (Braves minors)
John Axford (Athletics)
Shane Dawson (Blue Jays minors)
Ryan Dempster
Scott Diamond
Éric Gagné
Jim Henderson (Cubs minors)
Chris Leroux
Adam Loewen
Scott Mathieson
Dustin Molleken (Tigers minors)
Nick Pivetta

Catchers
Kellin Deglan (Yankees minors)
George Kottaras

Infielders
Freddie Freeman (Braves)
Jonathan Malo
Josh Naylor (Padres minors)
Justin Morneau
Pete Orr
Jamie Romak (Padres minors)
Eric Wood (Pirates minors)

Outfielders
Tyler O'Neill (Mariners minors)
Dalton Pompey (Blue Jays)
Rene Tosoni

Stubby Clapp or GTFO.

[Majingir]

Re: 2017 World Baseball Classic

Bad news WBC, Superman won't be competing.

Kevin Pillar won't play for Israel. The biggest shock here, I never knew his parent(s?) were from there.

Like a number of other guys, seems like he's not competing cause he wants to focus on his MLB team and improving in ST, especially after his 2016 season was a decline from 2015(though even then,his 2016 season was still about an average hitter while being an obviously above above average defender)