Angels: Postseason deduces cage cher rotation: John fells in Lackey, Ervin Santana, Kelvim Escobar, Jered Weaver. Closer: Francisco Rodriguez. Someday maybe: Bartolo Colon. The lowdown: The loss of Colon, a power arm at a power time of year, is a killer, particularly as his postseason replacement -- Weaver -- is short on experience and getting long on innings. 4. Tigers: Postseason rotation: Kenny Rogers, Jeremy Bonderman, Justin Verlander, Nate Robertson. Closer: Todd Jones. Someday maybe: Mike Maroth. The lowdown: Rogers' postseason ERA: 8. 85 The others starters' postseason appearances combined: 0. 5. A's: Postseason rotation: Barry Zito, Danny Haren, Joe Blanton, Esteban Loaiza. Closer: Huston Street. Someday maybe: Rich Harden. The lowdown: The critical guy here is Harden, first because he's arguably their best pitcher, second because he knocks Loaiza out of a possible start. 6. White Sox: Postseason rotation: Jose Contreras, Mark Buehrle, Freddy Garcia, Jon Garland. Closer: Bobby Jenks. Just in case: Javier Vazquez, Brandon McCarthy. The lowdown: Remember these guys? Last year, four complete games in the ALCS alone? They've got two this season. 7. Astros: Postseason rotation: Roger Clemens, Roy Oswalt, Andy Pettitte, Brandon Backe. Closer: Brad Lidge. Just in case: Taylor BuchholzThe lowdown: Clemens will have plenty of legs left, unlike last October, but Oswalt has been unsettlingly inconsistent and Pettitte has been appallingly so. 8 Blue Jays: Postseason rotation: Roy Halladay, A. J Burnett, Ted Lilly, Shaun Marcum. Closer: B. J. Ryan. Someday maybe: Gustavo Chacin. The lowdown: Pitching twice in a short series, Halladay would get the Blue Jays two-thirds of the way there Burnett is another postseason neophyte Lilly is better than his reputation. 9.
Yankees: Postseason rotation: Mike Mussina, Randy Johnson, Chien-Ming Wang, Jaret Wright. Closer: Mariano Rivera. Someday maybe: Carl Pavano Cher - wikipedia . The lowdown: Johnson avoids the cross hairs as long as Alex Rodriguez is around, but it can be lonely on the Yankee Stadium mound in October. 10 cher hot . Mets: Postseason rotation: Pedro Martinez, Tom Glavine, Steve Trachsel, John Maine. Closer: Billy Wagner. Just in case/someday maybe: Orlando Hernandez, Brian Bannister. The lowdown: Pedro's toe, Pedro's hip, Pedro's psyche Big-time gamer, though. 11 . Cardinals: Postseason rotation: Chris Carpenter, Jeff Suppan, Jason Marquis, Anthony Reyes. Closer: Jason Isringhausen. Someday maybe: Mark Mulder. The lowdown: Serious doubts beyond Carpenter, though they've been here before and Suppan has been better lately. 12 . Giants: Postseason rotation: Jason Schmidt, Matt Morris, Matt Cain, Noah Lowry. Closer: Armando Benitez. Just in case: Jamey Wright. The lowdown: One day soon, Cain will lead this staff Just not today. 13 . Braves: Postseason rotation: John Smoltz, Tim Hudson, Horacio Ramirez, Chuck James. Closer: Bob Wickman. Someday maybe: Kyle Davies, John Thomson. The lowdown: When, exactly, did Hudson become a . 500 pitcher? Can Smoltz close between starts?14. Padres: Postseason rotation: Jake Peavy, Woody Williams, Chris Young, Chan Ho Park. Closer: Trevor Hoffman. Just in case: Clay Hensley. The lowdown: Peavy has the highest ERA among the major leagues' top 30 in strikeouts and no one seems to know why. 15. Reds: Postseason rotation: Aaron Harang, Bronson Arroyo, Elizardo Ramirez, Eric Milton. Closer: Eddie Guardado. Someday maybe: Brandon Claussen, Paul Wilson. The lowdown: Let's just say someone is going to have to pitch on three days' rest and leave it at that. 16.
Diamondbacks: Postseason rotation: Brandon Webb, Miguel Batista, Claudio Vargas, Juan Cruz. Closer: Jorge Julio. Just in case: Enrique Gonzalez. The lowdown: Webb has 18 quality starts, tied with Chris Capuano for the most in baseball. 17 cher lynn . Rangers: Postseason rotation: Kevin Millwood, Vicente Padilla, Adam Eaton, John Koronka. Closer: Akinori Otsuka. Just in case/someday maybe: John Rheinecker, Kameron Loe. The lowdown: Millwood's been there, and won't shrink . Not sure about the rest. The lowdown: The Schilling-Beckett combination is heavy on postseason experience and success Wells is heavy too. 3 . Angels: Postseason rotation: John Lackey, Ervin Santana, Kelvim Escobar, Jered Weaver. Closer: Francisco Rodriguez. Someday maybe: Bartolo Colon Cher - cher . The lowdown: The loss of Colon, a power arm at a power time of year, is a killer, particularly as his postseason replacement -- Weaver -- is short on experience and getting long on innings. 4 . Tigers: Postseason rotation: Kenny Rogers, Jeremy Bonderman, Justin Verlander, Nate Robertson. Closer: Todd Jones. Someday maybe: Mike Maroth. The lowdown: Rogers' postseason ERA: 8. 85 The others starters' postseason appearances combined: 0. 5. A's: Postseason rotation: Barry Zito, Danny Haren, Joe Blanton, Esteban Loaiza. Cher tickets Closer: Huston Street. Someday maybe: Rich Harden Cher . The lowdown: The critical guy here is Harden, first because he's arguably their best pitcher, second because he knocks Loaiza out of a possible start. 6. White Sox: Postseason rotation: Jose Contreras, Mark Buehrle, Freddy Garcia, Jon Garland. Closer: Bobby Jenks. Just in case: Javier Vazquez, Brandon McCarthy. The lowdown: Remember these guys? Last year, four complete games in the ALCS alone? They've got two this season. 7.