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No team in the World Baseball Classic can match Team USA’s top pitching staff of Tarik Skubal and Paul Skenes.
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But what about the batting order? The Dominican Republic may have hitters who can match that.
The fight is still nearly three months away, but it’s fun to look ahead and think about the magic the WBC has given us in March.
The disaster recovery roster is taking shape beautifully.
More: Team USA’s projected WBC lineup is incredible
Dominican Republic WBC projected lineup
This is just the possible lineup for the Dominican Republic based on players known to be participating in the WBC during the week of Christmas:
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Vladimir Guerrero Jr., 1B
Yes, that will work.
Obviously, there are a lot of different ways to position these hitters to accomplish this.
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DR’s best starting pitcher is probably Sandy Alcantara, a step below Team USA’s starting pitchers, so if the Bats make it to the elimination round, they’ll have to perform well.
By the same token, it’s March, so the pitch plans will be unusual anyway. These Dominican Republic bats might be enough.
