Mendoza's performance improved slightly in 2000 as he went 7-4 with a 4.25 ERA in 65 and 2/3 innings pitched, including his first complete game since 1998, and last of his career.Despite his improved performance, he was left off of the postseason roster.The following year, he was 8-4 with a 3.75 ERA, and returned to the postseason....
He posted double-digit wins in his first three seasons, and in 2010 he helped San Francisco win their first championship since 1954.However, he struggled the last month of the season and he was left off the postseason roster.After sitting out much of the 2011 season with a foot and ankle injury, he came back in 2012 and flourished, finishing with a 15-8 record, his best season in a Giants uniform....
He was signed by the San Francisco Giants a few days later.He pitched the rest of the regular season with San Francisco, but did not make their postseason roster....
Ultimately, Dallas and San Antonio did meet in the second round, with Dallas winning in seven games and advancing all the way to the NBA finals.Playoff teams must identify their postseason roster before the playoffs begin.They are allowed up to 15 players and can designate two as inactive for each game....
During which he pitched 22 innings and did not record a win or loss, while finishing only 9 games for the team.Despite his dismal performance during the season, he was placed on the Yankees postseason roster, but did not appear in any games.He earned his second World Series ring when the Yankees defeated the Mets in five games....
September call-ups are players from the minors who are playing in September to get Major League experience and, especially for teams in contention, to provide reinforcements down the stretch.A postseason roster takes effect only if a team clinches a playoff berth.Players who are part of the team's final roster at the end of the regular season are eligible to participate in the postseason....
On May 21, Motte made his long awaited return to the mound after missing 2013 due to Tommy John Surgery, pitching 1 and 1/3 inning of scoreless relief.However, he struggled for the rest of the season and was ultimately left off the Cardinals' postseason roster.He became a free agent after they were eliminated by the San Francisco Giants....
Mendoza made his major league debut in 1996, going 4-5 with a 6.79 ERA in his rookie season.He did not appear on the postseason roster.In 1997, Mendoza went 8-6 with a 4.24 ERA, while starting 15 games, as both a starter and a reliever....
Sojo began his Yankee career 11-for-40 (.275) while only striking out four times with one walk.After playing only 18 games with the Yankees, he was added to the postseason roster.He did not receive a plate appearance during the 1996 American League Division Series, but played as a defensive replacement and pinch runner....
Though Tracy was not an active member of the postseason roster in either season, he did accompany the club throughout the playoffs.On August 5, 2010 it was announced that Tracy would be pulled from the IronPigs line up and benched to allow Matt Rizzotti to become the everyday first baseman after he was very successful for the Reading Phillies....
In August, trades may only be made after all players in the trade clear waivers or are not on 40-man rosters.Players acquired after August 31 are ineligible for the postseason roster unless they replace an injured player.Unlike in the NFL, NHL and the NBA, teams may not trade draft choices (with one narrow exception), but may purchase the rights to Rule 5 Draft Picks....
Any player who has been traded from a different team, spent time in the Minor Leagues, or signed later in the season with the team (no later than August 31) are eligible to participate in the postseason.A postseason roster is allowed up to 25 active players.Other players who are not on the 25-man active roster will be placed on the secondary squad....
He spent the 2013-14 regular season with Adirondack, but was called up for the Flyers' final regular season game.He was then added to the postseason roster, where he netted two goals in a seven-game first round loss to the New York Rangers....
Moyer tore three muscles in his groin and lower abdomen while pitching against the Houston Astros on September 29.He missed the rest of the regular season, and was not on the Phillies' postseason roster....
The Phillies reached the playoffs, but Lieber was left off their postseason roster because of his injury.
Hill played in 40 games for the Yankees, mostly as a designated hitter.He hit 16 home runs in a rotating designated hitter role and was added to the postseason roster.He played in four games in the 2000 American League Division Series against the Oakland A's and was 1 for 12 with 2 runs batted in....
In 2008, after 20 years in the big leagues, Seanez earned his first World Series ring as a member of the Philadelphia Phillies.He was not included on the club's postseason roster, but did travel with the team and was in uniform for all of the team's playoff games.On May 18, 2009, he passed a physical and signed a minor league deal to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim....
