With the roster now complete, it’s time to turn to how I would actually deploy what I have created. When I set out to complete this exercise I wanted to build the most functional 40-man roster that I could with a particular focus on having a 26-man roster that would emulate the construction of a real life team. What this meant is that I didn’t just fill my bench with outfielders because those players offered the most FanGraphs WAR; I added in outfielders, a corner infielder, a middle infielder, and a backup catcher.
A roster of this caliber is going to give you lots of options against any kind of pitching.