With Game 1 less than 24 hours away, word is the roster is set.  Since the Phillies have until 10:00 am tomorrow to submit this final roster, it’s not official, but here’s how it’s shaping up:

Starting Pitchers

Cole Hamels, Brett Myers, Jamie Moyer, Joe Blanton

No real surprises here. Kyle Kendrick, who’s spent a majority of the season in the rotation is in Clearwater at the Florida Instructional League.  Hamels, Myers, & Moyer will be starting the first three games.  The use of Blanton really depends on where the series is at on Friday when they travel to Milwaukee.

Relief Pitchers

Brad Lidge, Ryan Madson, J.C. Romero, Chad Durbin, Clay Condrey, Scott Eyre, J.A. Happ

The biggest surprise here is Happ making the cut.  He’s the third lefty in the bullpen, but when the Brewers biggest bat, Prince Fielder, is a lefty, so having an abundance of southpaws in the bullpen is never a bad thing.  Given that fact he’s a starter, Happ gives the Phillies a long man.  Unfortunately with Happ in, it means Rudy Seanez is out.  Seanez was 5-4 with a 3.57 ERA on the season, and surprisingly the weakest bullpen arm the Phillies have.

Starting Eight

Jimmy Rollins, Jayson Werth, Chase Utley, Ryan Howard, Pat Burrell, Shane Victorino, Pedro Feliz, Carlos Ruiz

No surprises here.  The only possible change might be Burrell depending on how his back feels come Wednesday afternoon.

The Bench

Matt Stairs, Geoff Jenkins, Eric Bruntlett, Greg Dobbs, Chris Coste, So Taguchi

The only change here might be that Taguchi gets left off the roster in favor of Seanez.  I don’t see that happening.  The strongest bats on the Phillies bench are left-handed (Stairs, Jenkins, & Dobbs), so keeping Taguchi gives the Phillies a right-handed bat with good speed.  If Jenkins can get hot, the Phillies bench goes from a good bench to an excellent bench.