Possibly the greatest ever.
The words used to characterize the Dodgers’ starting rotation this postseason obscured what could be the most important adjective to describe the group: Indispensable.
Elite starting pitching isn’t a luxury for these Dodgers. Elite starting pitching is an absolute necessity.
On days they don’t have it, as was the case on Friday night, they don’t have a chance. On days their starters choke the way Blake Snell did in Game 1 of the World Series, they’re destined for the kind of 11-4 defeat they suffered at the hands of the Toronto Blue Jays in Rogers Centre.