When Brian Cashman tells Yankees fans for the 16th consecutive season that October baseball is a crapshoot, they'll scoff. After all, with a payroll like New York sports, it should be far simpler to all but guarantee October success. But what Cashman really means is that it's near-impossible to predict the right chemistry mix and match for the most spotlit month of the year. Which role player represents the secret ingredient, a la Jose Iglesias for the 2024 Mets? Which bullpen piece lives for the moment? And which regular-season glue guy rises to the occasion with regularity?
MLB expert's historic Yankees comp for Dodgers' Kiké Hernández is so right it hurts
