Throughout the playoffs, we’ll take a look at some of the smaller matchups that make baseball so much fun. Here is what we’re looking at today.
By this point in the postseason, each team is looking for even the most minute of advantages to exploit. Whatever two opponents are matched up, they’ve been scouted to death in anticipation of this matchup. Surprises are going to be minimal; no one is going to be suddenly throwing 5-6 miles per hour faster than the last time one saw them. So, armed with all the information they can possess, it becomes time to map out a plan to exploit those advantages.