When the curveball came that Bryan Woo would not feature at all in the AL Division Series, almost immediately the concern was how this would impact the Seattle Mariners rotation versus the Detroit Tigers. How would they deal with the absence of their best, most consistent and durable starter of the 2025 season?
The assumption by many was that Logan Gilbert would get the ball in Game 1, with Luis Castillo to follow in Game 2. Well, those some people making that prediction were only half-right, with the surprising subsequent decision by M's manager Dan Wilson to start George Kirby in the series opener at T-Mobile Park.