Following a crushing playoff exit, the Toronto Blue Jays’ 2022 season ended much sooner than expected, although there’s plenty to learn from the two franchises still standing at the end of October.
Most baseball fans expected the Houston Astros to advance to the World Series after winning their division with an AL-best 106 wins during the regular season. The same, however, can’t be said about the Philadelphia Phillies, who secured the final wild-card seed in the NL.
But as unexpected as this championship showdown is, they each share a similar trait: offensive balance.