Back at the trade deadline, the Washington Nationals were desperate to find some help for their bullpen. While they eventually made a great deal in landing Pirates closer Mark Melancon, they may have missed out on getting arguably the best reliever in baseball for the next two seasons.
So far, one of the stars this postseason has been Indians left-handed reliever Andrew Miller. Miller was named the ALCS MVP on Wednesday. During Cleveland’s series win over the Toronto Blue Jays, Miller gave up three hits and struck out 14 of the 26 batters he faced.