Second Base Speaking of which, Brandon Lowe had a fantastic season (152 OPS+), though the postseason has been something more of a slog for him (.115/.193/.173), aside from a game-tying home run in Game 6 of the ALCS. Michael Brosseau may see some time here as well, which gives the Rays a nice lefty/righty platoon option. Meanwhile, Chris Taylor (128 OPS+) had a pretty nice year of his own Kirk Gibson Jersey, though not as good as Lowe's, and his postseason (.200/.282/.286) hasn't exactly been standout either. When Taylor moves around, you might see Enrique Hernández here, or occasionally even Muncy. There's not much separation here, given both sides have starters with great regular seasons and quiet Octobers; since Hernández and Taylor are each righty, we'll go with the one that has slightly more platoon flexibility. If it seemed like Willy Adames was absolutely everywhere in the field in the ALCS, that's because he was. When we broke down the spectacular-looking Tampa Bay defense, it was notable that Adames was making play after play after play. While he hasn't hit at all in October (.132/.365/.184) he did in the regular season (124 OPS+), and that might be enough to give the Rays the edge here, if not for ... ... the fact that Corey Seager just pounded five homers in the NLCS, after posting a .947 OPS in the first two rounds, after hitting .307/.358/.585 in the regular season. Adames is a good player who just had a nice defensive week; Seager is playing like a superstar. With Joey Wendle Mike Piazza Dodgers Jersey, Brosseau, and Díaz, the Rays have options here, and this trio hit a strong .296/.379/.448 (.827 OPS) combined in the regular season. Each of the three had standout defensive moments, and, of course, Brosseau hit the deciding home run in the ALDS against Aroldis Chapman. Cash can mix and match this group in a variety of different ways. It's very different on the Los Angeles side, where Justin Turner continues to keep on mashing for the Dodgers, just like he always does. (He had an .860 OPS this year, has an .886 in seven years for the Dodgers, and an .881 career postseason mark. Like clockwork.) Though he's taken a bit of a step back defensively as he's aged, don't forget that he was the focal point of the pivotal double play in the fourth inning of Game 7. Both teams will mix and match here, but the Rays will often have Arozarena in left, and ... you have witnessed the Randy Arozarena Experience, right? Seven postseason homers? 1.288 postseason OPS? After posting a 1.022 OPS in 76 regular-season plate appearances? Still, somehow, going to be rookie-eligible in 2021? He's not this good, because no one is, but he only has to keep it going for a few more days. You might see Lowe and/or Austin Meadows out here, too, but: Randy. Not that the Dodgers are lacking in left field, of course. AJ Pollock (134 OPS+) had a strong season, though he's got just one extra-base hit this month; Taylor and Joc Pederson are options here as well. Kevin Kiermaier is very possibly the best defensive outfielder in baseball, and we're about to see him in a very favorable setting. Remember, the Rays have spent the entire postseason in California, and they're about to come to Globe Life Field, which certainly seems like it is sized perfectly for outstanding defensive catches. (Remember Mookie Betts' great catch Sandy Koufax Jersey, or his other great catches, or Cristian Pache's, or Cody Bellinger in the NLCS. It's almost a disappointment when we don't get a stellar catch here.) Kiermaier won't hit much, but his glove is so spectacular that he might not need to. Thing is, Bellinger is a very good defensive outfielder himself -- not Kiermaier, perhaps, but who is? -- and his bat is far, far superior. (We think, anyway, assuming that the shoulder he apparently popped out of a socket during a Game 7 post-homer celebration doesn't limit him in the World Series.) Kiermaier is a superstar defender; Bellinger is just a superstar. Manuel Margot has a reputation as something of a mini-Kiermaier, in that he's a plus defender without a great bat, though he turned that on its head a little by slugging 3 homers in the ALCS. Meadows will show up here, too, and he's a far more dangerous hitter, or at least he usually is, since he never got untracked this year (86 OPS+). The Dodgers have Mookie Betts. That's it. Full stop. A team that had won six straight division titles and reached the World Series twice in the previous three years then went out and added Mookie Betts. You might say it's paying off. Neither team has a regular at this spot, so the Rays will usually go with Arozarena against lefties (like Game 1 starter Clayton Kershaw) and Meadows against righties. If you could get the 2020 version of Arozarena and 2019 Meadows, you'd really have something here, but Meadows was less than impressive this season Jackie Robinson Jersey, and followed it up with just four hits and two walks in 37 postseason plate appearances. Kershaw may be the only lefty starter, so this could be mostly Meadows (or, perhaps, Díaz). The Dodgers mix around here too, usually Pederson, sometimes Edwin Ríos, but also slotting in Smith when Austin Barnes catches Kershaw, meaning that we might see Smith there in Game 1. That's a nice bat to have, and while Pederson is similar to Meadows in the sense of "a powerful lefty bat who didn't have a good season," at least he's showing up in October. Blake Snell won the AL Cy Young Award just two years ago, and yet it's become pretty clear that he's the third-best pitcher the Rays have. That's partially due to Snell's inconsistency over the last two years, and partially it's a credit to how good Tyler Glasnow and Charlie Morton are. (They even have a credible fourth starter in Ryan Yarbrough, though with days off after Games 2 and 5, he may not get a start.) We're extremely not interested in dissecting Kershaw's postseason history here, other than to say that among his failures, he did strike out 11 Astros across seven one-run innings in Game 1 of the 2017 World Series, so it's not like he can't or hasn't had October success. Walker Buehler might actually be the better pitcher right now, but he won't pitch until Game 3 and there are a lot of questions marks. Who will start Game 2? Does any Dodger fan want to see Dustin May open again? Will it be Tony Gonsolin? So much talent Cody Bellinger Jersey. SO many questions. The Rays had the third-best regular season bullpen ERA (3.37, though the Dodgers were second best), but that's hard to apply to the postseason, given how much turnover they've had due to injuries. What the Rays do have is an endless assortment of looks and arm angles for Cash to decide from, allowing him to match for any situation or matchup. Meanwhile, how do you even approach the Dodgers' bullpen? They had a strong regular season, then spent the first four games of the NLCS looking like they'd completely forgotten how to pitch. (In 15 2/3 innings, they allowed 15 runs, a huge part of how the Dodgers fell into that 3-1 hole in the first place.) Then, over the final three games, they allowed four runs in 18 innings, and most notably, Kenley Jansen emerged from bullpen purgatory to look like Classic Jansen again. If they're all still that, this is pretty close. What works in their favor is that the Rays lineup is much weaker than the Braves was, though with the uncertainty after the first two starters, they might be asked to do more than the Rays relievers, too. The Dodgers enter their third World Series in the past four years with a loaded roster, the momentum of a thrilling National League Championship Series victory and no excuses. TB-LA World Series G1 FAQ (Tue., 8 ET, FOX) How they were built: Amateur Draft: Matt Beaty, Cody Bellinger, Walker Buehler, Tony Gonsolin, Clayton Kershaw, Dustin May, Joc Pederson, Edwin Ríos, Corey Seager, Will Smith International signings: Pedro Báez, Victor González, Kenley Jansen, Julio Urías Free agents: Joe Kelly, Jake McGee, Max Muncy, AJ Pollock, Blake Treinen, Justin Turner, Alex Wood Trades: Austin Barnes, Mookie Betts, Dylan Floro, Brusdar Graterol, Enrique Hernández, Adam Kolarek, Chris Taylor Postseason standout: Seager Seager's remarkable regular season was obscured by the shadow of Betts, but his postseason power display has awakened the nation to how productive he is again after elbow and hip operations knocked the 2016 NL Rookie of the Year Award winner off the radar. He was named NLCS MVP.
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