Identifying the talent on the Phillies, Diamondbacks, Rangers and Astros that have the potential to shift a series.
Despite our love of narrative—remember Marco “Blockbuster” Scutaro?—stars generally come up the biggest in the LCS. Over the past six years, LCS MVPs have included Bryce Harper, Yordan Alvarez, Corey Seager, José Altuve and Justin Verlander, all of whom get another shot this year. But don’t discount the subtle influences that can turn a series.
Look what the Phillies did to Braves ace Spencer Strider, who essentially is a two-pitch pitcher except for the occasional changeup. In the NLDS the Phillies hit .500 against Strider’s first pitches, including three homers off sliders . Strider had allowedGive Philadelphia time to bone up on playoff opponents and it can ambush pitchers with the best of them. It is hitting .400 and slugging .920 on first pitches this postseason.
Strom arrived in Arizona in 2022 after working his magic with the Astros. Over his two seasons with Arizona, the D-Backs’ bullpen, while still not elite, has improved dramatically:Arizona’s bullpen has a 1.77 ERA this postseason. Strom is a master at game-planning against the opposing team’s best hitter and at those timely mound visits.
Garver’s swing path matches up well against Verlander and Cristian Javier, both of whom have elite rides on their four-seamers. Javier, however, is not a reverse-split guy. Righthanded hitters hit .166 against his fastball.
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