*(Hey, every high school teacher and/or college professor in the world — lose this phrase. Compare means hold two things up and talk about how they are alike and how they are not alike. It includes “contrast.” A pet peeve.)
How does it compare to today?
What’s the same?
Well, the pitching and the defense, obviously. Erick Aybar is Andres Thomas 2.0. And, well, the offense too, to mention it.
The callup of mediocre AAA players to replace mediocre big league players is resonant too. Reid Brignac, Chase d’Arnaud, and Matt Tuiasosopo would fit right in in the late 1980s teams.