First Round Matchup | No. 3 Brandon Phillips v. No. 14 Pokey Reese
Phillips:
After spending his first 135 Major League games with the Cleveland Indians, Brandon Phillips was all but given away to the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for a player to be named later which was eventually Jeff Stevens. Now for the past decade the slick-fielding Phillips has been a mainstay at second base for the Reds.
He has filled the top-of-the-order role, he has hit cleanup as the primary run producer, and he brings the best defense at second base day-in and day-out.