The Oakland A’s begin their ALDS in an hour or so, for the first time since 2013. But before we move on, there’s one last order of business from the Wild Card Series they just won. Official series MVPs are not named until the postseason reaches the LCS stage, so we’ll have to name our own from the first-round series gone by.
Conveniently, this can also serve as a quick look back at who was hot last week in the first days of the playoffs.
Let’s begin with some hitters. There wasn’t one singular hero on this side of the ball, and (spoiler alert) there’s a good chance we’ll be pulling from the pitching staff for this honor.