In recent years, you’ve probably gotten used to a trend for the San Francisco Giants. They start a series and roll out their old faithful lineup. Day two rolls around, and you realize that the opposition looks a little bit different than it did the night before - but the Giants don’t. Here comes the series finale and, oh yeah, that guy who just beat the Giants wasn’t playing the other day, was he?
But all the Giants were.
It’s a new era, as the decision makers that be are realizing all the competitive advantages that can be gained from treating baseball as a series of independent moves, rather than one gigantic move that cannot be altered.