Prepare those clouds, because they’re about to be yelled at by this 27-year-old man.
In this year’s postseason, we’ve seen an intriguing trend, as on the mound, teams haven’t been afraid to go with a “bullpen game” where they essentially just use a carousel of relievers for an inning or two at a time rather than having a traditional starting pitcher.
This still happened occasionally in years past, but as teams have devalued starting pitching in recent years, their data tells them it’s better to use several different pitchers to prevent them from seeing the same pitcher multiple times in a game as opposed to trying to nurse their fourth or fifth starter through a lineup two or three times on the biggest of stages.