Last year Brad Peacock saved Game 3 of the World Series with a nasty slider for his Astros team. He was the bullpen star beating the Los Angeles Dodgers for the World Series championship. This postseason so far, Peacock was left off both the ALDS and the ALCS rosters. The Astros don’t believe in feel good nostalgia as they went with their hottest bullpen. “What have you done lately” is a good mantra for postseason roster construction. So far we have seen Nats alumni in this round of the championship series in prominent roles like Gio Gonzalez, Xavier Cedeno and Ryan Madson. The Red Sox will have catcher Sandy Leon on their postseason roster, but the one name not on a roster is Bryce Harper. Continue reading
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