Season: Even 5 - 5
Starting Pitching: The Deuce Droppers have CY Young favorite Britt Swindell at the top of the rotation. After Swindell the DDs have season 5 CY Young winner Chad Sanders, Hipolito Palacios, and Russell Spence. Sanders and Spence are having below average seasons, and Palacios has been solid but inconsistent. Who will follow Swindell one of the veterans or the young and inexperienced Palacios? Nobody on the Yankees really stands out. Louie Martinez had a solid season in his 1st season as a starter. Patrick Neal (not to be confused with Neal Patrick Harris), Edgar Fernandez, and Benito Lima were all decent but unspectacular
Edge: The Deuce Droppers have the edge here. The Yankees may have to face Swindell twice in the five game series.
Bullpen: They both have very good closers. The Yankees have John Oliver, and the Deuce Droppers Doug Cambridge. The Yankees as a team have converted only 74% of their save opportunites, and the Deuce Droppers are worse at 72%.
Edge: Yankees. The Yankees have the better closer and have converted a higher number of save opportunities, but either teams bullpen is that impressive.
Hitting: The Yankees have more power, but the DDs have a little more speed. Blake Mathews crushed the ball this season for the Deuce Droppers with 59 HRs. Ramon Dong bounced back after disastorous season 8. The Yankees have MVP candidate Roosevelt Stevenson. Ryan Stewart had a big season for the Yankees with 42 HRs.
Edge: Slight edge to the Yankees. The Yankees power is impressive.
Fielding: The Deuce Droppers are one the leagues best defensive teams. They have three gold glove candidates. The Yankees are one of the leagues worst defensive teams. The Yankees have the edge at catcher.
Edge: Deuce Droppers.
Pick: These two teams are very evenly matched. Im going to take the DDs in 5. The Yankees rotation doesn't really impress me.
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