The Toronto Blue Jays and Los Angeles Dodgers technically played baseball when they wrestled for the World Series a month ago. Functionally, though, they were playing a game of “the floor is lava” where “floor” meant “relievers.” Both teams relied heavily on their starting pitchers out of the bullpen because their bullpens were vulnerable.

Surely, the Blue Jays and Dodgers would have loved to have, you know, peak Wade Davis on their team. There are two players whose Fangraphs pages I pull up sometimes just to gawk at. Barry Bonds is one. Wade is the other. During the 2014-2015 playoffs, Davis threw 25 innings. He gave up one (1) earned run while striking out thirty-eight (38!!!!) batters. Unbelievable.

Even in the regular season, he was crazy, striking out dudes and saving games with she

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