Biggest manager decisions in 2025 World Series

Biggest manager decisions in 2025 World Series

\n\n”,”providerName”:”Twitter”,”providerUrl”:” of which means this isnâ€t one decision. Itâ€s *many* decisions:”,”type”:”text”},{“__typename”:”Markdown”,”content”:”* Does Bichette start?\n* If so, at what position?\n* Who gets left out of the lineup?\n* When do you remove him for defense, if you have a lead?\n* If heâ€s on the bench, when do you use him to hit – and can he field well enough to help *hold* a lead?”,”type”:”text”},{“__typename”:”Markdown”,”content”:”Itâ€s one of the more interesting managerial decisions on a stage this big in quite a long time — and it might change each night.”,”type”:”text”},{“__typename”:”Markdown”,”content”:”**3\\. How often do you intentionally walk Ohtani and Guerrero?**\n\nThe last time we saw Ohtani, he was blasting three homers in the final game of the NLCS and having what might be The Best Game Ever; meanwhile, Guerrero still has twice as many homers (six) as strikeouts (three) in the playoffs. You canâ€t really intentionally walk them all the time, but then again, as we explored last week, the free pass has roared back to life this month. Updating those numbers: the 27 intentional walks weâ€ve seen this month are the most in a postseason since 2013.\n\nWhile 16 batters have received one, only two players have collected more than three: Ohtani and Guerrero, four times apiece. While it seemed like walking Ohtani in front of Betts kept backfiring, that wasnâ€t entirely true; one time came in a game the Dodgers were already winning by five, so it barely mattered, and another time, Betts did indeed ground into a double play behind him. (On the other hand, twice, the bases were loaded for Betts. You donâ€t ever want to load the bases for Betts. Each time, he walked to drive in a run.)\n\nFor Guerrero, the first time made plenty of sense – the Yankees absolutely could not have let him face Carlos Rodón again – before the Mariners made the choice three times not to let him beat them. (It worked out OK twice.)”,”type”:”text”},{“__typename”:”DynamicInclude”,”type”:”dynamicinclude”,”body”:”* Get tickets to see the Dodgers in the World Series!”},{“__typename”:”Video”,”contentDate”:”2025-10-13T21:00:00Z”,”preferredPlaybackScenarioURL({\”preferredPlaybacks\”:\”mp4AvcPlayback\”})”:” Ohtani is intentionally walked in the 9th inning of Game 1 of the NLCS”,”displayAsVideoGif”:false,”duration”:”00:00:22″,”slug”:”shohei-ohtani-is-intentionally-walked”,”tags”:[{“__typename”:”GameTag”},{“__typename”:”TeamTag”,”slug”:”teamid-119″,”title”:”Los Angeles Dodgers”,”team”:{“__ref”:”Team:119″},”type”:”team”},{“__typename”:”PersonTag”,”slug”:”playerid-660271″,”title”:”Shohei Ohtani”,”person”:{“__ref”:”Person:660271″},”type”:”player”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”vod”,”title”:”vod”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”hitting”,”title”:”hitting”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”highlight”,”title”:”highlight”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”game-action-tracking”,”title”:”game action tracking”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”postseason”,”title”:”postseason”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”nlcs”,”title”:”NLCS”,”type”:”taxonomy”}],”thumbnail”:{“__typename”:”Thumbnail”,”templateUrl”:” Ohtani is intentionally walked”,”relativeSiteUrl”:”/video/shohei-ohtani-is-intentionally-walked”},{“__typename”:”Markdown”,”content”:”Ultimately, none of this moved the needle very much, and generally, the intentional walk is a dying strategy for good reason. Why? Even the best hitter is more likely to make an out than to get on base, and because putting a runner on is an obviously bad outcome – especially at a time when itâ€s never been less likely to expect a ground ball double play.\n\nOn the other hand, thereâ€s reason to expect more in this series, for one simple reason. Almost overwhelmingly, part of the calculus is to gain a platoon advantage; as weâ€d said last week, of the first 24 walks, 22 came to batters who would have the platoon advantage – and that fell to just four for the ensuing hitter. If youâ€re doing it, thatâ€s part of why.\n\nThe Dodgers have a lefty-heavy bullpen, at least in front of Sasaki – the inconsistent Treinen and usually-a-starter Emmet Sheehan are the only real righty options – which is not a great way to attack Guerrero. Meanwhile, the Jays have something of the opposite issue, in that their best relievers are righties, and top lefty Brendon Little allowed one of the biggest homers of the postseason in ALCS Game 5. Maybe Mason Fluharty gets the bulk of those assignments, but itâ€s not that hard for either manager to realize that the late matchups against these two superstar sluggers are simply not in their favor, and send them on down to first.”,”type”:”text”},{“__typename”:”Markdown”,”content”:”**4\\. Are we actually going to see … bunts?**\n\nSpeaking of trends that have come roaring, zombie-like, back from the dead: Bunting. As Davy Andrews explored at FanGraphs on Thursday, this postseason hasnâ€t just seen the highest bunt rate since 2017, itâ€s seen the highest increase in postseason bunt rate over the regular season since 2008.\n\nThatâ€s still not that many bunts, to be clear (just 1% of plate appearances this October). But this one is heavily tilted toward Toronto, because the Jays squared to bunt – here weâ€re counting fouls and misses as well as successful ones – 15 times, the most of any team, and more than double the seven that the Dodgers did.\n\nEven *that* is a misleadingly high number for Los Angeles, because four of those came from backup catcher Ben Rortvedt, who started the two Wild Card games in place of the injured Will Smith but hasnâ€t been seen in the lineup since. One of the others was pretty hard to argue with, too – when Andy Pages, who slumped in the second half and hasnâ€t hit at all in the postseason, put one down to move a runner up with Ohtani on deck.\n\nBut for Toronto, the bunts have been fast and furious – if, mostly, limited to a few players. Giménez and Isiah Kiner-Falefa are responsible for another five apiece. Ernie Clement had three more, and all of a sudden thatâ€s nearly all the bunt attempts just from those three players.”,”type”:”text”},{“__typename”:”Video”,”contentDate”:”2025-10-16T03:47:09.533Z”,”preferredPlaybackScenarioURL({\”preferredPlaybacks\”:\”mp4AvcPlayback\”})”:” Giménez discusses the Blue Jays executing their gameplan on offense, considering bunting before his home run and more”,”displayAsVideoGif”:false,”duration”:”00:00:54″,”slug”:”andres-gimenez-on-the-blue-jays-executing-on-offense”,”tags”:[{“__typename”:”GameTag”},{“__typename”:”TeamTag”,”slug”:”teamid-141″,”title”:”Toronto Blue Jays”,”team”:{“__ref”:”Team:141″},”type”:”team”},{“__typename”:”PersonTag”,”slug”:”playerid-665926″,”title”:”Andres Gimenez”,”person”:{“__ref”:”Person:665926″},”type”:”player”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”vod”,”title”:”vod”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”interview”,”title”:”interview”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”tune-in-daily”,”title”:”TuneIn daily”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”imagen-feed”,”title”:”Imagen feed”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”postseason”,”title”:”postseason”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”alcs”,”title”:”ALCS”,”type”:”taxonomy”}],”thumbnail”:{“__typename”:”Thumbnail”,”templateUrl”:” Giménez on the Blue Jays executing on offense”,”relativeSiteUrl”:”/video/andres-gimenez-on-the-blue-jays-executing-on-offense”},{“__typename”:”Markdown”,”content”:”Now: Have they worked? For the most part, Toronto hasnâ€t had a ton of luck turning attempts into contact, because only four of those bunt attempts actually turned into the ball getting into foul territory, and one of them ended poorly, with the lead runner forced at third. Two of the other three ended up with extra-base hits coming immediately after, which is hard to attribute to the success of bunts. There’s a reason this trend has mostly disappeared, and the spotlight on any of these decisions is enormous.”,”type”:”text”},{“__typename”:”Markdown”,”content”:”**5\\. Is anyone going to try to steal, ever?**\n\nWell, this might be one we may already know the answer to: Probably not. Toronto had the third-fewest stolen bases this year while the Dodgers tied for ninth-fewest, and in the playoffs, theyâ€ve attempted all of three steals between both teams. While all were successful, thatâ€s still… only three.”,”type”:”text”},{“__typename”:”Markdown”,”content”:”* Ohtani, NLDS Game 2, up 4-1\n* Justin Dean, NLCS Game 4, up 5-1\n* Giménez, ALDS Game 4, up 2-1″,”type”:”text”},{“__typename”:”Markdown”,”content”:”Thatâ€s it. Only Giménez, taking second as Springer struck out, was in a game that was terribly close. While Springer did steal 18 bases, his knee might prevent him from running, and so aside from Ohtani we may be looking at a pair of backup outfielders in pinch-running situations in Straw, who has four 20-steal seasons on his resume, and Dean, a rookie still looking for his first Major League hit but a speedy runner who did swipe 61 bases in the Minors last season.\n\nRoberts, of course, [stole one of the most famous bases in history]( 21 years ago. But he hasnâ€t run his team that way, and Ohtani hasnâ€t acted like the 50-steal man he was a year ago. Donâ€t expect to see a lot of attempts here.”,”type”:”text”},{“__typename”:”Video”,”contentDate”:”2025-10-15T03:03:09.583Z”,”preferredPlaybackScenarioURL({\”preferredPlaybacks\”:\”mp4AvcPlayback\”})”:” Ohtani swipes second base without a throw in the top of the 7th inning”,”displayAsVideoGif”:false,”duration”:”00:00:20″,”slug”:”shohei-ohtani-steals-second-base-x6934″,”tags”:[{“__typename”:”InternalTag”,”slug”:”season-2025″,”title”:”Season 2025″,”type”:”season”},{“__typename”:”GameTag”},{“__typename”:”TeamTag”,”slug”:”teamid-119″,”title”:”Los Angeles Dodgers”,”team”:{“__ref”:”Team:119″},”type”:”team”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”highlight”,”title”:”highlight”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”in-game-highlight”,”title”:”in-game highlight”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”game-action-tracking”,”title”:”game action tracking”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”stolen-base”,”title”:”stolen base”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”postseason”,”title”:”postseason”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”game-story-highlight”,”title”:”Game story highlight”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”PersonTag”,”slug”:”playerid-660271″,”title”:”Shohei Ohtani”,”person”:{“__ref”:”Person:660271″},”type”:”player”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”imagen-feed”,”title”:”Imagen feed”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”fan-duel”,”title”:”Fan Duel”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”eclat-feed”,”title”:”Eclat feed”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”international-feed”,”title”:”International Partner feed”,”type”:”taxonomy”}],”thumbnail”:{“__typename”:”Thumbnail”,”templateUrl”:” Ohtani steals second base”,”relativeSiteUrl”:”/video/shohei-ohtani-steals-second-base-x6934″},{“__typename”:”Markdown”,”content”:”**6\\. Will either manager make a decision based on matchup data that isnâ€t immediately obvious?**\n\nThree years ago, the Dodgers played San Diego in the playoffs, and with elite lefty Josh Hader on the mound for the Padres in a big spot in Game 2, Roberts wanted to pinch-hit for struggling lefty-swinging Cody Bellinger. Instead of sending up utility man Chris Taylor, Roberts sent up light-hitting backup catcher Austin Barnes, who had hit only .212/.324/.380 that year. The decision wasnâ€t based on platoons, as both were righty, nor track record of success, which clearly tilted Taylor. It was based on swing shape.\n\n“I just felt that Austinâ€s short swing, itâ€s a flat path,†Roberts said, hoping that would align better with Haderâ€s arm angle and fastball shape, and the data backed him up – Barnes had the flattest swing of any Dodger that year, while Taylor had the second-biggest uppercut.\n\nIt didnâ€t work, because Hader is a tough matchup for anyone, and neither option was great, but you can see what Roberts was getting at – the decisions managers make are based on a lot more than just handedness. There are a few extreme arm angles in this World Series …”,”type”:”text”},{“__typename”:”Markdown”,”content”:”* Game 1 starter Trey Yesavage (63°) has one of the 10 highest arm angles in the Majors\n* The Dodgers have four of the six highest lefty arm angles in Jack Dreyer, Vesia, Snell (also starting Game 1), and Kershaw (all 56°). Vesia, however, is away from the team to tend to a family matter.”,”type”:”text”},{“__typename”:”Markdown”,”content”:”… and a few extreme bat paths, too.”,”type”:”text”},{“__typename”:”Markdown”,”content”:”* Freeman (43°) and Pages (41°) have two of the three largest uppercuts in baseball\n* Alejandro Kirk (24°) has the *flattest* swing, and Guerrero Jr. (27°) isnâ€t far behind.”,”type”:”text”},{“__typename”:”Markdown”,”content”:”It will get more complicated than this, of course. Itâ€s never about just one thing. But itâ€s not just about righty-on-righty matchups, either. Both managers will know about the angles and shapes of both their hitters and pitchers, and how they might match up well or poorly against the opposition. 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