Rubber game vs Phillies

[thewupk]

I think of the Dodgers model as "Deep Depth." The deep depth comes from several components:

1) Versatility of position players
2) Not having any replacement level players on the roster (or at least trying to minimize their at bats and innings pitched)
3) Having a strong "second bench" in AAA and using that shuttle between AAA and the majors aggressively
4) Being willing to move pitchers between the pen and rotation as form and need dictate

The Braves have very much followed that template this year. We even have a very good spare part (Duvall) in AAA that is still in our back pocket.

The Dodgers are the best ran team in the NL. The hope was that AA brought what works there to Atlanta and so far it seems that's what he's doing. And the results have been pretty spectacular so far.