Who’s got the edge?
Here is a look at the projected lineups for each team if the Dodgers were to have home-field advantage.
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Dodgers
- A.J. Pollock
- Justin Turner
- Max Muncy
- Cody Bellinger
- Corey Seager
- Chris Taylor
- Kike Hernandez
- Will Smith
- Pitcher
Yankees
- D.J. LeMahieu
- Aaron Judge
- Gleyber Torres
- Gary Sanchez
- Didi Gregorius
- Gio Urshela
- Brett Gardner
- Cameron Maybin
- Pitcher
As you can see, both lineups are pretty balanced throughout the order so pitching will be the key to winning a potential postseason series.
The Yankees hole and Dodgers strength is the rotation.
The Dodgers hole and Yankees strength is the bullpen.
Those two factors will decide a World Series if the two teams were to match up.
In the postseason, starters are held on short leashes as there is no room for error, so the deeper your bullpen is the better off you are going to be.
With that said, the Dave Roberts has been known to take his starters out of the game too early, which may have lost them a World Series game last year, and I wouldn’t bet on Pedro Baez or Joe Kelly to come in and tame the Yankees sluggers.
The Yankees would win in a World Series matchup vs the Dodgers because they have a better bullpen and can hold their own with their lineup vs the Dodgers.