I know we're going to have to give up a lot, but...
2025 NLDS pitching:
- Game 1: Peralta
- Game 2: Ashby->Miz (3 IP)->Mears->Patrick
- Game 3: Priester->Mears->Quintana->Anderson
- Game 4: Peralta
- Game 5: Megill (opener)->Miz (4 IP)
2025 NLCS pitching:
- Game 1: Ashby (opener) -> Patrick
- Game 2: Peralta
- Game 3: Ashby (opener) -> Miz (5 IP)
- Game 4: Quintana -> Patrick
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2026 NLDS:
- Game 1: Skubal
- Game 2: Miz
- Game 3: Harrison
- Game 4: Henderson
- Game 5 (if necessary): Skubal w/ Miz as 1-2 inning relief option
2026 NLCS:
Skubal: 2 games
Miz: 2 games
Harrison/Henderson: 1 game each
Drohan/Gasser/Ashby all available as needed
I know we won a lot of games in 2025, but that was not a pennant-caliber playoff rotation. In 2026 we're going to have some innings limitations to worry about. Skubal is only at 96.2 IP this year, we could ride him hard in the postseason and take some pressure off of Miz by slotting him as the #2.
Miz is an incredible talent but we have no idea how long his current run of dominance is sustainable for. 2x Cy winners do not become available as a rental every day, especially in a year when we have assets that the selling team is interested in. If I'm Attanasio, I tell Arnold to get it done. We can't let this opportunity slip by.