We're down to the final four in baseball's postseason bracket. The NLCS and ALCS matchups are set: the Los Angeles Dodgers vs. New York Mets in the National League, and the New York Yankees vs. Cleveland Guardians in the American League.

Of course, it’s not as if the Mets are a small-market, scrappy, “can-do” operation. In fact, New York has the largest payroll in baseball, $317.7 million in 2024. The “mis

Rogers: Take your pick: Jose Ramirez or Josh Naylor. Which does the short porch in right field at Yankee Stadium benefit the most on the Guardians? Assuming the Yankees don't let Ramirez beat them, this could be a series when Naylor steps up his game at the plate. At some point, the Yankees will slug, and Ramirez and Naylor have to match them.