Still wondering how the Yankees are going to deploy their pitching staff for these playoffs? There's no need to keep sniffing around for hints from Brian Cashman.
Just look back at what the Red Sox did a year ago to win the World Series.
While it's true that Cashman, as orchestrated by Aaron Boone, tipped his hand to some degree during the final days of the regular season, by using a piggy-back strategy with a few of his starters, the modern October blueprint already has been provided by Alex Cora & Co. It involves a closely-monitored reliance on the rotation concept, and a smart-bomb efficiency with the so-called bullpen, henceforth known as any pitcher that enters after the first inning.
