He alternated between the two Myers started four games against righties and Drury started three. That meant that his main decision point was whether to use Drury or Myers against righties. Melvin used two general rules: play Bell against righties and sit Bell against lefties. Drury theoretically has positional versatility, but there was nowhere else to put him. That left Josh Bell, Wil Myers, and Brandon Drury to share DH and first base between the two of them. The lineup didn’t offer much in the way of flexibility anywhere else every slot had a clear starter. Melvin faced one central decision throughout the playoffs: who to play at first base.
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