Charlie Morton #50 of the Tampa Bay Rays (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images). Both Blake Treinen and Brusdar Graterol will have less pressure and can continue to thrive in the roles they have held thus far. Switching over to the offense, the Dodgers have the clear upper-hand in this category. What makes this year’s World Series unique though is that it features the two teams with the best record in both leagues for only the fourth time in the Wild Card era history. For Joc Pederson, that is certainly the case. Coming off of the American League Championship Series, the Rays had a .201 batting average with a .296 on-base percentage over a sample of 219 at-bats. They made two changes to the composition they used to outlast the Houston Astros in the American League Championship Series, replacing right-hander Aaron Slegers and left-hander José Alvarado with outfielder Brett Phillips and left-hander Ryan Sherriff — a native of Culver City. Furthermore, it is taking place at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas. This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times. The Tampa Bay Rays will be squaring off against the Los Angeles Dodgers.What makes this year’s World Series unique though is that it features the two teams with the best record in both leagues for only the fourth time in the Wild Card era history. Once again, Kenley Jansen is going to be an important member of the Dodgers relief corps. Fairbanks has three saves this month while Castillo has two. PITCHERS (15): RHP Pedro Baéz, RHP Walker Buehler, RHP Dylan Floro, RHP Tony Gonsolin, LHP Victor González, RHP Brusdar Graterol, RHP Kenley Jansen, RHP Joe Kelly, LHP Clayton Kershaw, LHP Adam Kolarek, RHP Dustin May, LHP Jake McGee, RHP Blake Treinen, LHP Julio Urías, LHP Alex Wood, Infielders (7): Matt Beaty, Kiké Hernández, Max Muncy, Edwin Ríos, Corey Seager, Chris Taylor, Justin Turner, Outfielders (4): Cody Bellinger, Mookie Betts, Joc Pederson, AJ Pollock, PITCHERS (13): RHP Nick Anderson, RHP Diego Castillo, RHP John Curtiss, RHP Pete Fairbanks, LHP Josh Fleming, RHP Tyler Glasnow, LHP Aaron Loup, LHP Shane McClanahan, RHP Charlie Morton, LHP Ryan Sherriff, LHP Blake Snell, RHP Ryan Thompson, LHP Ryan Yarbrough, INFIELDERS (6): Willy Adames, Mike Brosseau, Ji-Man Choi, Yandy Díaz, Brandon Lowe, Joey Wendle, OUTFIELDERS (7): Randy Arozarena, Kevin Kiermaier, Manuel Margot, Austin Meadows, Hunter Renfroe, Brett Phillips, Yoshi Tsutsugo. He has played in ten games so far and has slashed .375/.400/.500 with nine hits, one home run, five RBI, one walk, and four strikeouts. Top 25 Super Bowl Performances of All Time, Each NHL Team's Most Likely Future Hall of Famer, 30 Greatest Teams in Premier League History, 28 most memorable buzzer beaters in March Madness history. While both are very important to the success of Tampa Bay, an argument can be made that how the Rays get to them is even more important. Even more reason as to why Joc Pederson is a key for the Dodgers this World Series. However, the blip in the conversation regarding his performance this month came in the National League Division Series against the San Diego Padres. Assuming the series goes all seven games, right-hander Tyler Glasnow would get the ball twice. The Rays’ roster has 13 pitchers and 15 position players. The Dodgers could have replaced at least one pitcher with a position player. While Mookie Betts can spark an offense by himself, the Dodgers are at their best when both Bellinger and Betts are in-sync with one another. One of former Phillies general manager Matt Klentak’s first moves was acquiring Morton from the Pittsburgh Pirates. Both the Dodgers and Rays have a lot of pitching depth. The Rays, on the other hand, chose to carry 15 position players and 13 pitchers. Therefore, if the Dodgers are going to come out on top with a championship for the first time since 1988, Jansen has to continue performing as he did in the NLCS. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Embed from Getty Imageswindow.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'R1aUywzGTXdk1hs3XodShg',sig:'qGsNRaDF2ot6u1-23Hpilq3Bv52e7Fb-ZH1ycRux12k=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1176012022',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })}); Your email address will not be published. If that happens, it lengthens the bullpen for Los Angeles and allows things to flow more smoothly. In the postseason, a role/bench player is nearly as important as the core position players in a teams lineup. In comparison, Roy Halladay — who Morton has often been compared to for his pitching style — made 103 starts in a Phillies uniform and went 55-29 with a 3.25 ERA and 1.119 WHIP.