SOMETHING OLD, SOMETHING NEW

The 2020 postseason, like just about everything else this year, was unlike any other.

The addition of the best-of-three Wild Card Series, no off days within series and games played at neutral sites made for a unique postseason that scrambled long-held practices and assumptions about October baseball.

Here are three observations from covering the 2020 postseason, and what lessons may apply moving forward.

1. TEAMS TRUSTED YOUNG PITCHERS MORE THAN EVER

Young pitchers have played key roles in