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in two appearances, one as the starter in game four
and one as a reliever in the deciding game seven.
Key’s contributions to Toronto in the 1992 World
Series cannot be understated as his versatility– i.e.,
pitching effectively both as a starter and as a relief
pitcher– gave the Blue Jays exactly what the team
needed in the rotation and the bullpen.
Verdic t: If we are judging from their regular season
numbers exclusively, I would say that Dickey and
Key would end up in a stalemate because both pitchers effectively posted .500 records and were able to
log over two hundred innings. Yet, I cannot help
but give the nod to Key seeing that he did not lose
a single game—starting or in relief—in his three
total playoff appearances. Conversely, even though
Dickey was a big reason as to why Toronto was able
to beat the Rangers in game four of the 2015 ALDS
on 12 October, he imploded against the Royals in
game four of the 2015 ALCS on 20 October, leaving
a blemish on his consistency from a game-to-game
basis. Therefore, the tiebreaker goes to Key on the
strength of his postseason performance.
On deck: The continuation of my evaluation, and my
final words on the back-end of the starting rotation
for the two editions (2015 and 1992) of the Toronto
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