Former Washington Nationals are already making a big impact in the postseason

One of those recent Nats is Luis Garcia Jr., who had a huge night in his first career playoff start. Garcia opened the scoring for the Yankees in the bottom of the 4th inning with a towering solo home run to right field. He got all of a Sonny Gray sweeper and knew it right off the bat.

It would not surprise me if Garcia has a big postseason. In October, you see more velocity and nastier stuff. However, Garcia has never had any issues hitting velocity. He also has a flair for the dramatic. I am happy to see Garcia get a taste of playoff baseball, though I wish he could have done it in DC. There is a chance Garcia becomes a Yankees cult hero this October.

With Garcia's Yankees eliminating the Red Sox , Curtis Mead will not get a chance to play in October. He was actually added to the roster yesterday after Roman Anthony 's injury. Mead did not get into the game though. After a monster year with the Nats, Mead got hurt in his first game with the Red Sox. We will see what he can do next year because that Mead for Early trade is fascinating.