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Playoff Prospectus: NLCS Preview — Cubs vs. Mets

This piece, by BP Wrigleyville’s Editor-in-Chief Sahadev Sharma, first appeared at the Baseball Prospectus main site and is available free for all to enjoy. We’ve posted a sneak preview here.

Do I have to say it? Are you really going to make me say it? Fine, I’ll say it: These are not the same Mets that went 0-7 against the Cubs this season. Of course, the Cubs aren’t the same team either. The young Cubs have developed into a powerhouse offense—they added Kyle Schwarber’s thunder, while Dexter Fowler and Starlin Castro were totally different players in the second half and Kris Bryant found another level—and Jake Arrieta has became one of the best pitchers in baseball.

Meanwhile, the Mets got healthy (David Wright and Travis d’Arnaud), called up some kids (Michael Conforto andSteven Matz), made some trades (this guy Yoenis can apparently flip a bat with the best of them), and had some youth of their own develop. So ignore the regular season. Heck, it’s October and a short season and it’s the Cubs and the Mets. Sometimes just ignore everything.

Lineups (AVG/OBP/SLG/TAv)

Cubs
CF-S Dexter Fowler (.250/.346/.411/.281)
OF-R Jorge Soler (.262/.324/.399/.263)
3B-R Kris Bryant (.275/.369/.488/.317)
1B-L Anthony Rizzo (.278/.387/.512/.328)
2B-R Starlin Castro (.265/.296.375/.243)
LF-L Kyle Schwarber (.246/.355/.487/.307)
C-L Miguel Montero (.248/.345/.409/.279)
SS-R Javier Baez (289/.325/.408/.268)

Mets
RF-L Curtis Granderson (.259/.364/.457/.314)
3B-R David Wright (.289/.379/.434/.315)
2B-L Daniel Murphy (.281/.322/.449/.283)
CF-R Yoenis Cespedes (.291/.328/.542/.308)
1B-L Lucas Duda (.244/.352/.486/.320)
LF-L Michael Conforto (.270/.335/.506/.315)
C-R Travis d’Arnaud (.268/.340/.485/.312)
SS-R Wilmer Flores (.263/.295/.408/.262)

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Lead photo courtesy Gary A. Vazquez—USA Today Sports.

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