SAN DIEGO -- Rookie of the year, no doubt. MVP, not out of the question.
But is Corey Seager the Dodgers' X-Factor, the one player whose performance will be a key factor in the club's October fate?
Well, yeah. Consider that Seager, after an eye-popping September debut last year, struggled when the Dodgers started him at shortstop ahead of veteran Jimmy Rollins in four of the five games of the National League Division Series against the Mets.
Seager was handled by the Mets pitching staff. He went 3-for-16 (.188) with eight strikeouts, one walk and a .