So the irresistible force-immovable object matchup of the Cubs’ young hitters vs. the Mets’ young starters plays out now as a Futures Game, just in the here and now of the 2015 NLCS.
Both teams will feature their second choice at shortstop (Javier Baez and Wilmer Flores) after the starters (Addison Russell and Ruben Tejada) were hurt in the Division Series. Both teams will rely on hitters from the top of the 2014 draft (Kyle Schwarber and Michael Conforto) who came fast and with impact to the majors.
But mainly this is the 26-and-under battering ram of Schwarber and Anthony Rizzo and Kris Bryant and Jorge Soler against the 27-and-under lightning storm of Jacob deGrom and Matt Harvey and Noah Syndergaard and Steven Matz.