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subway series

Subway Series showdown: Position by position matchups

The New York Mets, winners of eleven straight, enter the Bronx with the best record in MLB, at 13-3. Ah, but in a New York minute, everything can change. See, the New York Yankees return home, riding a three-game winning streak, while winning six-of-seven and seven of their last ten, good enough for a 9-7 ledger and first place in the AL East.

This marks the first time the two clubs will play a Subway Series in April and the first time the two have squared off with both in first place. A series which at first glance of the schedule, looked like it was too early, now serves as a litmus test for City and baseball supremacy.

So how do the teams matchup this weekend?

Catcher: Edge, Yankees.

Kevin Plawecki is a nice prospect but just getting his footing in Flushing. Brian McCann is handing the pitching staff superbly and is starting to get the bat going.

First base: Edge, slight Mets.

Thus far, if you want average, Lucas Duda is your guy, if you want pop, Mark Teixeira is your man. They’re virtually the sameΒ in OBP, SLG and OPS.

Second base: Edge, slight Yankees.

In the long run this may be Daniel Murphy but he has been abysmal in the early going. Gregorio Petit is hitting better, if Stephen Drew is here, he’s hitting better and has four home runs.

Shortstop: Edge, Mets.

Wilmer Flores leads the Mets with three home runs and is hitting a respectable .271, while not killing the Mets in the field. Didi Gregorius has looked lost and not so fundamentally sound, early on.

Third base: Edge, Yankees.

David Wright is out and Eric Campbell has been respectable for the Mets. Yet, Chase Headley seems to have a knack for being involved in a lot of big, clutch, timely plays on both sides of the field for the Yankees so far.

Left field: Edge, Yankees.

Michael Cuddyer got off to a hot start for the Mets but has tapered off a bit. Brett Gardner is doing it all for the Yanks though, posting a better average and OBP.

Center field: Edge, Yankees.

Yes, Juan Lagares is a spark plug and plays spectacular defense, he’s very exciting to watch. That said, Jacoby Ellsbury is a game changer, brings defense and tops him in average, OBP, SLG and OPS.

Right field: Edge, push.

If we’re going with Curtis Granderson and Carlos Beltran here, I’ll yield a slight edge to to the Mets, especially with his old favorite porch. Then again, if it’s Chris Young out there, give the edge to the Yanks.

Designated hitter: Edge, Yankees.

I’ll take Alex Rodriguez and his four home runs and .991 OPS, ahead of John Mayberry or whomever else the Mets decide to stick at DH.

Starting pitching: Edge, Mets.

It’s probably closer than you think but the Mets are throwing their aces out there. Jacob deGrom has posted a microscopic ERA of 0.93. Matt Harvey is 3-0 with a club best 24 K’s. The sometimes over looked lefty Jon Niese has a 1.50 ERA. Conversely, Michael Pineda, CC Sabathia and Nathan Eovaldi have all yielded high hit totals but are also revving up their strikeout totals in each successive start.

Bullpen: Edge, Yankees.

The Mets have crafted together a nice bullpen, even with injuries an a suspension. Jeurys Familia is lights out with a 1.86 ERA and eight saves already. However, the Yankees relief corps, especially the back end, is downright nasty. Dellin Betances is 3-0 (or as many wins as the Milwaukee Brewers have) with a 0.00 ERA, 12 K’s in 9.1 innings pitched, holding opposing batters to a .156 average and looking very much like his 2014 self. Andrew Miller, the unofficial stopper, has six saves, a 0.00 ERA, 15 K’s in 7.1 innings pitched, holding batters to a .083 average.

Prediction:

Yankees take two out of three and send the Mets into a terrible tailspin.