Side-By-Side Comparison Of The Royals And Mets Matchup

The New York Mets and the Kansas City Royals, will face each other starting on Tuesday, for their first ever meeting in the World Series. Both organizations have suffered through long droughts without a championship, with the Royals last title in 1985 and the Mets in 1986.

The Royals are the American League defending champs, as they advanced to the World Series in 2014, but lost to the San Francisco Giants. As for the Mets, they have not been to the World Series since 2000, when they lost to their crosstown rivals, the New York Yankees in the Subway Series.

Below I chose to focus on the side-by-side comparison of the probable starters, in the field and on the mound.

Also for your enjoyment, use the table below to view how each player in their respective position pair up, and feel free to comment below to determine who you feel will have the bigger edge.

METS		ROYALS
CATCHERS
Travis d'ArnaudRegular Season .268 BA, 12 HR, 41 RBI 2015 Postseason .206 BA, 3 HR, 6 RBI		Salvador PerezRegular Season .260 BA, 21 HR, 70 RBI 2015 Postseason .194 BA, 4 HR, 6 RBI
FIRST BASE
Lucas DudaRegular Season .244 BA, 27 HR, 73 RBI 2015 Postseason .214 BA, 1 HR, 6 RBI		Eric HosmerRegular Season .297 BA, 18 HR, 93 RBI 2015 Postseason .222 BA, 1 HR, 11 RBI
SECOND BASE
Daniel MurphyRegular Season .281 BA, 14 HR, 73 RBI 2015 Postseason .421BA, 7 HR, 11 RBI		Ben ZobristRegular Season .284 BA, 7 HR, 23 RBI 2015 Postseason .326 BA, 2 HR, 6 RBI
THIRD BASE
David WrightRegular Season .289 BA, 5 HR, 17 RBI 2015 Postseason .167 BA, 0 HR, 3 RBI		Mike MoustakasRegular Season .284 BA, 22 HR, 82 RBI 2015 Postseason .167 BA, 1 HR, 5 RBI
SHORTSTOP
Wilmer FloresRegular Season .263 BA, 16 HR, 59 RBI 2015 Postseason .292 BA, 0 HR, 0 RBI		Alicides EscobarRegular Season .257 BA, 3 HR, 47 RBI 2015 Postseason .386 BA, 0 HR, 5 RBI
LEFT FIELD
Yoenis CespedesRegular Season .287 BA, 17 HR, 44 RBI 2015 Postseason .265 BA, 2 HR, 7 RBI		Alex GordonRegular Season .271 BA, 13 HR, 48 RBI 2015 Postseason .250 BA, 1 HR, 3 RBI
CENTER FIELD
Juan LagaresRegular Season .259, 6 HR, 41 RBI 2015 Postseason .385, 0 HR, 0 RBI		Lorenzo CainRegular Season .307 BA, 16 HR, 72 RBI 2015 Postseason .275 BA, 1 HR, 7 RBI
RIGHT FIELD
Curtis GrandersonRegular Season .259 BA, 26 HR, 70 RBI 2015 Postseason .303 BA, 0 HR, 7 RBI		Alex RiosRegular Season .255 BA, 4 HR, 32 RBI 2015 Postseason .333 BA, 1 HR, 5 RBI
STARTERS
Jacob deGromRegular Season 14-8, 2.54 ERA, 205 K 2015 Postseason 3-0, 1.80 ERA, 27 K		Johnny CuetoRegular Season 4-7, 4.76 ERA, 56 K 2015 Postseason 1-1, 7.88 ERA, 15 K
Matt HarveyRegular Season 13-8, 2.71 ERA, 188 K 2015 Postseason 2-0, 2.84 ERA, 16 K		Edinson VolquezRegular Season 13-9, 3.55 ERA, 155 K 2015 Postseason 1-2, 4.32 ERA, 15 K
Noah SyndergaardRegular Season 9-7, 3.24 ERA, 166 K 2015 Postseason 1-1, 2.77 ERA, 20 K		Yordano VenturaRegular Season 13-8, 4.08 ERA, 156 K 2015 Postseason 0-1, 5.09 ERA, 21 K
Steven MatzRegular Season 4-0, 2.27 ERA, 34 K 2015 Postseason 0-1, 3.72 ERA, 8 K		Chris YoungRegular Season 11-6, 3.06 ERA, 83 K 2015 Postseason 0-0, 3.12 ERA, 11 K
CLOSER
Jeurys FamiliaRegular Season 2-2, 1.85 ERA, 43 SV 2015 Postseason 0-0, 0.00, 5 SV		Wade DavisRegular Season 8-1, 0.94 ERA, 17 SV 2015 Postseason 1-0, 0.00, 3 SV
DESIGNATED HITTER
Michael ConfortoRegular Season .270 BA, 9 HR, 26 RBI 2015 Postseason .067 BA, 1 HR, 2 RBI		Kendrys MoralesRegular Season .290, 22 HR, 106 RBI 2015 Postseason .268, 4 HR, 10 RBI

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