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More seasoned Seager key for Dodgers in NLDS
- Updated: October 1, 2016
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 .485 OPS, after compiling a .986 OPS in September.
This season, the Dodgers lost Clayton Kershaw for 2 1/2 months and somehow upped their game to finish first. But imagine what would have happened if they had lost their starting shortstop for that long.
“I don’t know how we would have ended up,” said manager Dave Roberts. “It would have been tough to deal with. I don’t want to think like …
