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The New York Mets, 96-66 (.593), were crowned as the world champions for the second year in a row. As the second seed in the National League, they claimed the title against the Houston Astros in second straight game seven victory.

The Boston Red Sox and Los Angeles Dodgers tied for the best record in the regular season at 99-63 (.611).



Here are the Mets' top five batters by WAR:

• Dominic Smith, 1B (706 PA, 7.5 WAR)
  .317 AVG, .435 OBP, .521 SLG, 90 R, 30 HR, 84 RBI, 0 SB, 173 wRC+
• Joe Tuschak, CF (362 PA, 3.0 WAR)
  .279 AVG, .359 OBP, .488 SLG, 48 R, 9 HR, 39 RBI, 15 SB, 131 wRC+
• Dilson Herrera, 2B (653 PA, 2.7 WAR)
  .272 AVG, .309 OBP, .444 SLG, 84 R, 19 HR, 76 RBI, 4 SB, 109 wRC+
• Ricardo Cespedes, CF (410 PA, 2.6 WAR)
  .277 AVG, .315 OBP, .394 SLG, 49 R, 5 HR, 39 RBI, 17 SB, 102 wRC+
• Amed Rosario, SS (483 PA, 2.3 WAR)
  .255 AVG, .317 OBP, .372 SLG, 58 R, 5 HR, 42 RBI, 6 SB, 95 wRC+

And the top five pitchers by WAR:

• Noah Syndergaard, SP (233.0 IP, 8.2 WAR)
  33 GS, 20 W, 5 L, 2.43 ERA, .93 WHIP, 306 K, 1.7 BB/9, 11.8 K/9, 2.53 FIP
• Sean Gilmartin, SP (175.0 IP, 4.8 WAR)
  32 GS, 14 W, 9 L, 2.93 ERA, 1.06 WHIP, 181 K, 2.2 BB/9, 9.3 K/9, 3.03 FIP
• Tyson Ross, SP (171.0 IP, 3.8 WAR)
  30 GS, 13 W, 10 L, 3.53 ERA, 1.27 WHIP, 156 K, 2.8 BB/9, 8.2 K/9, 3.44 FIP
• Aroldis Chapman, CL (68.0 IP, 1.6 WAR)
  63 G, 4 W, 5 L, 34 SV, 2.38 ERA, 1.16 WHIP, 116 K, 4.9 BB/9, 15.4 K/9, 2.52 FIP
• Akeel Morris, RP (78.2 IP, 1.6 WAR)
  79 G, 4 W, 0 L, 2 SV, 2.06 ERA, 1.30 WHIP, 126 K, 6.2 BB/9, 14.4 K/9, 2.71 FIP

It's not quite as good as last year's team. The offensive production beyond Dominic Brown decreased significantly. Beyond Syndergaard, who continues to be one of the best pitchers in the game, there was a lot of turnover in the top pitchers. I find it interesting that two relievers with lots of walks and strikeouts made the list.

We will see if the Mets can make it three in a row in 2020...