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Over in the National League, the Nationals will once again bow out of the Division Series round courtesy of the Dodgers.

The other NLDS will feature the Cubs and Mets. The Cubs weren't ready for the Mets' live arms when they faced them in the 2015 NLCS. They will be this time.

The result will be yet another 2017 Championship Series rematch: Cubs vs. Dodgers.

Last year's series was barely a contest, as the Dodgers outscored the Cubs 28-8 in five games. The Dodgers were a buzzsaw at that point, and the Cubs seemed to be worn out from their short winter and difficult season.

In the rematch, the roles are going to be reversed.

Whereas the Dodgers didn't do a whole lot to improve in a short offseason, the Cubs used their longer offseason to hit all the right notes with their roster construction.

The Cubs will bring a superior offense to the 2018 NLCS. And while they may not have the individual pitchers to match up with Kershaw and Jansen, two things can render that moot: the fact that neither has been unbeatable in October and the sheer number of quality arms the Cubs have to lean on.

As long as we're sticking with the role-reversal theme, we might as well go with the Cubs in five.