Who'll have bigger October: Yankees' Greg Bird or Mets' Michael Conforto?

ByANDREW MARCHAND AND ADAM RUBIN
September 29, 2015, 2:24 PM

— -- One is the emergency starting first baseman for a team that -- assuming it clinches an AL wild-card berth -- could be eliminated from the playoffs in a single game. The other is a platoon outfielder who could come through in a key spot for a team with high expectations to go deep into October.

So which rookie Big Apple bat is more likely to be a postseason hero in 2015, the New York Yankees' Greg Bird or the New York Mets' Michael Conforto?

ESPN.com's Andrew Marchand and Adam Rubin put forth their candidate.

Jump to the case for:
Greg Bird | Michael Conforto

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