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The final week of the 2015 MLB season is upon us, and there is still a lot to be decided.

The National League playoff picture is fairly clear, with the Los Angeles Dodgers close to clinching the final spot and the Pittsburgh Pirates pulling ahead of the Chicago Cubs for the right to host the Wild Card Game. The Dodgers will meet the New York Mets, while the St. Louis Cardinals will await the wild-card winner.

Over in the American League, things aren't nearly as clear.

Like everyone predicted back in spring training, the Boston Red Sox transformed back into a baseball powerhouse, the Seattle Mariners ended a 13-year playoff drought and the Washington Nationals decimated everyone in sight during a historically dominant season.

After checking in on the top shortstops in the league, the B/R MLB 300 now moves on to its final stop in the infield: third base.

Like the other three infield positions, this ranking consists of 25 out of the overall 300 players. As for how this list of 25 came to be, we subjected each player to a scoring system that adds up to a total of 100 possible points.

Max Scherzer's expression tells the story of the Washington Nationals' 2015 season.

Just when it seemed like things couldn't get any worse for the Nats—the biggest disappointment in baseball—they did. A lot worse.

Jonathan Papelbon made sure of that on Sunday, when the volatile closer incited a dugout brawl with Bryce Harper by trying to choke out the best player in the bigs.

Put on your imaginary general manager hat for a moment (you know you have one) and ponder this tantalizing hypothetical: Matt Harvey of the New York Mets and the Washington Nationals' Stephen Strasburg are both available for the taking.

Whom do you take?

There isn't really a wrong answer. They're two of the top young aces in baseball. And despite a few warts—largely related to injuries—they're both studs you'd build a franchise around.

Just when you thought the Washington Nationals couldn't sink any lower, there they go, plunging to new depths.

The Washington Nationals' disappointing season has officially reached a new low.

A day after the team was eliminated from playoff contention, tempers boiled over in the dugout Sunday in a clash between the face of the franchise and a trade-deadline acquisition. Outfielder (and NL MVP favorite) Bryce Harper and closer Jonathan Papelbon got into it during the bottom of the eighth inning against the Philadelphia Phillies. 

Fact: The New York Mets are National League East champions for the first time since 2006. 

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Source: New York Mets

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The Boston Red Sox announced Sunday that Sam Kennedy, the team's chief operating officer, will be taking over as club president on Oct. 16. He'll inherit the position from Larry Lucchino, who will remain with the franchise as the president/CEO emeritus and as part of the ownership group.

In this column yesterday I went on and on about how exciting it was to see former Athletic greats Barry Zito and Tim Hudson take the mound for opposing sides in Oakland. I thought Zito would get shelled and Hudson would guide his team to victory with a quality start. 

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