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CLEVELAND -- Despite having recorded zero hits in the regular season for a 103-win team, Kyle Schwarber is among the hottest topics leading up to the 2016 World Series between the Cubs and Indians.

Schwarber was a power-hitting monster last postseason, making him a national talking point heading into the 2016 season. He tore his ACL and LCL early during the third game of the season. He's now been cleared to start playing again and started his second Arizona Fall League game on Monday.

Cubs executives were said to be monitoring Schwarber's game and the final World Series roster isn't due until Tuesday morning.

My speculation: Schwarber will be on it. We'll get to why in a second. I'm content to leave you hanging for the time being while we walk through his day on Monday.

Schwarber went 1 for 3 with a double and walk.

His outs were relatively loud, too. He hit the ball hard, just right at people. Here's one of them (via @Lucysdadkevin):

The "how he looks" aspect is much more important than any result, so that's a positive.

So is this (via @longenhagan):

So let's discuss the running there. It doesn't look like Schwarber is running all out, but why should he? The Cubs would only use him on the World Series roster as a DH or pinch hitter. If he ends up on base in a pivotal spot, they probably just pinch run for him. If he's in the DH spot and they pinch run, then someone like Willson Contreras, Jorge Soler or Chris Coghlan takes over in the DH spot.

Not a big deal.

Now let's run down why I think Schwarber makes the World Series roster and why it's a good idea.

The Indians are a righty-heavy pitching staff and Schwarber hits lefty. His raw ability to hit for power is exceptional and now that he's put a few good swings on live pitching, there's enough of a chance that he runs into one in a big spot to throw him into the lineup when there's a DH spot.

If Schwarber needs to be removed, no worries. Take note of what I said above regarding a possible pinch-run situation. The Cubs have a deep bench when we throw Albert Almora into the mix with those other names.

That being said, the last spot on the roster hasn't been used much.

Backup infielder Tommy La Stella got one inconsequential plate appearance in the NLDS. Left-handed reliever Rob Zastryzny took La Stella's spot for the NLCS due to the Dodgers' woes against lefties, but he wasn't even used once.

So if anyone says anything about Schwarber maybe taking someone's spot, set him or her straight. That argument holds no water. It's been a vacant spot, really.

Given that, why the hell not give Schwarber a shot early in the series? If he's not useful, it shouldn't really matter -- given that the spot hasn't been useful to this point and the Cubs have still won 7 of their 10 playoff games.

Then there's this report:

Expect Schwarber to be on the World Series roster. The chances of him having an impact, from where I sit, are pretty decent as well.