Today’s non-roster invitee profile was still on the Mets’ active roster when we started this series a couple of weeks ago. Austin Adams signed a major league contract with the Mets at the end of November and was outrighted to make room for Jake Diekman on the roster. He’s on a split-deal contract, so he’ll make different amounts depending on if he’s in the majors or minors. Adams was...
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Travis d’Arnaud. Luis Guillorme. Jarred Kelenic. All three are former Mets on the Atlanta Braves active roster. There are few things guaranteed in the universe, but one of them is an excellent performance by former Mets, currently with the Braves, playing against the Mets. The Mets are hoping they have the reverse scenario with Danny Young. Young had a long trip to the major leagues after...
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Cole Sulser is one of the more interesting veteran non-roster invitees in camp as a couple of years ago he had a dominant season. Since then he’s been mired by injuries. Sulser was drafted in 2013 out of Dartmouth by the Cleveland Indians. In 2018, he was part of a massive three-team trade between Cleveland, Tampa Bay, and Seattle which included Carlos Santana coming to Cleveland. Sulser was...
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The Mets invited three big starting pitching prospects to camp this year: Dominic Hamel, Christian Scott, and Mike Vasil. Similar to Scott, Vasil is another pitcher who saw his stock rise considerably last season. At the end of the 2022 season, he was listed as the No. 21 prospect in the Mets system by MLB Pipeline. At the end of last season, he was listed as the #9 prospect. In the 2024...
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Amidst a flurry of transactions aimed at retooling and restocking the bullpen across the upper levels of the organization this offseason, David Stearns and the New York Mets brought in sinkerballer Chad Smith on a minor league deal in December. Now, the 28-year-old righty will aim to set himself apart from the pack during spring training in hopes of carving out a role for himself heading into...
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