There are just 16 days until Opening Day, and after an eventful last couple of weeks for the Mets, it feels appropriate to project who the Mets will break camp with. (We’ll do a final one in two weeks after they’ve played their last spring game.) Let’s dive in. Starting Lineup Francisco Lindor, SS Juan Soto, RF Mark Vientos, 3B Pete Alonso, 1B Brandon Nimmo, LF Jesse Winker, DH...
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Late last month, Allison drew up a “way too early” roster projection. That proved to be right, as the Mets have signed Pete Alonso, Ryne Stanek and Nick Madrigal since then. Naturally, there still way be moves made, and injuries still happen, but the Mets’ roster looks pretty complete. So, with spring training officially underway today and most of the team’s move behind...
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With players—primarily pitchers and catchers—reporting to Port St. Lucie this week, we’re starting to get updates from players we haven’t heard from all winter. Leaving the 2024 season, as magical as it was, there was a glaring disappointment in Kodai Senga as he suffered a shoulder injury in camp, then once he finally ramped up to pitch after the All-Star break, he injured his calf...
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The Mets seem comfortable moving on from Pete Alonso, though it’s not a guarantee they will. If they do, the plan seems to be to move Mark Vientos to first and have an internal player man third base. The three names tossed around are Brett Baty, Luisangel Acuña and Ronny Mauricio—three players who deserve a shot (if they haven’t already spoiled theirs) to see if they’re a...
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Of the bat-first, power-hitting right-handed hitters, Pete Alonso is the lone player left in free agency who could move the needle for a team. Anthony Santander signed Monday with the Blue Jays. (Congrats to them on landing someone!) Teoscar Hernandez, Tyler O’Neill, Gleyber Torres, Paul Goldschmidt, and others have come and gone, and Pete finds himself at the end of the market, short on...
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