Mets GM Zack Scott talked to reporters on Monday as the team had their first full squad workouts in Port St. Lucie.
When Scott asked if the Mets were content with their current third base situation, he responded, “Yes definitely.”
Scott went on to say that the Mets are comfortable with J.D. Davis atop the depth chart at third base. He also noted that the Mets are likely settled with their 40-man roster, meaning any players they still add would be on minor league deals.
Earlier in the offseason, Sandy Alderson had said third base was “up in the air.” They added Jonathan Villar as infield depth since then, though he has only 54 games at the position and none in the last four seasons.
During his press conference earlier in the day, Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor said that there’s been no extension talks to this point and that he doesn’t want to have them during the regular season.
When Scott was asked about the potential of extension talks, “The sooner, the better.”
Scott when probed on difficulties of talking extension without multiple players at once, “It’s not that difficult to do. I’ve been apart of those conversations before. We’ve been able to do it… I don’t think having multiple players and agents to talk about those sorts of things is a challenge.”
