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In the latest episode of Simply Amazin’, Mathew Brownstein of Metsmerized Online returns to join Tim in assessing where the New York Mets stand with a month until pitchers and catchers report to Port St. Lucie.
The future is on full display as Baseball America included three Mets prospects — catcher Francisco Alvarez, shortstop Ronny Mauricio, and right-hander Matthew Allan — into their 2021 Top 100 rankings, and the guys discuss just how untouchable that upper echelon group may be.
Mat also gives a peek inside the team’s luxury tax situation with quite a few roster holes left to plug. With potential high-profile signings in George Springer and Brad Hand still possible, and other, less expensive reinforcements still on the docket, the Mets presumably need to find a way to make it all work with not a ton of money to spend.
