New York Mets 40-Man Roster
# | Pitchers | B/T | Ht | Wt | DOB |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
46 | Greg Burke | R-R | 6'4" | 215 | Sep 21, 1982 |
73 | Robert Carson | L-L | 6'4" | 240 | Jan 23, 1989 |
66 | Josh Edgin | L-L | 6'1" | 225 | Dec 17, 1986 |
27 | Jeurys Familia | R-R | 6'4" | 230 | Oct 10, 1989 |
48 | Frank Francisco | R-R | 6'2" | 250 | Sep 11, 1979 |
35 | Dillon Gee | R-R | 6'1" | 205 | Apr 28, 1986 |
71 | Gonzalez Germen * | R-R | 6'1" | 175 | Sep 23, 1987 |
60 | Darin Gorski * | L-L | 6'4" | 210 | Oct 6, 1987 |
33 | Matt Harvey | R-R | 6'4" | 225 | Mar 27, 1989 |
53 | Jeremy Hefner | R-R | 6'4" | 215 | Mar 11, 1986 |
34 | Brandon Lyon | R-R | 6'1" | 200 | Aug 10, 1979 |
38 | Shaun Marcum | R-R | 6'0" | 195 | Dec 14, 1981 |
36 | Collin McHugh * | R-R | 6'2" | 195 | Jun 19, 1987 |
32 | Jenrry Mejia | R-R | 6'0" | 205 | Oct 11, 1989 |
49 | Jon Niese | L-L | 6'4" | 215 | Oct 27, 1986 |
39 | Bobby Parnell | R-R | 6'4" | 200 | Sep 8, 1984 |
62 | Elvin Ramirez * | R-R | 6'3" | 210 | Oct 10, 1987 |
67 | Hansel Robles * | R-R | 5'11" | 185 | Aug 13, 1990 |
57 | Johan Santana | L-L | 6'0" | 210 | Mar 13, 1979 |
65 | Zack Wheeler * | L-R | 6'4" | 185 | May 30, 1990 |
# | Catchers | B/T | Ht | Wt | DOB |
44 | John Buck | R-R | 6'2" | 230 | Jul 7, 1980 |
15 | Travis d'Arnaud | R-R | 6'2" | 195 | Feb 10, 1989 |
20 | Anthony Recker | R-R | 6'2" | 240 | Aug 29, 1983 |
# | Infielders | B/T | Ht | Wt | DOB |
29 | Ike Davis | L-L | 6'4" | 230 | Mar 22, 1987 |
61 | Wilmer Flores | R-R | 6'3" | 190 | Aug 6, 1991 |
64 | Reese Havens * | L-R | 6'1" | 195 | Oct 20, 1986 |
12 | Brandon Hicks | R-R | 6'2" | 200 | Sep 14, 1985 |
19 | Zach Lutz | R-R | 6'1" | 220 | Jun 3, 1986 |
28 | Daniel Murphy | L-R | 6'2" | 205 | Apr 1, 1985 |
11 | Ruben Tejada | R-R | 5'11" | 185 | Oct 27, 1989 |
70 | Wilfredo Tovar * | R-R | 5'10" | 160 | Aug 11, 1991 |
2 | Justin Turner | R-R | 6'0" | 210 | Nov 23, 1984 |
5 | David Wright | R-R | 6'0" | 210 | Dec 20, 1982 |
# | Outfielders | B/T | Ht | Wt | DOB |
23 | Mike Baxter | L-R | 6'0" | 195 | Dec 7, 1984 |
4 | Collin Cowgill | R-L | 5'9" | 185 | May 22, 1986 |
21 | Lucas Duda | L-R | 6'4" | 255 | Feb 3, 1986 |
63 | Juan Lagares * | R-R | 6'1" | 175 | Mar 17, 1989 |
9 | Kirk Nieuwenhuis | L-R | 6'3" | 215 | Aug 7, 1987 |
58 | Cesar Puello * | R-R | 6'2" | 195 | Apr 1, 1991 |
1 | Jordany Valdespin | L-R | 6'0" | 190 | Dec 23, 1987 |
The above is the current 40 man roster straight from the team website the Mets and Sandy Alderson are working with.
Highlighted in yellow are Mets prospects who are not expected to make the big league club. As you can see they account for 15 of the available 40 man slots. In other words every single available slot for non 25 man roster players is already taken by a prospect.
Next is the list of Non 40 Man ST invites. Highlighted in green are your front runners to make the team out of camp.
New York Mets Non-Roster Invitees
# | Pitchers | B/T | Ht | Wt | DOB |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
50 | Scott Atchison | R-R | 6'2" | 200 | Mar 29, 1976 |
40 | Tim Byrdak | L-L | 5'11" | 190 | Oct 31, 1973 |
55 | Pedro Feliciano | L-L | 5'10" | 195 | Aug 25, 1976 |
30 | LaTroy Hawkins | R-R | 6'5" | 220 | Dec 21, 1972 |
47 | Aaron Laffey | L-L | 6'0" | 200 | Apr 15, 1985 |
75 | Cory Mazzoni | R-R | 6'1" | 190 | Oct 19, 1989 |
74 | Rafael Montero | R-R | 6'0" | 170 | Oct 17, 1990 |
56 | Scott Rice | L-L | 6'6" | 225 | Sep 21, 1981 |
52 | Carlos Torres | R-R | 6'1" | 185 | Oct 22, 1982 |
# | Catchers | B/T | Ht | Wt | DOB |
72 | Juan Centeno | L-R | 5'10" | 170 | Nov 16, 1989 |
22 | Landon Powell | S-R | 6'3" | 265 | Mar 19, 1982 |
# | Infielders | B/T | Ht | Wt | DOB |
16 | Brian Bixler | R-R | 6'1" | 195 | Oct 22, 1982 |
3 | Omar Quintanilla | L-R | 5'9" | 185 | Oct 24, 1981 |
76 | Josh Satin | R-R | 6'2" | 200 | Dec 23, 1984 |
# | Outfielders | B/T | Ht | Wt | DOB |
77 | Andrew Brown | R-R | 6'0" | 185 | Sep 10, 1984 |
6 | Marlon Byrd | R-R | 6'0" | 215 | Aug 30, 1977 |
68 | Matthew den Dekker | L-L | 6'1" | 205 | Aug 10, 1987 |
80 | Jamie Hoffmann | R-R | 6'3" | 235 | Aug 20, 1984 |
In order for these 5 players to be added to the Opening Day roster they must first be added to the 40 man. This means Designating 5 guys for assignment and exposing them to waivers where any of the other 29 teams can place a claim on them and add them to their roster for nothing in return. This situation is going to be dicey for Sandy Alderson since prospects own all of the non roster slots. So how can it be done with the least amount of risk?
A) DFA Brandon Hicks and Add Omar Quintanilla
- Hicks is a nice bat to have on the bench but as a back up defender for Tejada at SS he is far less than ideal. With 3 errors in 12 Spring Training games Hicks is showing how much of a butcher in the field he is. Add that to the fact that Q is hitting .263 against Hicks .130 so far this spring and this makes it an easy decision.
- Reese's time is up with the Mets. Exposing Lagares, Puello, or Kirk is just asking someone to take them so the only way to get Byrd on is to DFA an infielder or pitcher. And with Francisco and Santana possibly needing to start the season on the shelf the Mets can ill afford to remove pitchers from the 40 man. Plus Havens is batting .091 vs Marlon's .348 this spring. HAPPY TRAILS REESE!
- This one may bug a few people but is a move that needs to be done. The Mets have their LOOGY of the future and are now considering Gorski to be another possible left hander reliever. Add that to Leather Rocket most likely shooting through the system and Carson seems like the odd man out. While his stuff is good he just hasn't seemed able to put it together in AAA or the Bigs. Plus I believe a left handed reliever is more likely to slip through waivers then a position or starter prospect.
- Look I love Justin Turner. I find value in a guy that can keep the clubhouse mood upbeat. However the simple fact is that the Mets need to make room and Turner's role as the back up IF can be filled by Lutz at 3B/1B and Q SS/2B. Sorry Justin but there's just no room.
- I tried many many times to find a way to slip someone else through but I just can't see Alderson taking the risk with any of the other prospects. SO despite Hawkins being a favorite to start the season with the team, I can't see it being logistically possible.