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Sandy Facing Major 40 Man Roster Challenges


New York Mets 40-Man Roster

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

New York Mets Active Roster
# 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.
B) DFA Reese Havens and Add Marlon Byrd
  • 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!
C) DFA Robert Carson and Add Scott Rice
  • 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.
D) Trade Justin Turner for a PTBNL and Add Scott Atchinson
  • 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.
E) Have Juerys Familia start the season the MLB bullpen and release LaTroy Hawkins.
  • 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.
If any of you guys have any ideas please feel free to post them in the comments.

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