This is the third week of spring training games and the Mets' bench picture is starting to take shape.
| Player |
 
|
Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Michel Abreu, 1B | |
Four games and just nine at-bats, Abreu is simply taking up space until the Mets inevitably send him packing for Buffalo. |
| Marlon Anderson, UT* | |
Should spring training stats dictate personnel decisions? Possibly not, but Marlon is hitting .421/.421/.526, is in The Best Shape Of His Life™, and is probably a lock to make the opening day roster at this point. |
| Robinson Cancel, C* | |
With the catching depth chart looking like Schneider->Castro->Pudge, Cancel should just keep himself in "shape" until someone gets hurt. |
| Jose Coronado, IF | |
Heh. .176/.222/.235 in 17 at-bats, he'll be lucky to wind up in Triple-A. |
| Nick Evans, OF* | |
Nick is making the most of his spring playing time, hitting .296/.406/.519 with five walks (two strikeouts) and three extra-base hits. |
| Andy Green, 1B | |
Hasn't been terribly impressive so far, and with Cora, Murphy and Anderson all capable of playing second base, the odds certainly aren't in Green's favor. |
| Bobby Kielty, OF | |
Hasn't been drawing walks this spring. .563 SLG is nice, but it's a small sample mirage: two singles, two doubles and a homerun in 16 at-bats. |
| Rob Mackowiak, OF |  |
Only ten at-bats this spring, Mackowiak will have to do something soon to distinguish himself from the pack. |
| Fernando Martinez, OF* | |
Getting his last few swings in before reporting to minor league camp. |
| Ramon Martinez, IF | |
0-for-9. |
| Angel Pagan, OF* | |
Well, he's out until May. |
| Jeremy Reed, OF* | |
Hitting .280/.357/.400. Not great, but it's probably a battle between him and Sullivan at this point. |
| Rene Rivera, C | |
The good: .625 SLG. The bad: just eight plate appearances so far. |
| Cory Sullivan, OF* | |
Pagan's injury had to brighten Sullivan's day. Sully's hitting .364/.462/.364 with four walks and no extra-base hits. |
| Josh Thole, C | |
Three walks and three hits in nine plate appearances. |
| Jose Valentin, IF | |
He's getting a lot of playing time, but has just one extra-base hit -- a double -- in 23 at-bats. |
Key:
= Chance of making the Mets is unchanged.
= Chance of making the Mets is going down.
= Chance of making the Mets is going up.
* = player on 40-man roster