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Projecting the 25-Man Roster

We're getting incredibly close to pitchers and catchers reporting (February 12th!), so it's about that time to project the (way too early) 25-man roster. The Mets will be bringing in 13 minor league players for Spring Training, which includes the following:

1B Peter Alonso

SS Andres Gimenez

C: Patrick Mazeika, Colton Plaia, Ali Sánchez

OF Tim Tebow

LHP P.J. Conlon, Anthony Kay, David Peterson

RHP Ryder Ryan, Corey Taylor, Josh Torres, Stephen Villines

It's likely that none of these players make the MLB roster on opening day unless an injury were to occur. However, it'll be a matter of weeks after the season begins before Peter Alonso is with the team in an everyday capacity. As for the rest of the team, it could look something like this to begin the season:

1B Todd Frazier

2B Robinson Cano

SS Amed Rosario

3B Jed Lowrie

OF Michael Conforto

OF Brandon Nimmo

UTIL Jeff McNeil

C Wilson Ramos

SP Jacob deGrom

SP Noah Syndergaard

SP Zack Wheeler

SP Steven Matz

SP Jason Vargas

CP Edwin Diaz

RP Jeurys Familia

RP Seth Lugo

RP Robert Gsellman

RP Daniel Zamora

RP Luis Avilan

RP Drew Smith

RP Kyle Dowdy (Rule 5 pick)

BN Juan Lagares

BN Keon Broxton

BN Travis d'Arnaud

BN Dominic Smith

On the outside looking in would be Peter Alonso, Luis Guillorme, Gavin Cecchini, J.D. Davis, Tomas Nido and tons of relievers. It's hard to ignore the fact that the Mets have not handled the development of Dominic Smith well, and it's truly a question of whether he will actually make the big league roster right off the rip. However, if he shows improvement in Spring Training, then he will surely make the roster as a bench piece, and will definitely be an option to start at 1B or a corner outfield spot should any injuries occur. Otherwise, if the Mets do not trade Travis d'Arnaud or Todd Frazier, or sign A.J. Pollock on a team friendly contract, then this looks to be the roster for opening day. Is there anything you would change whether it would be by trade, or through the minor league system? Let me know below.

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