If the season started today, the Mets OF would be a joke.
Anyway, if the season started today, I would expect the roster to look something like this:
C: John Buck
1B: Ike Davis
2B: Daniel Murphy
3B: David Wright
SS: Ruben Tejada
LF: Lucas Duda
CF: Captain Kirk
RF: (Open Competition) Mike Baxter
BN: Anthony Recker
BN: Brandon Hicks
BN: Colin Cowgill
BN: Justin Turner
BN: Jordany Valdespin
SP: Johan Santana
SP: Jon Niese
SP: Shawn Marcum
SP: Dillon Gee
SP: Matt Harvey
P: Frank Francisco
P: Bobby Parnell
P: Josh Edgin
P: Jeremy Hefner
P: Robert Carson
P: Greg Burke
P: Jeurys Familia
Let’s talk about the locks. The following players are pretty much guaranteed to be on the roster for Opening Day: Wright, Buck, Tejada, Murphy, Davis, Santana, Niese, Marcum, Gee, Harvey, Parnell, Francisco and probably Duda.
That leaves the rest of the roster open for competition. d’Arnaud and Wheeler most likely do not break camp with the team. They are both close, but could use some extra time in the min...
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PLAYERS:
John Buck,
Ike Davis,
Daniel Murphy,
David Wright,
Ruben Tejada,
Lucas Duda,
Mike Baxter,
Anthony Recker,
Brandon Hicks,
Justin Turner,
Jordany Valdespin,
Johan Santana,
Jonathon Niese,
Dillon Gee,
Matt Harvey,
Frank Francisco,
Bobby Parnell,
Josh Edgin,
Jeremy Hefner,
Robert Carson,
Greg Burke,
Jeurys Familia
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