Now that the Mets have made Frank Francisco officially their closer for the next two years, the roster is once again at 40. Not only do they have holes to fill on the active roster but this is the time of year when there are some really nice claims to be made do to other club's roster issues. For example; after the Pads netted four players in the Matos trade they had to expose their back-up catcher Luis Martinez to waivers. Martinez is a 26 y/o catcher who has two options left and five years of control, all while hitting .323 in AAA last year. But he will cost someone their roster spot, exposing them to waivers or allowing them to become a free agent. I find it highly unlikely that no one will interest them who is on waivers or that they can find a middle infielder, two outfielders and probably a starter all on minor league deals. So then the question becomes who is vulnerable on the 40 roster. It also has to be taken into consideration that if it's a players first time...
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