Could Tim Tebow make the final New York Mets roster?
On Sunday, Tom Verducci of Sports Illustrated and other outlets reported that the New York Mets were leaving former NFL quarterback and minor leaguer Tim Tebow off the team's 60-man roster for the upcoming condensed season.
On Monday afternoon, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com tweeted that Tebow, who turns 33 years old in August, could still make the cut and be part of New York's taxi squad of players that will remain ready to report through the end of September:
Earlier on Monday, the Mets added veteran outfielder Melky Cabrera to the squad.
Tebow's Triple-A numbers while with the Syracuse Mets last year hardly warrant a call-up to the expanded roster this summer. He batted .163 with four home runs and 19 RBI in 239 at-bats before a hand injury prematurely ended his season.
With that said, there's no real harm in the Mets allowing Tebow to get work in around pros and veterans who have been to the big leagues. Besides, a lot will have gone wrong for any team that ultimately looks to its 60th man to take even one meaningful at-bat during a campaign unlike any other in MLB history.
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