The New York Mets open camp on
Thursday in Port St. Lucie, Florida.
There is a bunch of optimism after si x straight losing seasons. I think they and their fans should have some
and I believe they will be a winning team but I wouldn't jump to playoffs just
yet. They have a very good group of
young pitchers that will lead their team.
They have the NL rookie of the year in Jacob deGrom and Zach Wheeler who
continues to get better and of course the return of their outspoken ace Matt
Harvey. Jon Niese and Bartolo Colon
figure to round out the rotation but they also still have Dillon Gee on the
team. They also have guys in the minors
waiting for their turn in Stephen Matz and Noah Syndergaard. Their bullpen was rebuilt on the fly last
year and consists of some young power arms as well and they get their closer
Bobby Parnell back as well. The Mets
pitching is something to watch as it is one of the best staffs in baseball for
sure.
The other question is shortstop,
right now it looks like Wilmer Flores will be the starter and they also still
have Ruben Tejada on the team. The Mets
were linked to Troy Tulowitski and Ian Desmond in the off-season but nothing
materialized. I wonder how long they
will stick with Flores if he isn't cutting it at shortstop, will they revisit
trades in May or will they be able to wait until July and then see if they can
pull off a big trade??
The Mets offense wasn't very good
last year, they have some good bats and signing Michael Cuddyer should help but
they need bounce back seasons from David Wright their captain and Curtis
Granderson. If these two veterans
produce it will make their lineup a lot better.
Lucas Duda showed a lot last year and they need him to continue it and
Travis d'Arnaud started showing the promise he has to go with a good hitter in
Daniel Murphy. The Mets offense will
depend on the two veterans though and if they can get back to what they used to
be.
The Mets should have some optimism
and their fans as well as camp opens. I
would expect them to be a winning team and fighting for at least a wild card
right to the end of the season. I think
if things break right maybe they could even contend for a division title but
that is a bit of a jump at this point. I
would expect a better season and something to build off of for the future.
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