Your 2024 New York Mets
Happy Opening Day Eve! Here’s a look at the roster that rookie manager Carlos Mendoza will lead starting Friday vs. the Brewers. Last season’s stats are in parenthesis.
Catchers
Francisco Álvarez – Can the 22-year-old who hit 25 home runs last season make a leap? (.209/.284/.437/.721, 25 HRs, 63 RBIs)
Omar Narváez– Álvarez’s caddie has two career triples in 2,229 plate appearances. (.211/.283/.297/.580, 2 HRs, 7 RBIs)
Photo by Ed Delany of Metsmerized
Infielders
Pete Alonso – Have you heard Pete will be a free agent at season’s end? (.217/.318/.504/.821, 46 HRs, 118 RBIs)
Jeff McNeil – Will the former batting champ find his groove again? (.270/.333/.378/.711, 10 HRs, 10 SBs, 75 runs scored)
Francisco Lindor – He became the fourth 30-30 Met last season, joining David Wright, Howard Johnson (3x) and Darryl Strawberry. (.254/.336/.470/.806, 31 HRs, 98 RBIs, 31 SBs, 108 runs scored)
Brett Baty – Third baseman of the future? It’s time to find out. (.212/.275/.323/.598, 9 HRs, 389 plate appearances)
Joey Wendle – He was an All-Star for Tampa Bay in 2021. (.212/.248/.306/.554, 2 HRs, 7 SBs, 318 plate appearances)
Zack Short – A surprise addition after a .879 OPS in the Grapefruit League. Who says spring training doesn’t matter? (.204/.292/.339/.631, 7 HRs, 5 SBs, 253 plate appearances)
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Outfielders
Starling Marte – Looking to return to form, the 35-year-old hit .159 this spring. Let’s hope Starling says spring training doesn’t matter. (.248/.301/.324/.625, 5 HRs, 24 SBs)
Brandon Nimmo – He hit career-highs in home runs, RBIs and strikeouts last year. (.274/.363/.466/.829, 24 HRs, 68 RBIs, 30 doubles, 89 runs scored)
Harrison Bader – The former Gold Glove had five defensive runs saved in 83 games with the Yankees. (.232/.274/.348/.622, 7 HRs, 20 SBs)
Tyrone Taylor – Hit a career-high 17 HRs with the Brewers in 2022. (.234/.267/.446/.713, 10 HRs, 9 SBs, 243 plate appearances)
DJ Stewart – The 30-year-old had the best stretch of his career with the Mets at the end of last season. (.244/.333/.506/.840, 11 HRs, 185 plate appearances)
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Starting Rotation
José Quintana – He gave up six runs in 5 1/3 innings in his only previous Opening Day start, a loss with the White Sox to Justin Verlander and the Tigers in 2017. (3-6, 3.57 ERA/1.30 WHIP/3.52 FIP, 60 Ks, 75 2/3 innings)
Luis Severino – He went 33-14 with the Yankees in 2017-18. For the rest of his career, he’s 21-23. (4-8, 6.65 ERA/1.64 WHIP/6.14 FIP, 79 Ks, 89 1/3 innings)
Sean Manaea – Led the majors in starts (32) and shutouts (2) with Oakland in 2021. (7-6, 4.44 ERA/1.24 WHIP/3.90 FIP, 128 Ks, 117 2/3 innings)
Adrian Houser – Will he top his career high in innings of 142 1/3? (8-5, 4.12 ERA/1.39 WHIP/ 3.99 FIP, 96 Ks, 111 1/3 innings)
Tylor Megill – Who wants to face a 6-foot-7-inch man throwing an American spork? (9-8, 4.70 ERA/1.57 WHIP/4.96 FIP, 105 Ks, 126 1/3 innings)
Edwin Díaz, Photo by Ed Delany of Metmerized
Bullpen
Edwin Díaz – He’s back. (*2022 stats, 3-1, 1.31 ERA/0.83 WHIP/0.90 FIP, 118 Ks, 62 innings)
Adam Ottavino – He fanned a career-high 112 in 77 2/3 innings with Colorado in 2018. (1-7, 3.21 ERA/1.21 WHIP/4.52 FIP, 62 Ks, 61 2/3 innings)
Drew Smith – Longest-tenured Mets pitcher, debuted in 2018. (4-5, 4.15 ERA/1.40 WHIP/4.55 FIP, 60 Ks, 56 1/3 innings)
Brooks Raley – The Mets are the fifth team for the 35-year-old. (1-2, 2.80 ERA/1.26 WHIP/3.68 FIP, 61 Ks, 54 2.3 innings)
Michael Tonkin – Spent six years pitching in Japan, Mexico and on Long Island between stints with the Twins and Braves. (7-3, 4.28 ERA/1.08WHIP/4.43 FIP, 75 Ks, 80 innings)
Jorge López – He played for the Twins, Marlins and Orioles last year. (6-2, 5.95 ERA/1.50 WHIP/5.76 FIP, 49 Ks, 59 innings)
Jake Diekman – The lefty has thrown 13 career postseason innings with Texas, Oakland and Tampa Bay. (0-2, 3.34 ERA/1.32 WHIP/3.75 FIP, 64 Ks, 56 2/3 innings)
Yohan Ramírez – One of the last to make the final roster cut. (1-0, 4.23 ERA/1.46 WHIP/4.64 FIP, 35 Ks, 38 1/3 innings)
Injured List
Sean Reid-Foley
Max Kranick
David Peterson (60-day)
Ronny Mauricio (60-day)
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