Read: Roster Deadline is Sunday
…the buzz from Tradition Field seems to be that Mike Pelfrey leads the race for the the team’s fifth starter, while Fernando Tatis leads for the bench due to his versatility…
…as i wrote yesterday, the Opening Day roster is shaping up to be some variation of the following:
Starting Pitchers: Johan Santana, Pedro Martinez, Oliver Perez, John Maine and either Pelfrey or Nelson Figueroa.
The Bullpen: Billy Wagner, Aaron Heilman, Pedro Feliciano, Scott Schoenweiss, Jorge Sosa, Matt Wise and either Joe Smith or Brian Stokes.
Position Players: Brian Schneider, Carlos Delgado, Luis Castillo, Jose Reyes, David Wright, Carlos Beltran, Angel Pagan and Ryan Church.
Bench: Raul Casanova, Damion Easley, Marlon Anderson, Endy Chavez and either Tatis or Brady Clark.
Disabled List: Orlando Hernandez, Duaner Sanchez, Ruben Gotay and Ramon Castro.
According to Bart Hubbach in the New York Post, who breaks down the potential roster as well, the Mets have until Sunday to submit their 25-man roster, “And Willie Randolph is talking as if they plan to use every hour before the deadline.”
By the way, to learn more about Figueroa, who is from Coney Island, check out Vic Ziegel’s column for the Daily News.
For more on the roster, read the Journal News, the Star-Ledger, and the New York Times.
…by the way, during Ed Coleman’s appearance on WFAN yesterday, the station’s drive-time hosts, Mike Francesa and Chris Russo, goofed on the Mets for giving up on Angel Pagan, who the team was ‘in love with earlier in the spring,’ going on and on about how pagan will not be part of the bench, and what a mistake that will be, etc…never once did it occur to them that the reason pagan was not listed as part of the bench is because he’ll be starting in place of Moises Alou…ugh…
