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[QUOTE="sutomcat, post: 4388527, member: 27"]
I think the Mets have to start getting younger and making some of their top 100 prospects an important part of the team.

The key to beating the pseudo salary cap is continually adding young talented players to the roster who contribute far more than they are paid.

Alvarez is surely going to be part of the team next year.  With the DH, the Mets can bounce him between catching and playing DH and work him into the full time catching job over time.  Nido would be a great mentor and backup at catcher.

Baty appears to be ready to become a regular in MLB as well.

It looks like he is capable at 3B right now and he is probably athletic enough to play LF as well.  Definitely has the arm for it.  There are a couple of options there.

If you really want to go young, you put Baty at LF and Vientos at 3B.  I don't think that is going to happen.  Is Vientos good enough to play 3B in MLB?  Seems like the Mets think this is not the case.

Mark is a hard guy to find a spot for.  He could split time with Alvarez as the right handed DH and maybe play a little at 3B, 1B and LF.  But you want a player that young to play every day.

Hoping Peterson and Megill can be full time members of the rotation next season.  They have high end stuff and low end salaries.  We need players like that on the roster.

Megill might not have the makeup to be a starting pitcher.  Getting worried with his injuries problems as a relatively young guy.  Both this guys might end up as relievers, especially Megill, especially if Diaz ends up going elsewhere.
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