The Mets return to our television sets tonight against the St. Louis Cardinals. SNY last carried a Mets game on Monday and coverage of games since then has been sparse – including yesterday’s game where there was no TV, no radio and limited Gameday coverage.
What a game for television coverage to come back for! Kodai Senga will make his second start looking to build on his first start where he allowed two hits and nothing else over two innings while striking out two batters.
Three Things To Watch For:
- Brett Baty at Second. Jeff McNeil has an oblique injury that will cause him to miss the start of the season. There’s now an opening for Brett Baty to not only make the team but be the team’s starting second basemen on Opening Day. So far this spring Baty has gone 10-for-27 with two doubles, two homers, three walks and seven runs scored. He has a 1.100 OPS over 30 plate appearances.
- Joey Meneses. Meneses has a long path to the Mets roster. As a non-roster invitee, he has to pierce through both the active roster’s depth, players that are out of options and all of the players on the Mets 40-man who can play first base if needed. Meneses has been solid so far this spring going 4-for-13 with a double, home run, walk and three runs scored in only 13 plate appearances. There is still an eternity (13 days) until Opening Day for Meneses to keep pushing through.
- Tyrone Taylor. I don’t have any stats to back this up, but it felt like Tyrone always came through in the clutch for the Mets in 2024. Last season he had a .701 OPS and 99 OPS+, pretty much exactly what you want from your 4th/5th outfielder type player. He is not off to a strong start this spring though, going 2-for-23 at the plate with a .174/.269/.261. It would be great to get Tyrone on a hot streak tonight!
Let’s Go Mets!
