Spring Training Game Thread: Mets vs Marlins, 1:05 PM
Mandatory Credit: Mary Holt-USA TODAY Sports
New York Mets (0-0) vs. Miami Marlins (0-0)
Monday, March 1, 2020 • 1:05 p.m.
Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium • Jupiter, FL
RHP Harol González (0-0, -.–) vs. RHP Sandy Alcantara (0-0, -.–)
The Mets long winter is over! The Mets will suit up for a 7-inning spring training game today! It’s been an exciting winter for the Mets with a new owner and a lot of roster turnover. And today we’ll get to see (sort of, no SNY coverage for this game) some of the new faces on the Mets and some players playing for positions on the depth chart.
You can follow the game with the Marlins radio booth on Marlins.com and their Facebook page.
Francisco Lindor will make his Mets debut today. That’s the absolute headline for today’s game. The four time All-Star and 2 time Gold Glove winner is a career .285/.346/.488/.833 hitter with a 28.7 WAR since 2015. Hopefully the face of the Mets for the next decade, we are all excited to see what he does this season, even in a meaningless spring training game.
Mets Lineup
- Brandon Nimmo – CF
- Francisco Lindor – SS
- Pete Alonso – 1B
- J.D. Davis – 3B
- Jonathan Villar – 2B
- Kevin Pillar – RF
- Jose Martinez – LF
- Tomas Nido – C
- Patrick Mazeika – DH
Marlins Lineup
- Corey Dickerson – LF
- Starling Marte – CF
- Jesus Aguilar – 1B
- Adam Duvall – DH
- Brian Anderson – 3B
- Miguel Rojas – SS
- Isan Diaz – 2B
- Jorge Alfaro – C
- Lewis Brinson – RF
The pitcher selection is exciting in a different way. All six that have been announced are fighting for an active roster spot. Some are familiar names, being in the Mets system for a while. Others are brand new.
Harol Gonzalez has been with the Mets since 2014 (he was 19). In 2019 he had a 3.14 ERA in Binghamton over 97.1 innings and a 2.68 ERA over 40.1 innings in Syracuse. He would have been in Syracuse in 2020. He’ll open the game for the Mets. He’ll be followed by Sean Reid-Foley, Ryley Gilliam, Trevor Hildenberger, Stephen Tarpley and Thomas Szapucki. Daniel Zamora is listed on the pitching roster as well.
Sean was acquired by the Mets in the the Steven Matz trade and has had some major league experience. In 6.2 innings last year he allowed 1 earned run, 3 runs total from 3 hits while walking 6 and striking out 6. It was first time in the majors used primarily as a reliever.
Overall in the majors he has a 4.40 ERA over 71.2 innings with a 5.20 FIP, 1.605 WHIP and 101 ERA+. Ryley Gilliam is an exciting addition to camp – he’s done well pretty much at every level except Syracuse (only 9.1 innings). Trevor Hildenberger is looking to find his way back to the majors. He had a success in his rookie season in 2017 but hasn’t really seen it since.
At the end of the day, the Mets are finally playing baseball and we are so excited to watch them play!
Game Notes
Mets have their top nine prospects in camp (according to MLB Pipeline) and 16 of their top 30.
Team president Sandy Alderson held a press conference earlier on Monday, you can read about it here.
The Mets announced that they will wear a “41” patch during the 2021 season to honor the late Tom Seaver.
Check 213 Miles From Shea! We are currently looking at every Non-Roster Invitee in Mets Camp!
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