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And if they do keep Ces, I think Bruce is far more tradeable than Grandy. He still put up All Star numbers prior to the Met trade, is way younger, and a guy you could get draft compensation for if he leaves his new team.
Assuming Ces stays and Bruce is traded:
Catcher: d'Arnaud looks like a bust but the catching market is totally barren, gotta just hope he goes back to 2015 numbers. Rene Rivera gives you great defense as a backup.
First Base: Duda. Not a massive fan of his but he's still way better than James fucking Loney. Last year of arbitration for him, he'll bridge the gap to Dom Smith for 2018. Flores will still be around to start against LHP.
Second Base: This is the one I'm not sure of, they're supposedly giving Neil Walker the $17 million qualifying offer. That's a shitload for a guy who just had back surgery. I think he takes it, but if not they'll roll with Reyes or TJ Rivera.
Shortstop: AssMan really had a monster run last year, and he's got a 2018 team option so who knows - he puts up another great year and he'll be locked in for longer. Whenever he leaves though, Amed Rosario is waiting in the wings.
Third Base: I mean, Wright's under contract and has said he's not retiring...so you have to pencil him in. But he's likely to sit every few games and will probably get hurt again, so this means Reyes would be in again. Reyes and Rivera are both definitely making the roster with Wright such an injury liability.
Left Field: Yoenis goddamn motherfucking Cespedes.
Center Field: This is the only spot you can put Grandy. He looked really comfortable out there after the Bruce trade and didn't butcher anything. Dunno how I feel about him being there all year but for 2017 it'll be a square peg in a round hole. They'll also have Lagares for late inning defense and to start against LHP. Nimmo/Lagares in 2018 possibly.
Right Field: With Ces locked in that means this is where Michael Conforto's long-term Mets future will be, hopefully he's sorted his shit out at the plate.
Rotation: Surely the hope is for Thor-deGrom-Harvey-Matz-Wheeler. But they'd be well served to keep Big Bart and his rubber arm. Gsellman and Lugo in the minor leagues make for great depth.
Bullpen: They definitely needed some help here but now with Familia's arrest it's even more necessary. No idea what happens to Fam but safe to assume he'll get some sort of suspension even if he's found not guilty. Wouldn't mind Fernando Salas back. Greg Holland could be a risk/reward type guy. Dunno if Koji Uehara is retiring and if not he's probably staying in Boston, but if not I'd gladly take him for a year. Dude is legit.
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