SNY Is already cutting players from the Mets roster on social media.
Nobody knows for sure who’ll be in the New York Mets bullpen to open the season. There are sure things like Edwin Diaz, a healthy A.J. Minter, and developing stud Jose Butto. Two or three spots are up for grabs. Following the signing of Ryne Stanek, SNY took their stab at what the Mets bullpen could look like to open the season.
Here's a look at a version of what the Mets' bullpen could look like in 2025 following the re-signing of Ryne Stanek 👀 pic.twitter.com/mouJhvfkeY
— SNY Mets (@SNY_Mets) January 29, 2025
They aren’t “wrong.” They’re also probably not right. Eight relievers means a traditional five-man rotation which doesn’t appear to be the case for the 2025 Mets. As such, optional players like Reed Garrett, Dedniel Nunez, and most likely Huascar Brazoban would begin the year in the minors. Along with including all three of them which is not going to happen, they neglected to find a role for Griffin Canning and Danny Young.
SNY is already forgetting about Griffin Canning and dumping Danny Young
Canning is only not going to make the MLB roster in some way if he agrees to a minor league assignment. He has enough service time to refuse a minor league assignment. It might be something discussed with him previously before signing. However, there’s nothing more than a handshake agreement he could have in order to make this go through.
Young, on the other hand, should be viewed as a player on the roster bubble. Out of options this year, he’s not quite as necessary and does feel like a low man on the totem pole. He ended the year poorly enough to believe he’ll be DFA’d before the season begins.
It’s definitely strange for the projected bullpen to exclude two guys on the roster while including Brazoban. The Mets roster has tightened up. At full capacity prior to the Stanek signing, they’ll need to make a separate roster move to make room.
For Canning, a spot in the bullpen isn’t necessarily what the future holds. He could very well win a rotation spot over Paul Blackburn although that’s no guarantee either. Young, on the other hand, might just stick around in case Minter isn’t ready at the season’s opener.
