By Brian Joura
In December, the Mets acquired Adrian Houser and Tyrone Taylor from the Brewers for an injured minor league pitcher. The Brewers were looking to cut salary and the Mets took advantage, bringing in two players for their Opening Day roster. At the time of the trade up thru today, the thought has been that Houser would be a starter while Taylor would be a reserve. My opinion is that they should be flipped, with Taylor claiming a spot in the every day lineup and Houser fighting for a spot in the bullpen.
Taylor finds himself behind Harrison Bader and Starling Marte. Bader has had trouble staying healthy, as well as trouble hitting RHP. Marte looked terrible last year and doesn’t appear much better in limited Grapefruit League at-bats. If this was a true meritocracy, Taylor would start. But he’s the least experienced of the trio – to say nothing of being the worst-paid of the bunch, too. But one thing we have to keep in mind is that baseball is a marathon, not a sprint. So, while Bader and Marte begin as the starters, we shouldn’t be shocked if Taylor ends up with the most playing time at the end of the year.
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