New York Mets 2012-13 Offseason Team Page

last updated 3/25/13

 NEW YORK METS 2013 

•For 2012 End of Season roster, click HERE.
•For 2012 Opening Day roster, click HERE.
•For 2011 End of Season roster, click HERE.
•For 2011 Opening Day roster, click HERE.

•2012-13 OFFSEASON PREVIEW 
•2012-13 OFFSEASON TRANSACTIONS

•Players on the 40-man roster: BOLD.
•Players who are injured: +
•2012 Draftees: (round-pick)
•Assigned to 2012 Arizona Fall League:  AFL 
•Baseball America '13 pre-season prospect rankings: BLUE#
•Baseball Prospectus '13 pre-season prospect rankings: GREEN# 
•FREE AGENT/ARBITRATION LIST at bottom of page

'MLBDepthCharts (offseason) Magazine' includes this roster projection feature but also includes additional info, such as player age, 2012 stats, 2013 salary, and contract info in an easy-to-read, printer-friendly pdf file and excel spreadsheet. 

*40-man roster total (39) 
Click HERE to see 'How Assembled Charts' 

PROJECTED 25-MAN ROSTER 
(*indicates left-handed batter **indicates switch-hitter)
Projected 'Go-To' Starting Lineup (Click HERE to see last 7 lineups)
1 CF Jordany Valdespin*  vs RHP
2 2B Daniel Murphy* +  STRAINED INTERCOSTAL - questionable for start of season   
3 3B David Wright +  STRAINED INTERCOSTAL - questionable for start of season 
4 1B Ike Davis*  
5 LF Lucas Duda*
6 RF Marlon Byrd
7 C John Buck 
8 SS Ruben Tejada 

Projected Bench 

C Anthony Recker  
IF Omar Quintanilla*
IF/OF Justin Turner  
OF/1B Mike Baxter* 
OF Collin Cowgill  vs LHP

Projected Starting Rotation
1 LHP Jon Niese 
2 RHP Shaun Marcum +  RIGHT SHOULDER IMPINGEMENT - questionable for start of season 
3 RHP Matt Harvey  
4 RHP Dillon Gee 
5 RHP Jeremy Hefner 

Projected Bullpen
CL RHP Bobby Parnell
SU RHP Brandon Lyon
SU RHP Scott Atchison
MID LHP Josh Edgin 
MID RHP LaTroy Hawkins
MID LHP Robert Carson BA#17
LR RHP Greg Burke

Projected Disabled List
Position Players
•None

Pitchers
•RHP Frank Francisco +  ELBOW INFLAMMATION - questionable for start of season 
•LHP Johan Santana +  SHOULDER FATIGUE- questionable for start of season 

On the Outside Looking In

(Players invited to big league camp)

Position Players (Highest Level Played in 2012)

C Travis d'Arnaud BA#1-TOR BP#2 AAA   optioned 
1B/3B Zach Lutz MLB
2B Reese Havens* AA  optioned 
3B/2B Wilmer Flores BA#6 BP#5 AA  optioned 

IF Wilfredo Tovar BA#13 AA  optioned 
OF Juan Lagares AA  optioned 
OF Kirk Nieuwenhuis* MLB  

OF Cesar Puello BA#18 A+  optioned   AFL 

C Landon Powell** AAA

OF Matt Den Dekker* BA#15 AAA

Starting Pitchers (Highest Level Played in 2012)
RHP Gonzalez Germen AAA  optioned 
RHP Collin McHugh BA#24 MLB  optioned 

RHP Jenrry Mejia MLB
RHP Hansel Robles BA#12 A-  optioned 
RHP Zack Wheeler BA#1 BP#1 AAA  optioned 

Relief Pitchers (Highest Level Played in 2012) 

RHP Jeurys Familia BA#8 BP#8  MLB
RHP Elvin Ramirez MLB  optioned 

LHP Darin Gorski AA  optioned 
LHP Tim Byrdak MLB +  EXPECTED TO MISS AT LEAST HALF OF 2013 SEASON (torn anterior capsule) 

LHP Pedro Feliciano DNP
LHP Scott Rice AAA

Notable Minor Leaguers

Catchers (Highest Level Played in 2012)

C Juan Centeno AA
C Albert Cordero A
C Blake Forsythe A+

C Jose Garcia DSL
C Camden Maron* BA#30 A+
C Tomas Nido APPY (8-260)

C Francisco Pena AA
C Kevin Plawecki BA#21 A- (1-35)

Infielders (Highest Level Played in 2012)

1B Richard Lucas A+
2B Branden Kaupe** APPY (4-140)

2B/SS Danny Muno** A+ 
2B/SS T.J. Rivera A+
3B/1B Aderlin Rodriguez BA#19 A+
SS Gavin Cecchini BA#2 BP#6 A- (1-12)

SS Phillip Evans BA#16 A-
SS Matt Reynolds BA#23 A (2-71)

SS Amed Rosario BA#28 DNP

IF Brandon Hicks MLB
IF Josh Satin BA#29 MLB
IF/OF Brian Bixler MLB

Outfielders (Highest Level Played in 2012)

OF Wuilmer Becerra GCL
OF Andrew Brown MLB
OF Darrell Ceciliani* BA#27 A+  AFL 

OF Gilbert Gomez A+
OF Alonzo Harris A+

OF Jamie Hoffmann AAA
OF/3B Dustin Lawley A  AFL 
OF Vicente Lupo DSL
OF Brandon Nimmo* BA#3 BP#9 A-
OF Travis Taijeron A+
OF Cory Vaughn BA#14 A+

Starting Pitchers (Highest Level Played in 2012)

RHP Matt Bowman A-
RHP Luis Cessa A-

RHP Jacob DeGrom BA#11 A+

RHP Miller Diaz A
RHP Michael Fulmer BA#7 BP#4 A

RHP Erik Goeddel A+
RHP Rainy Lara A-
RHP Luis Mateo BA#4 A-

RHP Cory Mazzoni BA#10 AA
RHP Rafael Montero BA#5 BP#10 A+
RHP Greg Peavey AA  AFL 

RHP Tyler Pill BA#25 A+

RHP Chris Schwinden MLB

RHP Noah Syndergaard BA#3-TOR BP#3 A

RHP Domingo Tapia BA#9 BP#7 A

RHP Logan Verrett BA#26 A+
RHP Gabriel Ynoa BA#20 A-

LHP Chase Huchingson A+  AFL 

LHP Aaron Laffey MLB
LHP Stephen Matz BA#29 APPY
LHP Alex Panteliodis A

Relievers (Highest Level Played in 2012)

RHP Ryan Fraser AA  AFL 

RHP Brad Holt AAA

RHP Matt Koch A- (3-107)

RHP Armando Rodriguez AAA
RHP Logan Taylor A-
RHP Carlos Torres MLB
RHP Taylor Whitenton A+

LHP Hamilton Bennett A+

LHP TJ Chism A
LHP Adam Kolarek AA  AFL 

LHP Jack Leathersich BA#22 A+
LHP Juan Urbina A-

Free Agents

Position Players
C Kelly Shoppach signed w/SEA 
IF Ronny Cedeño  signed w/STL 
OF Scott Hairston  signed w/CHC 
OF Andres Torres**  signed w/SF 

Pitchers
RHP Manny Acosta  signed w/Yomiuri (JAPAN) 
RHP Mike Pelfrey +  TOMMY JOHN SURGERY ON 5/1/12   signed w/MIN 
RHP Ramon Ramirez  signed w/SF 
RHP Jon Rauch  signed w/MIA 
RHP Chris Young  signed w/WAS 

Arbitration Eligible

Position Players

I. Davis ARB 1 2012 Salary: $507K 2013 Salary: $3.125M
D. Murphy ARB 1 2012 Salary: $512K 2013 Salary: $2.925M

Pitchers

B. Parnell ARB 1 2012 Salary: $504K 2013 Salary: $1.7M

2012 HITTING STATS


2012 PITCHING STATS


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