3) Luis De Los Santos
All of the same things said about Walton can apply to Luis De Los Santos. The Mets picked him up on waivers very early in the offseason. He was, without a doubt, the first choice the team had to make the Opening Day roster while allowing Acuna additional playing time in the minor leagues. He’d end up DFA’d and off the 40-man roster but after passing through waivers managed to stay within the organization.
De Los Santos had every opportunity possible to make some noise and create an infield controversy. He sat this one out. He was 4 for 31 without an extra-base hit. Included are 9 strikeouts. The .129 batting average in as many plate appearances as he received makes it clear the Mets were correct to remove him from the 40-man roster altogether.
There isn’t much to be impressed about with De Los Santos. Aside from being able to play multiple positions, he’s a weak choice for the Opening Day roster. This spring hasn’t been an example of anything other than what he is. De Los Santos has been a poor hitter in Triple-A. Just a .228/.343/.393 hitter with 13 home runs in 423 plate appearances there, he’s a one-use style of player: infield defense.