3 Mets discussions fans should put on hold and enjoy the present

2) Next year’s Mets roster projections should wait

When is the best time to talk about roster projections? It’s probably best saved for when the season is over with. It’s fair to wonder if certain players are a match for next year. Where someone like Jose Butto fits into the future or whether we want Harrison Bader back is okay. But let’s stop it there. Let’s pretend there is a rule against tampering.

Spend enough time on social media and you’ll already find fans putting together roster projections for next year. Why? Many of their best prospects have slogged through the season. We don’t even know what the free agent status of many will be. Opt-outs and potential non-tenders will give us a whole different class of choices for the Mets to add.

What’s more, we should happily take on the task of figuring out the best roster the Mets can piece together right now instead of half-heartedly creating a platoon in 2025 in right field. This topic to put on hold is similar to that of a request to hit the pause button on Soto discussions.

Living in the moment isn’t always the easiest. Roster projections for the coming year should be saved for when we’re actually in the year and not close to 8 months before the next Opening Day.