3 Mets players who should be nervous about joining Aaron Hicks in the DFA pile

Honorable mentions for a DFA include Daniel Vogelbach, Mark Canha, and Tomas Nido

Let’s talk about the three honorable mentions: Daniel Vogelbach, Mark Canha, and Tomas Nido. Their salaries vary greatly. Vogelbach and Nido barely make a dent in the payroll. Canha’s luxury tax hit is $13.25 million.

They make it into the honorable category because they aren’t in the same realm as the other three. Vogelbach is tradeable for a team and Nido is, too. Each could be one of those guys who is DFA’d and a deal is done before their release.

Canha, meanwhile, is a bit pricier and far more useful. Playing all three outfield positions and first base gives the Mets a variety of ways to use him. His first drop will need to be out of the starting lineup permanently. He’s not quite there despite a disappointing beginning to the year.

All three of these honorable mentions could end up in the unemployment line behind Aaron Hicks at some point but enough is working in their favor to keep a job.

Needless to say, the Mets have a couple of relief pitchers who could and probably will be DFA’d at some point. That’s baseball. Relievers know the waiver wire better than anyone. None of the guys on the Mets roster are making a whole lot of money so they’re not quite in the same conversation as these others.