3 Mets players from the Opening Day roster who could be gone by the All-Star Break

The New York Mets showed their fans they’ll make the right baseball decisions to have the best roster possible. When they designated Robinson Cano for assignment, every underperformer on the roster should have taken notice.

Nobody’s job is safe this year in Flushing. The team will eat money if they have to in order to have the best roster possible.

By the time the All-Star Break rolls around, these three members of the Mets could already be gone.

NY Mets roster may need an improvement over Chasen Shreve

Chasen Shreve is not invincible. Although well-liked and in the same category for many as someone like Jerry Blevins, he is not untouchable when it comes to the DFA.

Shreve signed only a minor league contract with the Mets this offseason which means cutting him wouldn’t be a costly move whatsoever. He does have time to turn things around but a better left-handed reliever should be in the team’s future.

Throughout the offseason, one of the most obvious needs for the ball club was to add a high-leverage lefty reliever. The team waited until after the lockout to sign Shreve then made a trade with the New York Yankees for Joely Rodriguez. Rodriguez has always had the advantage over sticking with the Mets longer because of this. Also younger and with more control, he’s someone who would naturally get a slightly longer leash. He has figured things out and to the surprise of anyone who stopped watching the Mets after the first few weeks, might indeed be the better option from the left side out of the bullpen.

It’s not inconceivable for the Mets to carry three lefties and keep both Rodriguez and Shreve around. However, some struggles from Shreve could have the team looking to upgrade.

NY Mets roster needs Trevor Williams right now but might not in a few weeks

Trevor Williams gives the Mets some nice pitching depth in the bullpen and starting rotation. An experienced starter who has found his way into the long man role for the Mets at the start of this season, he is getting an opportunity to start a little more frequently because of the team’s injuries.

This could continue for as long as the team is without some of its featured starters. Williams is a decent enough swing man to transition from the bullpen to the rotation and give Buck Showalter four innings or so.

For Williams, if he is underperforming and others look to be better options, he could see himself getting designated for assignment. A little more costly than Shreve, odds are far less in favor of this occurring. Plus, it never hurts to have more starting pitching depth or at least a reliever able to eat up some innings in a blowout.

Williams has been unpredictable for the team this year. It’s understandable. If we knew what he could give them, he would have a more permanent role in the rotation or even out of the bullpen—possibly something closer to what Seth Lugo was able to give them in 2018-2019.

Shreve is far more likely to lose his job on the Mets than Williams because of the number of innings the latter can give them. The last guy on this list, while not a DFA candidate, could still lose his roster spot by means of a demotion.