The Mets return home this afternoon after two road wins in a row! A home spring training game (generally) means more regular starters in the lineup and SNY coverage of the game!
This is the second time this spring the Mets are rolling out Marcus Semien, Juan Soto and Bo Bichette as the top three hitters in the lineup, possibly hinting what the top of the lineup may look like on days when Francisco Lindor does not play. Today is also the second time this season we are seeing Bichette at third, Soto in left and Ronny Mauricio at short, the most likely fielding alignment for those players.
The Mets go for their third win in a row, let’s go!
Three Things To Watch For:
- Jonah Tong’s Best Friend. Jack Wenninger, also known as Jonah Tong’s best friend, gets the start today. Wenninger is the next major pitching prospect coming up for the Mets and was recognized as the #79th prospect in baseball by Fan Graphs a week ago. Wenninger started to put results together in 2025 with an ERA of 2.92, down from 4.30 the year before. He is not going to overpower hitters, he mainly utilizes a low-90’s fastball and low-80’s splitter, mixing in a sweeper, cutter and curveball all out of the three-quarters arm slot.
- Fielding. You’ll go insane as a baseball fan taking a small-sample size of attempts and extrapolating from there. That started to happen in some corners of the internet after Bo Bichette’s slightly off throw in his first game at third base. It was one throw, on one attempt. Hopefully he has a game today to turn down the temperature in Panic City.
- Mike Tauchman. Tauchman signed a minor league contract with an invitation to major league camp eight days ago. He was signed as an insurance policy for right field in case the Mets current plans (Baty and waiting for Benge) doesn’t work out. Tauchman is coming off of a solid year for the White Sox where he put up a 1.9 bWAR over 385 PA’s, slashing .263/.356/.400 with a 112 OPS+. He’s had an OPS+ over 100 for three seasons in a row now. Maybe Tauchman is the minor league contract that ends up being the x-factor for the Mets in 2026.
Let’s Go Mets!
