The injury list is doing a lot of the talking. No Lindor, no Alvarez, no Polanco, no Tauchman, no Luis Robert Jr., no Senga, no Holmes — that's a real chunk of the Opening Day roster sitting in trainers' rooms. Carlos Mendoza is basically running a Triple-A lineup against playoff-caliber pitching and hoping somebody slugs.
- Day-To-DayMike Tauchman (RF) — Tauchman (knee) is still rehabbing at the Mets' spring training complex and has yet to resume baseball activities, Tim Britton of The Athletic reports.05/18
- Day-To-DayGrae Kessinger (3B) — no05/13
- Day-To-DayJoe Jacques (RP) — The Mets signed Jacques to a minor-league contract Wednesday, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.05/08
- Day-To-DayKevin Herget (RP) — Herget signed a minor league contract that includes an invitation to spring training with the Mets on Thursday, Will Sammon of The Athletic reports.05/08
- Day-To-DayNick Burdi (RP) — The Red Sox reinstated Burdi (hip) from the injured list Saturday and optioned him to Triple-A Worcester.05/08
- Day-To-DayJose Rojas (3B) — Triple-A Salt Lake placed Rojas on its COVID-19 injured list Sunday, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.05/08
- 10-Day-ILJared Young (1B) — Young (knee) will move his rehab assignment from Single-A St. Lucie to Triple-A Syracuse this week, Mike Puma of the New York Post reports.05/18
- 10-Day-ILFrancisco Lindor (SS) — The Mets "have hope" that Lindor (calf) will return to the active roster in about a month, Jon Heyman of the New York Post reports.05/18
- 10-Day-ILJorge Polanco (1B) — Polanco (Achilles) is traveling with the Mets during their road trip through Washington and Miami this week, Tim Britton of The Athletic reports.05/18
- 10-Day-ILFrancisco Alvarez (C) — Alvarez is expected to be sidelined eight weeks after undergoing right meniscus surgery Thursday, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.05/14
- 10-Day-ILLuis Robert Jr. (CF) — Mets manger Carlos Mendoza said Tuesday that Robert (back) is still experiencing lingering symptoms and "is not progressing the way we would like," Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.05/12
- 10-Day-ILRonny Mauricio (SS) — The Mets placed Mauricio (thumb) on the 10-day injured list Sunday.05/08
- 15-Day-ILKodai Senga (SP) — Senga (back) gave up two earned runs on four hits and a walk over 3.1 innings in a rehab start for Single-A St. Lucie on Friday. He struck out two.05/23
- OutRobert Stock (RP) — Stock (shoulder) said Sunday that he'll require surgery to address thoracic outlet syndrome and could be sidelined for the remainder of the season, Jon Heyman of the New York Post reports.05/08
- 60-Day-ILA.J. Minter (RP) — Minter (hip/lat) pitched Tuesday and Wednesday for Triple-A Syracuse, and he's expected to make one more rehab appearance this weekend before being activated from the 60-day injured list early next week, Tim Britton and Will Sammon of The Athletic report.05/21
- 60-Day-ILClay Holmes (SP) — The Mets transferred Holmes (fibula) from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day IL on Tuesday.05/19
- 60-Day-ILReed Garrett (RP) — The Mets placed Garrett (elbow) on the 60-day injured list Tuesday.05/08
- 60-Day-ILDedniel Nunez (RP) — The Mets placed Nunez (elbow) on the 60-day injured list Sunday.05/08
- 60-Day-ILJustin Hagenman (RP) — The Mets placed Hagenman on the 60-day injured list Saturday due to a rib fracture.05/08
- 60-Day-ILTylor Megill (SP) — The Mets placed Megill (elbow) on the 60-day injured list Thursday, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.05/08
- Day-To-DayThomas White (SP) — White isn't expected to make his MLB debut anytime soon, Isaac Azout of FishOnFirst.com reports.05/21
- Day-To-DayKemp Alderman (RF) — Alderman (hand) has gone 2-for-13 with two RBI and a run scored in four games since returning from Single-A Jupiter's 7-day injured list Thursday.05/18
- 7-day ilLeo Jimenez (3B) — Jimenez will head to the IL after being removed from Tuesday's game against Atlanta, reports Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald.05/21
- 10-Day-ILGriffin Conine (LF) — Conine will undergo a left hamstring tendon excision next week, Christina De Nicola of MLB.com reports.05/08
- OutJesus Tinoco (RP) — The Marlins re-signed Tinoco (elbow) to a minor-league contract Jan. 5.05/08
- 60-Day-ILRobby Snelling (SP) — Snelling underwent internal brace surgery Friday to repair a torn UCL in his left elbow.05/22
- 60-Day-ILRonny Henriquez (RP) — The Marlins placed Henriquez (elbow) on the 60-day injured list Thursday.05/08
- 60-Day-ILAdam Mazur (SP) — The Marlins placed Mazur (elbow) on the 60-day injured list Wednesday.05/08
The pitching matchup is the weird part. Tyler Phillips is technically rocking a 1.20 ERA, but he's done it as a reliever — he hasn't gone more than 3 innings in an outing all year. With Robby Snelling done for the season after internal brace surgery, the Marlins are stretching Phillips out on the fly and asking him to face the Mets cold. Christian Scott on the other side has been the one bright spot of the Mets rotation since coming back, posting a 2.79 ERA with 14 strikeouts in 9.2 innings across his 2 starts.
The market doesn't love either side. Pinnacle has the Mets as a small road favorite at -113 and the total sitting at 8.5, which feels rich given how the bats have looked this weekend. DraftKings is shading the under and most of the money is on Miami — public is riding the hot team, can't really blame them.
If Scott goes 5-plus and gives the Mets a chance, this is winnable — Miami's lineup is built around Liam Hicks getting hot, not a murderers' row. But if Phillips gives the Marlins 3 clean innings and the bullpen takes it from there, we're staring at a broom. Bet accordingly, watch the first time through the order.