Dayton Daily News

NEW YORK METS

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■ Manager: Mickey Callaway (first season). 017: 70-92, fourth place.

Training Town: Port St. Lucie, Fla.

Park: First Data Field.

■ Workout: Feb. 14/19.

■ He’s Here: 3B Todd Frazier, RF Jay Bruce, RHP Anthony Swarzak, 1B Adrian Gonzalez, C Jose Lobaton, INF-OF Ty Kelly, LHP Matt Purke, OF Zach Borenstein.

■ He’s Outta Here: Manager Terry Collins, LHP Josh Smoker, LHP Josh Edgin, RHP Chasen Bradford, OF Norichika Aoki, RHP Erik Goeddel, LHP Tommy Milone.

■ Going campin’: While many teams were reluctant to spend in free agency, the Mets filled a few holes with Frazier, Bruce and Swarzak. It’s enough to give them hope for a bounce-back season, but their chances to contend probably depend on the 3-4-5 spots in the rotation. Can injury-plagued Steven Matz, Matt Harvey and Zack Wheeler provide quality innings? There are three or four jobs available in a bullpen that could be solid at the back end with Jeurys Familia, AJ Ramos, Jerry Blevins and Swarzak. Bruce, Frazier and Yoenis Cespedes provide power in a plodding lineup that hopes to get All-Star slugger Michael Conforto (shoulder surgery) back in May. Until then, Brandon Nimmo and Juan Lagares figure to platoon in center field. New York will be looking for marked improvemen­t from 22-year-old prospects SS Amed Rosario and 1B Dominic Smith, too.

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