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Buying or Selling Early Mets’ RED Flags | Sean Manaea's Velocity DIP, Mark Vientos' Spring SLUMP
New York Mets fans face a pressing question: spring slump or looming trouble?
Sean Manaea’s velocity drop fuels concern, but can his deceptive delivery and pitch command offset radar gun anxiety?
Mark Vientos’s brutal 3-for-40 spring, combined with roster uncertainty, sparks debate—will he find his form?
Intriguing decisions await on both fronts as the Mets’ depth and resilience are tested.
Ryan Finkelstein unpacks Manaea’s role as a potential sixth starter, analyzes Vientos’s roster fate, and maps out battles for final bench and bullpen slots.
Roster cutdowns, minor league assignments for MJ…
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