Ronny Mauricio

And the New York Mets need that.

When you think about their bench, having Ronnie Mauricio and Mark Vientos on your bench doesn't really give you those speedy options.

The Mets need another burner on the bench.

Nick Morabito is one.

You don't want to sign George Springer and see if he's got something left.

I think you want to be smart about that position in your lineup, and we'll see how it all plays out.

Now, again, when I mentioned run prevention, there's only so much you can do, but what I would say is if you're at a spot next year where your DH is Mark Vientos and Ronnie Mauricio platooning, which I hope it never is, but let's just, for the sake of argument, say that's what's going on, and those guys aren't hitting, You can't just run that into the ground.

You have a poor defensive left fielder in Juan Soto.

And I think it's time, potentially, to move on.

Now, Ronnie Mauricio is another guy who I believe the Mets have completely botched in his development.

And again, it goes back to the roster is tight.

And if you're just going based on his major league experience, how could you find a spot for him? You talk about the Mets' top prospect, Jefferson Rojas, being close.

You talk about Mitch Voigt making strides.

You talk about the fact that despite Brett Beatty not being what we expected him to be when he was drafted in the first round, still providing value as a Swiss Army knife, you figure he's going to be on the team.

Ronnie Mauricio, it's tough to see.

There's a lot of infield options for the New York Mets, and there's nearly no spots available.

Now, the Mets have a lot of competition for those places.

Discussing being on Petrae in the other episode, of course, they still have Brett Beatty, Ronnie Mauricio, Mark Vientos.

They had Jared Young, who's under team control, had a good year.

Jorge Polanco is still under contract.

Does Nimmo being on this team, And being in the outfield and the emergence of Carson Bench and obviously Soto, who did miss time, but being on the team, would that have blocked A.J. Ewing? And it's a fair question.

The only thing I wonder about is second base under my plan would have been more wide open for an opportunity for Ronnie Mauricio.

Maybe they don't trade Luis Angel Acuna.

Maybe A.J. Ewing ends up up here as a second baseman more than as an outfielder.

Speaking of which, Metfan14 writes, "Hey, Evan, on Rico 771, you neglected someone regarded as an internal option should Bo Bichette opt out.

You never mentioned Ronnie Mauricio.

While a very tiny sample size, the last weekend showed a glimpse of how Ronnie can mash.

Your thoughts?" He is not a realistic replacement for Bo Bichette.

I think that Ronnie Mauricio's only way to make the team, which feels like a long shot because he doesn't have any options left, I, I, I would lean towards the idea he is dealt at some point during the off-season or during spring training, whenever it happens.

I don't think there's enough for the Mets to have a level of confidence that Ronnie Mauricio could be his replacement.

I think the only way he makes this team as a guy off the bench, as a backup shortstop, because he can play the position, and a guy who could possibly DH, and maybe get into the second base mix if second base is opened as much as we think it is, because Marcus Simeon was not guaranteed the job.

I think the only way Mauricio makes this team as one of the last guys on the roster who would have to earn at bats based on performance.

Speaking of which, MetFootFan14 writes, Evan, on Rico 771, you neglected someone regarded as an internal option should Bo Bichette opt out.

You never mentioned Ronnie Mauricio.

While a very tiny sample size, the last weekend showed a glimpse of how Ronnie can mash your thoughts.

He is not a realistic replacement for Bo Bichette.

I think that Ronnie Mauricio's only way to make the team, which feels like a long shot because he doesn't have any options left, I would lean towards the idea he has dealt at some point during the offseason or during spring training whenever it happens.

I don't think there's enough for the Mets to have a level of confidence that Ronnie Mauricio could be his replacement.

I think the only way he makes this team as a guy off the bench, as a backup shortstop because he could play the position, and a guy who could possibly DH.

and maybe get into the second base mix if second base is opened as much as we think it is because Marcus Simeon was not guaranteed the job.

But I think what Bo showed you defensively this year, and he also showed it to you with the Blue Jays a year earlier, is that he is capable of playing third base and second base, and he does it at a higher level than the way he played shortstop.

I think the other thing we saw from Bowe this season is that he still has a nice insurance policy at shortstop, because as we remember, Francisco Lindor got hurt, and after Ronnie Mauricio got hurt, and we looked at the internal options in replacing Lindor, especially for an extended period of time, Bobachet turned out to be the best option.

Wasn't something I necessarily wanted them to do with him when Lindor got hurt, but I think once Lindor was missing a big chunk of time, it made the most sense.

The other thing about Bo Bichette is that he came here with expectations of being an incredibly clutch player, right? That was one of the things he did so well for the Blue Jays in 2025.

But I think what Bo showed you defensively this year, and he also showed it to you with the Blue Jays a year earlier, is that he is capable of playing third base and second base, and he does it at a higher level than the way he played shortstop.

I think the other thing we saw from Bowe this season is that he still has a nice insurance policy at shortstop, because as we remember, Francisco Lindor got hurt, and after Ronnie Mauricio got hurt, and we looked at the internal options in replacing Lindor, especially for an extended period of time, Bobachet turned out to be the best option.

Wasn't something I necessarily wanted them to do with him when Lindor got hurt, but I think once Lindor was missing a big chunk of time, it made the most sense.

The other thing about Bo Bichette is that he came here with expectations of being an incredibly clutch player, right? That was one of the things he did so well for the Blue Jays in 2025.