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New York Mets Opening Day Roster: Strengths and weaknesses

With the New York Mets on the ground in Washington D.C. to take on Max Scherzer and the Washington Nationals, the Opening Day roster is out.

This is arguably the most talented team the Mets have trotted out since their 2015 run to the World Series. There is a lot of good, however there is some bad as well.

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Strength: Starting Pitching Depth

Names such as Ariel Jurado and Walter Lockett have now turned into Joey Lucchesi and Jordan Yamamoto. Although the latter is not on the roster right now, it is a 162 game season again, so the potential for the Mets to rely on their depth is there.