Fansided · Feb 27
When should the NY Mets start worrying about hitless Mark Vientos?
Feb 17, 2026; Port St. Lucie, FL, USA; New York Mets third baseman Mark Vientos (27) gets ready to bat during the New York Mets spring training workouts at Clover Park. Mandatory Credit: Reinhold Matay-Imagn Images | Reinhold Matay-Imagn ImagesIt hasn’t been a smooth start for Mark Vientos who, as much as anyone else, needed to show some life in spring training. The New York Mets slugger was a perceived trade candidate this offseason. While you’ll still find him mentioned in plenty of speculative trades, the idea of dealing him shortly before Opening Day comes with the added two-word question of “for what?”