PORT ST. LUCIE http://www.padresfanproshop.com/authentic-brad-hand-jersey , Fla. (AP) — camp Saturday and informed catcher Devin Mesoraco that he won’t be on the opening day roster.The Mets re-assigned outfielders Carlos Gomez and Rajai Davis, infielder Adeiny Hechavarria, and pitchers Ryan O’Rourke and Hector Santiago to minor league camp. All six players were offered $100,000 retention bonuses.The moves trimmed New York’s spring roster to 30, with five days to get that number to 25. The toughest calls appear to be at the catching and pitching positions.Catcher Travis d’Arnaud and infielders Todd Frazier and Jed Lowrie could be placed on the injured list prior to the Mets’ season opener at Washington.D’Arnaud is working back from Tommy John surgery last April, and it’s uncertain if he or Tomas Nido will break camp as the backup to Wilson Ramos. New York has been careful with the 30-year-old d’Arnaud, who caught eight innings over two games Thursday and Friday and has played eight spring games.“We need to start trying to figure out where exactly he is at,” manager Mickey Callaway said Friday. “We feel the receiving is where it needs to be, but missing a year is tough on your at-bats and on your throwing and game speed. We’re trying to get him in a good spot.“If we can’t, we have alternatives,” which would mean the 24-year-old Nido. Nido hasn’t had a strong spring at the plate, batting just .179 through 15 games.Hechavarria’s demotion likely means Luis Guillorme and J.D. Davis will break camp with the team. Guillorme is a slick-fielding, 24-year-old middle infielder who has looked sharp at the plate this spring.“We’ve made my swing more consistent and repeatable, more straight to the ball,” Guillorme said. “I still go the other way, but I’m driving the ball, not just serving it out there. That’s a big difference.”With Frazier (strained left oblique) slowly getting back to form and Lowrie (sprained left knee capsule) running out of time in his rehab, Callaway is preparing as if neither will be available Thursday against Max Scherzer.Frazier has been hitting in the cage and taking grounders. Lowrie hasn’t played in a Grapefruit League game.Santiago’s demotion came after two awful outings in his only two spring starts. Callaway was hoping the 2015 All-Star would rebound against St. Louis, but Santiago, 31, didn’t make it into the fourth inning Friday. He allowed 12 earned runs in 9 2/3 innings this spring after opening camp as a potential swing man for the bullpen.The Mets will carry left-handed relievers Justin Wilson and likely Luis Avilan. Fellow southpaw O’Rourke had a fantastic spring, allowing two runs over 10-plus innings, but the team decided against slotting three lefties in the pen.Kyle Dowdy Matt Szczur Jersey , a Rule 5 draft selection from Cleveland, is the front-runner to be the seventh reliever, and Callaway likes the hard-throwing right-hander, who allowed one run in four innings in the Mets’ 12-2 win over Atlanta on Saturday.“I hope he’s still in the organization when the time comes, but that’s not always the case in this situation. I think (him being a Rule 5) can be a tiebreaker,” Callaway said.NOTES: Opening day starter Jacob deGrom worked three perfect innings, fanning five, against Atlanta. 1B Pete Alonso and SS Amed Rosario both went 3 for 5. … New York signed SS Ruben Tejada to a minor league deal on Saturday. Tejada, 29, played for the Mets from 2010-15 and will report to extended spring training. He played in 101 games last season for Norfolk, Baltimore’s Triple-A affiliate. … Peterson will receive a chance to prove himself in the Tigers’ outfield this season."Many of the prospects in our list of the Detroit Tigers’ top 30 prospects for 2019 were not in the organization at this time last year. The team selected pitcher Casey Mize (No. 1), outfielder Parker Meadows (10), Kody Clemens (13), and Kingston Liniak (27) in the 2018 MLB draft. They also acquired Willi Castro (No. 12) and Logan Shore (21) in midseason trades for Leonys Martin and Mike Fiers, respectively. That is six of the team’s top 30 prospects — not too shabby considering the team ran out of surefire major league talent to send away.But wait! There’s a seventh prospect that general manager Al Avila picked up late in 2017, and he may be even better than his No. 26 ranking on our list suggests. In fact, MLB Pipeline ranks outfielder Dustin Peterson as the No. 11 prospect in the Tigers’ farm system. Peterson is 6’2 , weighs 210 pounds, and has a plethora of solid tools, but no single stand-out tool. So why does MLB Pipeline rank him so high, and why are we a bit lower on him?BackgroundPeterson is a 24-year-old corner outfielder whom the Tigers claimed off of waivers from the Atlanta Braves when they tried to sneak him off their 40-man roster after bringing him up to the majors in 2018. He was originally drafted in the second round of the 2013 MLB draft by the San Diego Padres, and already made his major league debut on May 28, 2018 with the Braves. Before that http://www.padresfanproshop.com/authentic-brad-hand-jersey , he spent two years in the minors in the Padres farm system as a third baseman, but was then traded to Atlanta in the 2014 Justin Upton deal along with Max Fried, Mallex Smith, and Jace Peterson. In Atlanta, Peterson began to play left and right field.Peterson faced adversity in the Braves farm system, but overcame it and came into his own. In 2015, Peterson hit .314/.392/.448 in his first 120 plate appearances before getting injured in a bus accident that ultimately derailed his season, as he posted a sub-.300 on-base percentage the rest of the way. That didn’t stop Peterson from a resurgence in 2016, a season in which he hit .282/.343/.431 with a 124 wRC+ and 12 home runs in 578 plate appearances. He won the Atlanta Braves’ 2016 minor league player of the year award for his efforts that season.Unfortunately, Peterson suffered another injury in 2017, as he underwent surgery on his left hand. Instead of seeing major league playing time in 2017, he missed half the year before struggling immensely in triple-A, hitting only one home run in 346 plate appearances and posting an 80 wRC+. Despite his struggles, Peterson entered the 2018 season as the No. 15 prospect in the Atlanta Braves top-tier farm system. While he was claimed too late to play at all in Detroit’s system, Peterson experienced at least somewhat of a bounce-back season last year, hitting .268/.324/.406 with 11 home runs in 442 plate appearances, and a 107 wRC+.StrengthsDustin Peterson is a jack-of-all-trades player. His scouting grades from both FanGraphs and MLB Pipeline have him at a 45 or 50 (major league average) in all five categories. Peterson is capable of hitting for contact, hitting for power, stealing a couple of bases, and playing decent defense in a corner outfield position. Pipeline is the highest of the bunch on him, especially after a resurgent 2018 season.One other thing Peterson has going for him is his age and experience. Peterson is very, very close to reaching his prospect floor as a fourth outfielder. Given his well-rounded profile, it wouldn’t be too shocking if he earned a bit more playing time. While he does not have exceptional power Trevor Hoffman Jersey , Comerica Park is a bit easier on right-handed hitters (especially to the pull side), and Peterson also has the speed to leg out extra-base hits.WeaknessesRemember when I said Peterson is a jack-of-all-trades? That’s his primary downside. He doesn’t have an elite tool, so if the hit tool doesn’t work out, there is nothing else to keep him around in the majors long-term. He isn’t quick enough to play center field long-term, and his arm isn’t strong enough to hack it in right field. As a left field only player, he has to hit to create any value. Opinions on that potential are mixed, but FanGraphs summed up the conundrum nicely prior to last season.Peterson’s strikeout and walk percentages have also trended the wrong way in the minor leagues. Whereas he struck out in 17.3 percent and walked in 7.8 percent of his at-bats in 2016, he struck out in 21.7 percent and walked in only 6.8 percent of his 2018 at-bats. For context, Mike Gerber walked in 8.5 percent of his 47 plate appearances for the Tigers (he also struck out in an astonishingly high 44.7 percent of those appearances, but that’s beside the point).Projected Team: Detroit TigersPeterson should absolutely be in Detroit at some point this season. But to start the year there, he will have to either perform very well in spring training, or replace an injured player to have a chance to make the team’s Opening Day roster. The team is currently projected to start Christin Stewart, JaCoby Jones, and Nicholas Castellanos in its three outfield spots, while former Rule 5 selection Victor Reyes and veteran Mikie Mahtook are expected to be on the bench. That said, Reyes posted -1.0 fWAR and walked in only 2.3 percent of his 219 plate appearances in 2018, and Mahtook spent more games in Toledo (72) than he did in Detroit (67). It’s not a question of whether Peterson will make it to Detroit in 2019, it’s a question of when. When he does, it’s up to him whether he wants to stay.