The Mets are continuing to evaluate Mark Vientos and Brett Baty at the big league level, with them splitting time at third base.
Whether either one becomes the third baseman of the future or settles in as a regular at another position for the Mets remains to be seen.
But both Vientos and Baty remaining on the 26-man roster is something that is in pencil, not ink, president of baseball operations David Stearns suggested on Tuesday.
"This is a tough one. There's no easy solution here," Stearns said about the third base situation. "I do think we have two players who deserve to be in the big leagues, and that's why they're both here right now.
"I've also been consistent that this present roster construction cannot last in perpetuity. At some point, we're gonna have to get slightly more conventional. But we have two guys who have demonstrated that they deserve to be in the big leagues, and so we're gonna ride with it when we can.
"Right now I think it's best for their development to be here, and get major league at-bats. And I also understand at some point we're probably gonna have to get another middle infielder here."
The main issue with the Mets' 26-man roster right now is that it does not have a backup middle infielder, which means all of the defensive innings at shortstop and second base are falling on Francisco Lindor and Jeff McNeil.
Entering the season, New York had two backups on the active roster capable of playing the middle infield -- Zack Short and Joey Wendle. Both players have since been DFA'd.
