As far as the payroll, New York is already around $278 million, per Cot's Baseball Contracts, but owner Steve Cohen recently suggested it was highly likely the Mets would exceed the new $290 million top luxury tax threshold AKA "The Steve Cohen Tax."

So what will the 26-man roster look like on Opening Day?

Here's our prediction...

REGULAR LINEUP

James McCann, C
Pete Alonso, 1B
Jeff McNeil, 2B
Francisco Lindor, SS
Eduardo Escobar, 3B
Brandon Nimmo, LF
Starling Marte, CF
Mark Canha, RF
Dominic Smith, DH

The Mets could still do something big, but it doesn't feel like they will. That's why fans should've have been expecting a Kris Bryant signing, and why they shouldn't expect a reunion with Michael Conforto -- though bringing Conforto back would make lots of sense.

We predicted back in the middle of February that the Mets would keep things mostly as they are when it comes to the starting position player group, which included a belief that they should use McNeil at second most days.

And manager Buck Showalter recently confirmed that McNeil would be the regular second baseman, with Robinson Cano in a different role.

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