The Mets are expected to be in the thick of things this season and the Yankees are expected to be a juggernaut. Along the way, there will be surprises, concerns, breakout stars, and more. Here's how we see things shaking out...
Nelson Figueroa, SNY MLB Analyst
Biggest concern for Mets: Not leading the league in errors
Biggest concern for Yankees: Starting pitching
Breakout player for Mets: Pete Alonso
Breakout player for Yankees: How can there be?
Prospect to watch for Mets: Andres Gimenez
Prospect to watch for Yankees: Albert Abreu
Bold prediction for Mets: Three All-Stars not named Tim Tebow
Bold prediction for Yankees: They'll trade for their Ace midseason
Where will Mets finish in NL East? 1st Place with 90 Wins
Where will Yankees finish in AL East? 1st place with 94 wins
Anthony McCarron, SNY Contributor
Biggest concern for Mets: Defense
Biggest concern for Yankees: Starting rotation
Breakout player for Mets: Amed Rosario
Breakout player for Yankees: Domingo German
Prospect to watch for Mets: Andres Gimenez
Prospect to watch for Yankees: Mike King
Bold prediction for Mets: Michael Conforto has a .950 OPS
Bold prediction for Yankees: Troy Tulowitzki hits 25 homers
Where will Mets finish in NL East? 3rd place with 85 wins, but will contend for much of the season. Jacob deGrom and Noah Syndergaard thrive and the club gets more offense than many observers expect.
Where will Yankees finish in AL East? 1st place with 100 wins. Thanks to an imposing offense, keyed by big seasons from Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton, and strong sophomore showings by Gleyber Torres and Miguel Andujar, plus a lockdown bullpen.
Jim Duquette, SNY MLB Analyst
Biggest concern for Mets: Overall health, specifically with their offense
Biggest concern for Yankees: Overall health of their rotation
Breakout player for Mets: Amed Rosario
Breakout player for Yankees: Gleyber Torres
Prospect to watch for Mets: Pete Alonso
Bold prediction for Mets: Michael Conforto ends up as an All Star and Top 5 in MVP voting
Bold prediction for Yankees: James Paxton leads team in ERA and ends up in the final 3 in CY Young voting
Where will Mets finish in NL East? 2nd Place with 88 Wins
Where will Yankees finish in AL East? 1st place with 94 wins
Adam Fisher, SNY Contributor
Biggest concern for Mets: Health
Biggest concern for Yankees: Starting rotation depth
Breakout player for Mets: Amed Rosario
Breakout player for Yankees: Luis Cessa
Prospect to watch for Mets: Andres Gimenez
Prospect to watch for Yankees: Jonathan Loaisiga
Bold prediction for Mets: Zack Wheeler finishes in the Top 5 for NL Cy Young
Bold prediction for Yankees: Giancarlo Stanton has a higher OPS than Aaron Judge
Where will Mets finish in NL East? 2nd Place with 90 wins
Where will Yankees finish in AL East? 1st place with 102 wins
John Harper, SNY Contributor
Biggest concern for Mets: Edwin Diaz falters, Jeurys Familia has to close
Biggest concern for Yankees: Luis Severino's shoulder injury lingers
Breakout player for Mets: Pete Alonso
Breakout player for Yankees: Greg Bird
Prospect to watch for Mets: Thomas Szapucki, back from Tommy John surgery
Prospect to watch for Yankees: Albert Abreu, back from injury-plagued 2018
Bold prediction for Mets: Zack Wheeler Top 5 Cy Young finish
Bold prediction for Yankees: Gleyber Torres Top 5 MVP finish
Where will Mets finish in NL East? 2nd Place with 87 wins. Good enough for second Wild Card berth as Big Three pitches them to postseason. Jacob deGrom wins the Wild Card Game, but Mets lose to Dodgers in NLCS.
Where will Yankees finish in AL East? 1st place with 102 wins. It feels like it's the Yankees' turn to win it all. James Paxton will be huge come October, as will the bullpen. And led by Aaron Judge, the situational hitting will be better than against Red Sox last year.
Todd Zeile, SNY Mets Analyst
Biggest concern for Mets: Starting pitching depth
Biggest concern for Yankees: Gary Sanchez
Breakout player for Mets: Pete Alonso
Breakout player for Yankees: Giancarlo Stanton
Prospect to watch for Mets: Andres Gimenez
Prospect to watch for Yankees: Albert Abreu
Bold prediction for Mets: More than 90 wins
Bold prediction for Yankees: AL Champs
Where will Mets finish in NL East? 1st place with 92 wins
Where will Yankees finish in AL East? 2nd place with 98 wins
Danny Abriano, SNY.tv
Biggest concern for Mets: Starting rotation depth
Biggest concern for Yankees: Luis Severino's shoulder
Breakout player for Mets: Amed Rosario
Breakout player for Yankees: Greg Bird
Prospect to watch for Mets: Simeon Woods Richardson
Prospect to watch for Yankees: Deivi Garcia
Bold prediction for Mets: Michael Conforto will emerge as an MVP candidate
Bold prediction for Yankees: Aroldis Chapman loses the closer role at some point in the season
Where will Mets finish in NL East? 2nd place with 91 wins
Where will Yankees finish in AL East? 2nd place with 99 wins