I have, for now at least, abandoned my in-depth series on what I think the Mets should do over the off-season to make the 2014 version of the team good. But I'm feeling inspired to just write up a quick post giving one vision of a strategy they could pursue. Note that this is not necessarily a feasible strategy; there is one trade, in particular, that I don't know could be made. But the trade isn't necessarily an absurd one, and I think it would be the best way to make the team genuinely dynamic next year, even in Matt Harvey's absence, which for the sake of argument I will be assuming in this post. If Harvey can come back for some or all of next year, so much the better. First I'll just list the players I'd want/hope to have on the 25-man roster on Opening Day next year, and then after the break I'll give commentary.
Catchers
Travis d'Arnaud, R
Juan Centeno, R
Infielders
Ike Davis, 1B, L
Wilmer Flores, 2B, R
Jose Reyes, SS, S
David Wright, 3B, R
Josh Satin, 1B, R
Ruben Tejada/Wilfredo Tovar/Omar Quintanilla, SS
Outfielders
Shin-Soo Choo, LF, L
Matt den Dekker, CF, L
Juan Lagares, RF, R
Eric Young, Jr., LF/2B, S
Andrew Brown, OF, R
Starting Pitchers
Zack Wheeler, RHP
Jon Niese, LHP
Jenrry Mejia, RHP
Rafael Montero, RHP
Relief Pitchers
Bobby Parnell, RHP
LaTroy Hawkins, RHP
Vic Black, RHP
Jeurys Familia, RHP
Josh Edgin, LHP
Scott Rice/Darin Gorski/Jack Leathersich, LHP
Carlos Torres, RHP
