When the Mets signed Adrian Gonzalez to a one year, veteran minimum contract after being designated for assignment from the Atlanta Braves, they hoped he would be a mentor figure that would help Dominic Smith flourish as a player to become the future long term first basemen. Fast forward just a little later, the Mets had plans for Adrian Gonzalez to be the everyday first baseman for the team after Smith was sidelined with a right quad injury.
After a poor spring training by Gonzalez, Mickey Callaway said that Gonzalez and Wilmer Flores who has experience playing first base after playing 29 games at the position in 2017, will now be splitting time at first base after an impressive Spring Training outing.