Mets management repeatedly said Jeff McNeil would be a super-utility guy this coming season, getting time in the outfield. I always had a difficult time picturing how this would work, though, and during my four days in camp nothing has changed.
I've only seen him on the infield. And today, with news that Jed Lowrie is in New York getting an MRI, McNeil worked one-on-one with coaches on tagging runners sliding into third base, and later on his transfer turning double plays at second...
Amed Rosario is standing taller, and is acting more intense in camp this season.