{"id":522668,"date":"2022-12-07T12:09:19","date_gmt":"2022-12-07T09:09:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/mets-starling-marte-willing-to-play-center-field\/"},"modified":"2022-12-07T12:09:19","modified_gmt":"2022-12-07T09:09:19","slug":"mets-starling-marte-willing-to-play-center-field","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/mets-starling-marte-willing-to-play-center-field\/","title":{"rendered":"#Mets&#8217; Starling Marte willing to play center field"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3798bc3c0c2\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3798bc3c0c2\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/mets-starling-marte-willing-to-play-center-field\/#%E2%80%9CMets_Starling_Marte_willing_to_play_center_field%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Mets&#8217; Starling Marte willing to play center field&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CMets_Starling_Marte_willing_to_play_center_field%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Mets&#8217; Starling Marte willing to play center field&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>SAN DIEGO \u2014 If Starling Marte needs a position change next season, the team expects a relatively easy transition.<\/p>\n<p>Marte is among the Mets\u2019 options to play center field if Brandon Nimmo departs through free agency. Marte, 34, shifted to right field this season after spending the previous four seasons primarily as a center fielder.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s willing to do whatever we want to do with him,\u201d manager Buck Showalter said Tuesday at the winter meetings. \u201cWhatever you\u2019re going to do with him, be up front, tell him what\u2019s expected and kind of leave it alone. Don\u2019t be moving all over the place. We found that with the batting order. We found it right field, left field, center field in the spring. He\u2019ll do whatever.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnderstand going into last year he hadn\u2019t played right field. To make [the lineup] work, he played it for us. So that would have to be something, he\u2019d be willing to do it but you have to get ahead of it and be consistent in how you go about it.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"726\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/Starling-Marte.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Starling Marte\" class=\"wp-image-24923224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/Starling-Marte.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/Starling-Marte.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/Starling-Marte.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/Starling-Marte.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Starling Marte<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>Nimmo is the top center fielder on the market and could command a deal beyond the Mets\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>etite.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019d like to have him,\u201d Showalter said. \u201cHe\u2019s a good player. He\u2019s established himself. He had a post-up, good physical year where for whatever reason he seemed to get through a lot of things that have been a challenge in the past, that didn\u2019t snowball into something where he had to sit out a lot of <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>s.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBrandon got better every year he played. He improved. And so somebody will get a good person and a good player. We hope it\u2019s us. But if not, we have to be ready to pivot and move in another direction.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>Adam Ottavino remains on the Mets\u2019 list of potential bullpen returnees. The right-hander is believed to be seeking a multiyear deal after pitching to a 2.06 ERA in 66 appearances for the Mets last season.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGotta have the cooperation on both sides,\u201d Showalter said. \u201cWe like Adam, and I think he kind of likes us. And we\u2019ll see if it fits in the scheme of trying to put a complete team together.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>The Mets signed replay analyst Harrison Friedland to a multiyear contract. Friedland, who arrived last offseason, was instrumental in getting overturned calls on 78 percent of challenges last season.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe knows how to work machinery to get angles before we even get to the phone,\u201d Showalter said. \u201cHe\u2019s the best I\u2019ve ever seen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Mets are still searching for a bullpen coach and assistant hitting coach to replace Craig Bjornson and Jeremy Barnes, respectively. Bjornson wasn\u2019t retained and Barnes was promoted to hitting coach, with Eric Chavez moving to bench coach. <\/p>\n<p>Former bench coach Glenn Sherlock became the full-time catching coach (and received a contract extension through 2024).<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>Mets SNY voice Gary Cohen is among the 10 finalists for the Ford C. Frick award \u2014 which carries induction into the broadcaster\u2019s wing of the Hall of Fame. The winner will be announced Wednesday. Lindsey Nelson, Bob Murphy and Tim McCarver are the broadcasters with Mets ties who have won the award.\n                        <\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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