Acce s the Mets beat like never before Join Post Sports+ for exciting subscriber-only features, including real-time texting with Mike Puma about the inside buzz on the Mets. PORT ST. LUCIE A Mets camp that features the owner of the largest contract in profe sional sports history, several injuries to an uncertain rotation and sky-high expectations after a surprise run to the NLCS last season has been pretty standard and normal. Those were the happy words of David Stearns, who listed the teams relative dullne s as a positive development. Maybe Courtney Lee Jersey thats the surprise: Its been calm, the Mets president of baseball operations said Thursday, when he spoke at spring trainings midpoint. There are concerns about Sean Manaea (oblique) and Frankie Montas (lat), whom Stearns said remain on their original timetables but have not yet resumed throwing after shutdowns, though they loom as the largest i sues in an otherwise generally i sue-free camp. Mets president David Stearns said he is happy about how calm Mets training camp has been so far. Corey Sipkin for New York Post Explore More Other thoughts from Stearns with Opening Day under three weeks away: No way, Joses This week Stearns watched and . The Mets are down a backup infielder (with Nick Madrigal po sibly lost for the season) and down two starting pitchers. Are there second thoughts about the lack of interest in retaining two popular players who became major contributors last year? CHECK OUT THE AND No, Stearns said. We feel really good about our team. We prepare for injuries. We feel like we have depth, and Im excited to see what some of our other players, including some of our young players, would be able to do with that opportunity. Last roster spot Iglesias landed elsewhere largely because he could not be optioned to the minor leagues. The that involves Brett Baty, Luisangel Acua and non-roster invitees Luis De Los Santos and Donovan Walton. Luisangel Acua is one of four Mets battling for the final Opening Day roster spot. Sam Navarro-Imagn Images All except Walton can be optioned to the minors (and if Walton wins the job and does not perform, he likely would be DFAd). Baty has played the best among the group during the spring, while Acua and De Los Santos might be the most defensively flexible because of their ability at shortstop. A key question the Mets face is whether they would be OK with Baty or Acua, both of whom have strong prospect pedigree, only playing sparingly at the major league level rather than growing with consistent at-bats at Triple-A Syracuse. See Also New York Mets Stearns acknowledged the concern, which might give De Los Santos or Walton an edge. [Prospect playing time is] always going to be a consideration for us, and we talk about it a lot, Stearns said. I think its important we have to have space on our roster throughout the course of the year for younger players to make an impact, particularly at positions where you have significant talent reaching the upper levels of the minor leagues. We feel like weve got a host of young, talented infielders, and we need to let them play. Last rotation spots Montas and Manaeas injuries : Tylor Megill, Griffin Canning and Paul Blackburn. Megill . Canning, a back-of-the-rotation arm with the Angels but who has plenty of talent, has added a cutter to his mix. Blackburn is playing with a sinker and healthy again. I do think were built to withstand this [injury rash], Stearns said. The rest of our guys are throwing the ball very well. And so now lets keep the rest of our guys healthy. Lets get into the season. Next wave of arms The healthy rotation members have looked fine. Their hopeful future rotation members have looked more promising. Brandon Sproat is one of the Mets young arms who is nearly major league ready. Corey Sipkin for New York Post Brandon Sproat, whose stuff impre sed again Thursday, has looked nearly ready for the majors. Blade Tidwell grabbed some attention by throwing an immaculate inning in a standout performance. The pitching development system has been a star of camp. I think were beginning to see this wave of prospects get to the upper levels of the minor leagues, and now the next step is we have to succe sfully transition them to the big leagues, Stearns said. A Juan-liner In his first camp with his $765 million prize, Stearns was not surprised at Sotos work ethic or at-bat quality. What has opened his eyes is Sotos sense of humor. Hes a funny guy, Stearns said. I think when you watch him acro s the field, he takes his craft so seriously, and thats also what came acro s in our meetings with him, is how seriously he takes his craft. I think seeing him interact with his teammates on a daily basis, interact with the staff on a daily basis, its busine s when its in the cage, and its busine s when its out there, and then when its back there, its fun and its humor, smiling. Thats cool to see. Jason Kidd Jersey