2015 Bowman brought consistency to the convoluted Topps parallel system. After several months of smooth sailing, 2015 Bowman Chrome kept the same formula (a first, at least among recent years) and brought us the first Kevin Plawecki base Rookie Cards and the first MLB-licensed autographs from Akeel Morris, Jhoan Urena, Milton Ramos, and Michael Conforto? Um, what’s his 2014 Bowman Draft autograph doing here?
With Cespedes on board, the Mets cruised to their first NL East title since 2006. But not without getting some extra relief help first. Eric O’Flaherty got the first shot, but that didn’t work out so well. Next came Addison Reed, who has earned a spot on the postseason roster. Barring an emergency postseason call-up, the 2015 list wraps up with Tim Stauffer, who was picked up to bolster the AAA staff. As usual, the “throw a bunch of relievers against the wall and see who sticks” method of bullpen construction doesn’t yield the best results, but at least the Mets had some time to experiment in games that didn’t really matter.
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| Michael Cuddyer | John Mayberry Jr. | Jerry Blevins | Alex Torres |
| 6 April 2015 | 6 April 2015 | 6 April 2015 | 9 April 2015 |
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| Sean Gilmartin* | Daniel Muno* | Kevin Plawecki* | Hansel Robles* |
| 10 April 2015 | 17 April 2015 | 21 April 2015 | 24 April 2015 |
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| Jack Leathersich* | Johnny Monell | Noah Syndergaard* | Darrell Ceciliani* |
| 29 April 2015 | 9 May 2015 | 12 May 2015 | 19 May 2015 |
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| Akeel Morris* | Logan Verrett | Steven Matz* | Michael Conforto* |
| 17 June 2015 | 18 June 2015 | 28 June 2015 | 24 July 2015 |
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| Kelly Johnson | Juan Uribe | Tyler Clippard | Yoenis Cespedes |
| 25 July 2015 | 25 July 2015 | 28 July 2015 | 1 August 2015 |
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| Eric O’Flaherty | Addison Reed | Tim Stauffer | |
| 5 August 2015 | 1 September 2015 | 13 September 2015 |
*MLB Debut
This is it, the year all of our suffering has been leading to. 2015, the year the Mets will finally win! Or at least that was the plan. With some serious questions and a lot of the expected improvement coming in the form of returning or rebounding players, the 2015 Mets aren’t exactly inspiring confidence beyond maybe being in the hunt for a second Wild Card spot, or at least a winning record. 82 wins or bust!
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