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Zach Helfand

How the New York Mets were built

Oct. 09--A look at how the New York Mets' roster was assembled.

OUTFIELDERS

PLAYER -- B/T -- HOMETOWN -- AGE -- CONTRACT -- HOW ACQUIRED

Yoenis Cespedes -- R/R -- Campechuela, Cuba -- 29 -- 4 yrs/$36M (2012-15) -- Acquired from Detroit on July 31 for Luis Cessa and Michael Fulmer

Michael Conforto -- L/R -- Seattle -- 22 -- 1 yr/$510,000 -- Selected in first round (10th overall) of 2014 draft

Michael Cuddyer -- R/R -- Norfolk, Va. -- 36 -- 2 yrs/$21M (2015-16) -- Signed as a free agent before the 2015 season

Curtis Granderson -- L/R -- Blue Island, Ill. -- 34 -- 4 yrs/$60M (2014-17) -- Signed as a free agent before the 2014 season

Juan Lagares -- R/R -- Constanza, Dominican Rep. -- 26 -- 5 yrs/$23.03M (2015-19) -- Signed as an amateur free agent in 2006

Kirk Nieuwenhuis -- L/R -- Santa Monica -- 28 -- 1 yr/$525,000 -- Selected off waivers from the Angels on June 13

INFIELDERS

Lucas Duda -- L/R -- Los Angeles -- 29 -- 1 yr/$4.2M -- Selected in seventh round of 2007 draft

Wilmer Flores -- R/R -- Valencia, Venezuela -- 24 -- 1 yr/$514,000 -- Signed as an amateur free agent in 2007

Kelly Johnson -- L/R -- Austin, Texas -- 33 -- 1 yr/$1.5M -- Acquired July 24 from Atlanta with Juan Uribe for John Gant, Robert Whalen

Daniel Murphy -- L/R -- Jacksonville, Fla. -- 30 -- 1 yr/$8M -- Selected in 13th round of 2006 draft

Ruben Tejada -- R/R -- Santiago, Panama -- 25 -- 1 yr/$1.88M -- Signed as an amateur free agent in 2006

David Wright -- R/R -- Norfolk, Va. -- 32 -- 14 yrs/$192M (2007-20) -- Selected in the first round (38th overall) of the 2001 draft

CATCHERS

Travis d'Arnaud -- R/R -- Long Beach -- 26 -- 1 yr/$525,000 -- Acquired from Toronto on Dec. 17, 2012, with Wuilmer Becerra, John Buck and Noah Syndergaard for R.A. Dickey, Mike Nickeas and Josh Thole

Kevin Plawecki -- R/R -- Carmel, Ind. -- 24 -- 1 yr/$510,000 -- Chosen in first round (35th overall) of 2012 draft

PITCHERS

Tyler Clippard -- R/R -- Lexington, Ky. -- 30 -- 1 yr/$8.3M -- Acquired from Oakland on July 25 for Casey Meisner

Bartolo Colon -- R/R -- Altamira, Puerto Rico -- 42 2 yrs/$20M (2014-15) -- Signed as a free agent before the 2014 season

Jacob deGrom -- L/R -- DeLand, Fla. -- 27 -- 1 yr/$557,000 -- Chosen in the ninth round of the 2010 draft

Jeurys Familia -- R/R -- Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic -- 25 -- 1 yr/$524,000 -- Signed an as amateur free agent in 2007

Erik Goeddel -- R/R -- San Mateo, Calif. -- 26 -- 1 yr/$510,000 -- Selected in 24th round of the 2010 amateur draft

Matt Harvey -- R/R -- New London, Conn. -- 26 -- 1 yr/$614,000 -- Selected in the first round (7th overall) of the 2010 draft

Steven Matz -- R/L -- Stony Brook, N.Y. 24 1 yr/$510,000 Selected in second round of 2009 draft

Jon Niese -- L/L -- Lima, Ohio -- 28 -- 5 yrs/$25.27M (2012-16) -- Selected in the seventh round of the 2005 draft

Addison Reed -- R/R -- Montclair -- 26 -- 1 yr/$4.88M -- Acquired from Arizona on Aug. 30 for Miller Diaz and Matt Koch

Hansel Robles -- R/R -- Bonao, Dominican Republic -- 25 -- 1 yr/$510,000 -- Signed as an amateur free agent in 2008

Noah Syndergaard -- L/R -- Mansfield, Texas -- 23 -- 1 yr/$510,000 -- Acquired from Toronto on Dec. 17, 2012, with Wuilmer Becerra, John Buck and Travis d'Arnaud for R.A. Dickey, Mike Nickeas and Josh Thole

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