How the New York Mets were built

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