Starling Marte, facing ongoing knee soreness since last summer, is not expected to appear in Grapefruit League games soon. Manager Carlos Mendoza indicated that Marte will take live batting practice in March but emphasized the need for careful management of his condition. With concerns over Marte's health, evidenced by his disappointing performance last season, doubts linger regarding his role as a starting outfielder. Despite being owed $20.75 million this season, the Mets remain optimistic that he can still contribute significantly, albeit in a limited capacity.
Some good days, some not so good. Still finding that balance [of] when is too much, when we need to pull back. But he hasn't stopped doing any baseball activity at all.
We feel pretty confident in that... that he's not worried about it. I check with him every day. We feel pretty good that he's going to be an impact player for us.
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