I've forgotten the original criteria. But if I had to set it now, I'd say that to be a Dark Horse Met you must be: 1. Not reasonably expected to contribute this year. No projected starters. No big name free agents coming off a down year. So someone like Luis Severino would not qualify. 2. Not a premiere prospect (or at least, no longer one). No Drew Gilbert, Acuna, Clifford, etc. However, if Gavin Cecchini were to somehow resurface and make a contribution, he would qualify. 3. The type of player if he were hurt/released/traded prior to the season you wouldn't care. Jose Iglesias fits that bill. If he tore his ACL in spring training no one would have lost any sleep. If that happened to Mark Vientos, we'd have been upset. Kinda similar to Ronny Mauricio. Guys that I think qualify are Iglesias, Butto. Dedniel Nunez. Luis Torrens. I'm debating whether David Peterson qualifies. I think if I was told his rehab took a step back and he was going to miss the season, I'm not sure I would have cared much, if at all.