Mets 26-man roster prediction ...

As the Mets get ready for Opening Day against the Milwaukee Brewers on March 28 at Citi Field, they're about to depart Port St. Lucie and what was a relatively uneventful spring training.

With the exception of the injury to Kodai Senga that is expected to keep him out until some point in May, pretty much everything went according to plan.

The Senga injury opened up a spot in the starting rotation, and will test the Mets' depth early on.

Elsewhere, the battle for the final few spots in the bullpen recently came into focus, and will likely be driven in part by who's out of options and who isn't.

The Mets will also have to determine what their plan is at designated hitter, and how that might impact a couple of veterans whose presence on the roster could be redundant.

Following our roster predictions 1.0, 2.0, and 3.0, here is our final Mets 26-man roster prediction for Opening Day...

REGULAR LINEUP

Francisco Alvarez: C

Pete Alonso: 1B

Jeff McNeil: 2B

Francisco Lindor: SS

Brett Baty: 3B

Brandon Nimmo: LF

Harrison Bader: CF

Starling Marte: RF

Mark Vientos: DH

There was never much doubt about who the regulars would be.

McNeil's status came into question as he dealt with a bicep issue, but he is back and good to go.

And while there was a "competition" at third base, the belief all along -- once Ronny Mauricio was ruled out for most, if not all of the season -- was that it was Baty's job to lose.

Baty at third base means Vientos at DH, where he should get a legitimate shot to show that his strong production toward the end of last season -- especially power-wise -- can be replicated.

STARTING ROTATION

Jose Quintana: LHP

Luis Severino: RHP

Sean Manaea: LHP

Adrian Houser: RHP

Tylor Megill, RHP

The Mets will have to weather the storm a bit as they wait for Senga to return, but the rotation -- with Quintana, Severino, Manaea, and Houser all having been average or better pitchers throughout their career -- should be solid.

Megill will nab the final spot and have a chance to turn the flashes he's shown over his first three big league seasons into something more sustainable.

In Triple-A Syracuse, Jose Butto and Joey Lucchesi will be ready if help is needed.

But the most intriguing thing about the Mets' starting pitching depth this season is the trifecta of prospects who are on the cusp of their big league debuts.

Those prospects are Christian Scott, Mike Vasil, and Dom Hamel, who all have major league ETAs of this season.

The one with the highest upside is likely the 24-year-old Scott, who tore through three levels of the minors last season while posting a 2.57 ERA and 0.85 WHIP, striking out 11.0 batters per nine and ending the season with Double-A Binghamton.

BULLPEN

Edwin Diaz: CLS

Brooks Raley: LHP

Adam Ottavino: RHP

Jake Diekman: LHP

Drew Smith: RHP

Jorge Lopez: RHP

Yohan Ramirez: RHP

Michael Tonkin: RHP

While Shintaro Fujinami is one of the Mets' most electric relievers when he's right, his spot on the Opening Day roster was never guaranteed due to the fact that he has minor league options remaining.

And Fujinami's incredibly wild outing toward the end of spring training -- filled with walks and wild pitches -- punched his ticket to the minors to start the year.

With Fujinami not a factor for Opening Day, it means the Mets have two slots to fill beyond the locks that are Diaz, Raley, Ottavino, Diekman, Smith, and Lopez.

Tonkin, who was solid with the Atlanta Braves last season and is capable of pitching multiple innings at a clip, gets one of them.

The other is a battle between three pitchers who are out of options -- Sean Reid-Foley, Phil Bickford, and Yohan Ramirez.

Reid-Foley might have had a leg up, but he's been slowed by a tired arm. So we'll give the final spot to Ramirez, who was acquired from the Chicago White Sox during the offseason.

BENCH

Joey Wendle: INF

Tyrone Taylor: OF

Omar Narvaez: C

DJ Stewart: DH/OF

With only four bench spots up for grabs, there wasn't much for the Mets to determine here.

Wendle and Taylor were always locks -- as was the backup catcher spot, which will go to Narvaez.

That means that the only real question was the final spot, which is a choice between Stewart, Luke Voit, and Ji-Man Choi.

New York has the option to send Stewart down to the minors without running the risk of losing him, but he deserves to be on the roster over Choi and Voit -- and is the more versatile player.