“His role is obviously going to change because we’ve got Juan Soto, who is going to play in right,” manager Carlos Mendoza said Thursday at Citi Field. “I had that conversation with Marte not too long ago after the news broke. He’s willing to do whatever it takes. He’s all about winning, and he’s at a point in his career that he wants to win a championship.”
The 36-year-old Marte has one year left on his four-year contract, Brandon Nimmo has left field locked down and Jose Siri and Tyrone Taylor are expected to share time in center field. Without Soto, that’s a pretty solid defensive outfield. While Marte’s metrics haven’t been what they used to be over the last two years, he’s still got a strong arm and good instincts in right field.