“I think difficult decisions are a good thing when we have players that we want to keep here,” president of baseball operations David Stearns said Monday before the Mets faced the Phillies at Citi Field. “As we get healthier, these decisions are going to become more and more a part of our thought process.”

Mets manager Carlos Mendoza provided updates on a few injured players before Monday's series opener against the rival Phillies.

Francisco Alvarez and Jeff McNeil set to return later this week meaning decision time has finally come for the Mets.