New York Mets fans ecstatic with Ronny Mauricio's hot start in Spring Training, hitting three home runs in seven at-bats: "Our future is bright!"

Nobody is having a better spring training than New York Mets infielder Ronny Mauricio. The young slugger has three home runs in just seven at-bats. He's hitting .429 with five RBIs and a 2.214 OPS.

Mauricio is a name that can get lost in an impressive farm system. The rise of Brett Baty and Francisco Alvarez has been the talk around the organization in recent years.

All eyes are on Mauricio now, as he has the fanbase going nuts. If he keeps this up, there's no way the Mets can keep him off the opening day roster.

As a shortstop, he doesn't have the greatest of gloves. If he gets called up, fans will likely see him get some action at third base. It could be a battle between Brett Baty and Ronny Mauricio.

Mauricio was the Dominican Winter League MVP this season, so you can't say he's just off to a hot start. Don't be surprised if he keeps this up all spring training.

We'll have to wait to see if Mauricio makes the opening day roster. If he keeps going in the direction he is now, the Mets will have no choice but to call him up.

Are the New York Mets the favorites in the National League East?

The New York Mets made a flurry of moves this offseason. Their biggest move was signing reigning American League Cy Young award winner Justin Verlander. He's going to be dominant alongside Max Scherzer. They didn't stop there, as they also signed Kodai Senga and Jose Quintana. It's going to be tough for opposing batters to score runs off this starting staff.

They upgraded their bullpen in the winter as well. They signed Adam Ottavino and David Robertson. The Mets also re-signed Edwin Diaz, who is one of the best closers in all of baseball.

While they made a ton of moves in the offseason, so did other teams in their division. The Philadelphia Phillies will be a much better team with the addition of Trea Turner. It wouldn't be surprising if this division came down to another tiebreaker like it did last season. The NL East is going to be one division fans will want to keep an eye on.

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Jared "Bloomy" Bloom is a journalist covering Major League Baseball at Sportskeeda and a former college baseball pitcher from Illinois, who just graduated with a Master's degree in Sport Psychology.

A writer with over 3 years of experience, Jared is consistently more concerned with quality than quantity, thoroughly checking multiple sources of information, and prides himself in being knowledgeable not just about MLB, but the game of baseball in general. He loves breaking down plays and game-changing moments, as well as looking closer into players' statistics.

Jared is a die-hard Chicago White Sox fan, and one of his earliest memories is seeing his great-grandfather, a huge Sox fan, in his rocking chair watching a game. Jared started playing from the age of 5 with his grandfather coaching him early on.

Jared loved Tim Lincecum for his quirky delivery and looked up to him as a role model when playing. His current favorite is Phillies star Bryce Harper, an exciting player who doesn't let injuries hold him back. Jared's favorite sports moment is Mark Buehrle's opening day between-the-legs glove flip to first base in 2010.

When he is not watching or writing about baseball, Jared can be found racing BMX at his local Rockford BMX track or coaching his local youth travel baseball team.

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