Here's what happened in Mets Land on Thursday, in case you missed it...

• How Buck Showalter and Starling Marte came to an understanding on his position and spot in the lineup 

• Brandon Nimmo sees stealing as an area of improvement with bigger bases

• Marte had his first live batting practice session of spring training and is seemingly on track to be ready for Opening Day

• Showalter talks Mets' plan for Francisco Alvarez: "It's not if, it's when"

• Joey Lucchesi is "excited" to be healthy, ready to help team in any role 

• Justin Verlander headlines eight Mets on MLB Network’s Top 100 list 

• The Mets Pod discusses who should be Mets 3B of the future: Manny Machado or Brett Baty?
  

• See what the Mets' new catcher Omar Narvaez got into at camp

• Max Scherzer and Kodai Senga took the hill and threw some heat during live BP

• Francisco Lindor expects to make "more extraordinary plays" without the shift