Buck Showalter preparing to lose players participating in World Baseball Classic

The Mets could lose as many as 12 players from their spring training roster due to the World Baseball Classic this season and even more minor leaguers. The WBC always complicates spring training but this year it’s even trickier with so many impactful rule changes being implemented. Pitchers will be on a timer, the bases are bigger and there are rules limiting the shift. That last one could be ...