A.J. Minter (lat) is on track to be ready in the early portion of next season.

Minter is officially questionable to be ready for Opening Day, but is not expected to miss too much additional time. The 32-year-old southpaw underwent surgery to repair a torn left lat muscle back in May. He figures to pitch in high-leverage spots helping bridge the gap to newly-added stopper Devin Williams in the event that the Mets are unable to re-sign Edwin Díaz.