Is the Mets’ very quiet winter setting up a different surprise or just the start of a long year?

The Mets are priced as a .500 team by the oddsmakers in Las Vegas, which seems about right.

But who knows?

Last year, those same oddsmakers in the desert listed the Mets as a 93-95 win team, with only the Dodgers, Braves and Astros having higher over/unders.

Vegas was right about the Dodgers and Braves and less so about the Astros, who finished with 90 wins.