Month: January 2026

Mets 2026 Positional Outlook: Corner Outfield

With the Mets’ busy offseason coming to an end, it feels like a good time to take a look at the team’s depth chart. We’ll start out by taking a look at the corner outfielders. Big League Starters Juan Soto (RF) Age: 27 Contract: 15 years, $765M with the potential to reach $805M Roster Status: 40-man roster Juan Soto is one of the most fun and electric players in the game, and he took that...

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Morning Briefing: Braves Looking to Add Starting Pitching

Good morning, Mets fans! The Mets have been firing away with moves since the turn of the new year, rocketing themselves back into high-end playoff contention in the minds of many around baseball. However, for the rest of the NL East, it has been relatively quiet with the Phillies saying their roster is pretty much set and the Nationals trading away their ace. But reports from Jon Heyman of the...

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MMO’s Mets Prospect List 2026 Preview

Every year, I go back and forth on how many New York Mets prospects we rank at MMO, because the traditional approach is a Top 30, but that never feels like enough. We’ve tried to do Top 50 a couple of times over the years to give a better account of players you will likely see in the news over the upcoming year due to trade, promotion, and/or breakout. I believe we even did a Top 80 Mets...

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Polanco, Bichette Could Be Fine Defensively

At David Stearns’ end-of-season press conference, the most viral soundbite was Stearns stressing “run prevention.” The Mets were subpar at run prevention in 2025, and the goal for the 2026 offseason was to improve in that area. Quickly, the Mets traded away Brandon Nimmo and Jeff McNeil and let franchise home run leader Pete Alonso walk in free agency. These moves largely drew...

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Predicting the 2026 Mets’ Opening Day Roster 1.0

Pitchers and catchers report to Port St. Lucie 15 days from Tuesday (February 11). The team’s first full workout is on February 16, and they’ll play their first Grapefruit League game on February 21. Just a month later, they’ll host the Pirates for Opening Day at Citi Field. However, the 2026 Mets will look much differently than the 2025 team did. Gone are homegrown players...

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