Mets News

Mets 2027 Arbitration Candidates

MLB Trade Rumors released their annual arbitration projections, and that list included the ten Mets who are eligible for arbitration. As the 40-man roster stands, three spots will need to open for the players on the 60-Day injured list: Jorge Polanco, Tylor Megill and Reed Garrett. The Mets will likely look to add in free agency and through trade acquisitions, which will require opening up...

Mets Thoughts

Is Francisco Alvarez’s Defense Underrated?

“While he clears the offensive bar at catcher, Alvarez has work to do behind the plate. He receives well and has an average arm he used to throw out 29% of 108 minor league base stealers.” “With time, he has the potential to develop into a near-average defensive catcher,” Baseball America, 2023 “He’s not a particularly good catcher, though.” “There are...

Mets Minors

Brooklyn Season Recap: A Young Core Takes Form

Fresh off a 2025 championship, the Brooklyn Cyclones, the Mets’ High-A affiliate, entered their 25th season with high expectations. Alas, frequent injuries to key players and uneven first-half production proved to be the club’s undoing. Despite gaining reinforcements from the Mets’ deadline sell-off, the club ended 2026 with a 57-74 record, plunging to 27 games out of first...

Interviews

Exclusive: Mets’ 2025 Third-Round Pick Antonio Jimenez

Antonio Jimenez is one of a kind. The Mets had never drafted a player from the University of Central Florida before the fifth round. That changed in 2025 when the opportunity to add Jimenez to their organization came along. The club poached the draft-eligible sophomore with their third-round pick, 102nd overall, in the 2025 MLB Draft, inking him to a bonus worth $564,000. Jimenez joined UCF...

Fan Shot

Fan Shot: A 2026 Mets Postmortem

This is a Fan Shot by Billy Heller There are certainly a lot of negatives that can be said about the Mets’ 2026 season. But I’ll start my look back with a positive note: It’s over. And we can move on with our lives. We all know that last off-season’s work by President of Baseball Operations David Stearns to remake the Amazin’s turned out to be less than amazing. So let’s go back to the...

MLB News

2026 Wild Card Game Thread: Second Day Of Action

The MLB playoffs continue Wednesday afternoon. Outside of a close game in Atlanta, the three other Game 1s were blowouts on Tuesday. Hopefully, the second day of games will bring some more competitive action. With each wild card series being best-of-three, several teams could punch their ticket to the divisional round. The teams waiting to see their opponent are below: Milwaukee Brewers (NL No....

Podcasts

MMO Weekly 2026 Ep. 153: Pete Alonso Returns To Citi Field

On this episode of MMO Weekly, Sal, Mathias Altman-Kurosaki, and Chris Bello discuss the return of Pete Alonso to Citi Field, the reaction, the result, and more! Check out the latest episode above, subscribe to our YouTube channel, and find us on any listening platform, like Apple...

Mets History

Mets Minors Recap: Jorge Polanco Plays Three Innings At First Base In Rehab

On Saturday, Jorge Polanco continued his rehab start for Binghamton (Double-A), playing three innings in the field. Meanwhile, the High-A Brooklyn Cyclones had a very rare offensive outburst on Saturday en route to victory. Unfortunately, Jack Wenninger posted his second straight poor outing for Syracuse (Triple-A) in what has otherwise been a sensational season. Triple-A Rochester Red...