Author: Elliot Teichman

The Mets off-season strategy in 2026 was to collect all the infielders. There are nine players on the Mets 40-man roster that can play infield. On top of that, there are six non-roster players in camp who primarily play in the infield. Christian Arroyo is one of those players who the Mets signed for infield depth, and he has a lot of competition to make the Mets roster this season. Arroyo was a...

Kevin Parada is still with the Mets. That wasn’t a given in 2026. The Mets left Parada off the 40-man roster in December, leaving him vulnerable in the Rule 5 draft. Even though Parada hasn’t developed in the way that a lot of scouts originally projected, leaving a former first round pick vulnerable in the Rule 5 draft is a risky move. Ultimately, other teams passed on Parada, and he entered...

Daniel Duarte has spent most of the winter being unhittable. The 29-year-old righty absolutely tore up the Mexican Winter League over 25 games (24 innings), not allowing a single earned run. He allowed only 20 hits, four walks and one unearned run while striking out 23 batters. That’s good for a 0.583 WHIP and a 3.8 H/9. In a couple of weeks, we’ll see if his strong winter will carry over to the...