Carson Benge is the most successful first-round pick for the Mets since [fill in the blank]? The answer is probably Pete Crow Armstrong, though it’s unfair to claim him since the Cubs did the majority of the development and not the Mets, plus his Mets tenure lasted six games in St. Lucie. So then you go back to David Peterson, though the hope is that Benge will be more successful overall....
Juan Soto, LF Player Data: Age: 27 (10/25/1998) B/T: L/L Primary Stats: 111 G, 482 PA, .275/.393/.515/.908, 110 H, 11 2B, 27 HR, 68 RBI, 63 R, 9 SB, 78 BB, 65 SO Advanced Stats: 154 OPS+, 147 wRC+, 13.5% K%, 16.2% BB%, .268 BABIP, .411 xwOBA, 3.1 fWAR, 3.0 bWAR 2026 Salary: $61.975M Grade: A- 2026 Review Like many Mets players, 2026 was a bit of a wash for Juan Soto. For the first time in his...
Player Data: Age: 23 (1/20/2003) B/T: L/R Primary Stats: 156 G, 654 PA, .282/.346/.430/.776, 168 H, 22 2B, 20 HR, 65 RBI, 86 R, 22 SB, 50 BB, 142 SO Advanced Stats: 118 OPS+, 118 wRC+, 21.7% K%, 7.6% BB%, .341 BABIP, .341 xwOBA, 4.3 fWAR, 4.3 bWAR 2026 Salary: $780,000 GRADE: A 2026 REVIEW Throughout the offseason leading into the 2026 season, fans and media alike wondered if Carson Benge would...
This Mets season was defined largely by what it wasn’t, who didn’t perform, and who ultimately was traded away from the team. Blame for the season has partly been placed on some of these players, while others were merely victims of the Mets’ overall record at the trade deadline. So let’s take a look at these players and how they performed with the Mets this year. Freddy...
Midtown Manhattan never delivers a dull day. A few weeks ago, when I settled into my seat to catch an evening showing in the Theater District, I didn’t know what to expect. I knew nothing of the plot. No reports connecting it to a future movie adaptation had crossed my Twitter feed. The show was relatively new, in just its second season. And then, well, the show started, and I was transfixed. A...
Christian Scott, SP Player Data: Age: 27 (6/15/1999) B/T: R/R 2026 Traditional Stats: 23 G (23 GS), 110.0 IP, 3.85 ERA, 4-5, 134 K, 47 BB, 1.27 WHIP 2026 Advanced Stats: 105 ERA+, 28.3 K%, 9.9 BB%, 3.70 xERA, 3.61 FIP, 3.89 xFIP, 2.1 fWAR, 1.7 bWAR 2027 Salary: Pre-arbitration Grade: B 2026 Review It was a long recovery from Tommy John surgery for Christian Scott. He was healthy and ready to go...
The Mets’ 2022 MLB Draft was an overall successful one littered with top prospects and current major league players. Their first round was a mixed bag, however, taking Kevin Parada and Jett Williams at No. 11 and No. 14 overall, respectively. Parada has struggled so much in the minors he was left unprotected in the Rule 5 Draft last year and went unclaimed. He bounced up and down between...
Sean Manaea, SP/RP Player Data: Age: 34 (02/01/1992) B/T: R/L 2026 Traditional Stats: 6-8, 4.78 ERA, 1.30 WHIP, 144 SO, 44 BB, 150.2 IP, 33 G (19 GS) 2026 Advanced Stats: 85 ERA+, 22.1 K%, 6.7 BB%, 4.73 xERA, 4.54 FIP, 4.26 xFIP, 1.0 fWAR, -0.2 bWAR 2026 salary: $25 million ($6,975,000 deferred – $22,009,731 NPV) GRADE: C- 2026 REVIEW How in the world do we review Sean Manaea’s 2026...
Yes, we know, the Mets’ 2026 season was full of disappointments. We already shared those with you. But now, let’s try to be a bit more positive. There were some surprises during this season. Here are the ones that we think were the biggest. Robert Colonna My three biggest surprises this season are Zac Thornton, A.J. Ewing and Nate Lavender. Zac Thornton was a big surprise for the...
One of the big question marks heading into next season for the Mets is first base. Without dwelling on who could have or should have been there, let’s take a look at how New York can move forward. Internal Options Jared Young hit nine homers in 103 games and posted a .759 OPS in his first year with significant MLB playing time. But he is 31 and likely best suited for a bench or platoon...
The Mets have made many moves over the last three seasons, some good, some bad, some too early to tell, and everything in-between. There seems to be a movement on Mets social media platforms to give every success to Steve Cohen and every failure to David Stearns which is obviously ridiculous. Some players see their credit switch back and forth depending on how they are performing. Stearns is the...
Jonah Tong, SP Player Data: Age: 23 (06/19/2003) B/T: R/R 2026 Traditional Stats: 3-2, 3.82 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, 34 SO, 14 BB, 30.2 IP, 7 G (4 GS) 2026 Advanced Stats: 107 ERA+, 25.4 K%, 10.4 BB%, 3.12 xERA, 3.30 FIP, 4.17 xFIP, 0.6 fWAR, 0.1 bWAR 2026 salary: Pre-arbitration GRADE: B- 2026 REVIEW Jonah Tong showed up to spring training with the goal of adding a horizontal breaking pitch so he could...
