This offseason is unlike the last two. Last offseason, Juan Soto, a 26-year-old bona fide superstar, headlined the free agent class. The previous offseason, Shohei Ohtani, the unicorn, and Yoshinobu Yamamoto were available. Ohtani seemingly never truly entertained the idea of playing in New York and therefore did not get as far as a real offer from either the Mets or the Yankees. Yamamoto, a...
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Thursday is the deadline for teams and players to propose salaries in arbitration. If an agreement isn’t reached, the two sides will go to a hearing before spring training to determine the player’s salary for 2026. The Mets had seven players eligible for arbitration, and they have agreed to terms with all of them. Below are the figures for each player and what they were projected to...
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Freddy Peralta, SP Position: SP B/T: R/R Age: 30 (6/4/1996) 2025 Traditional Stats: 33 G, 176.2 IP, 2.70 ERA, 1.08 WHIP, 204 SO, 66 BB 2025 Advanced Stats: 154 ERA+, 28.2 K%, 9.1 BB%, 3.47 xERA, 3.63 FIP, 3.85 xFIP, 3.6 fWAR, 5.5. bWAR Contract Status: Free agent after 2026 Rundown Mets president of baseball operations David Stearns is very familiar with starting pitcher Freddy Peralta from his...
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MLB Pipeline polled executives on their picks for who will be the most likely to win the Rookie of the Year award in 2026 and which pitching prospects are the best in baseball. Multiple Mets prospects were highly ranked in these polls. Starting pitcher Nolan McLean placed second in the rookie of the year award projections with 25.6% of the vote. He made his debut in 2025 and pitched 48 innings...
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Good morning, Mets fans! The Mets are playing the long game in the 2025 free agency period as they try and replace the exodus of talent they saw walk out their doors this winter. One name that has been tied to the Mets of late is free-agent outfielder Kyle Tucker. Will Sammon of The Athletic released a piece Wednesday detailing how the Mets and others view Tucker’s market. As part of the...
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The Mets stunned the baseball world five years ago today, completing a blockbuster trade with Cleveland that brought Francisco Lindor and Carlos Carrasco to New York. Amed Rosario, Andrés Giménez and prospects Josh Wolf and Isaiah Greene were sent to Cleveland. Steve Cohen, tongue-in-cheek, urged fans to “get back to what matters – the black jerseys.” Marcus Stroman was...
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