As 2026 approaches, the Mets still have plenty of work to do to reshape their roster for the upcoming season. They’ve added and subtracted to their lineup and bullpen; however, they haven’t made many additions to their starting rotation yet. For a team that started the 2025 campaign with the best rotation ERA for the first month (2.24 ERA) and the fourth-worst rotation ERA (5.65) in...
HA-SEONG KIM, SS/2B Position: SS/2B B/T: R/R Player Data: Age: 30 (10/17/1995) 2025 Traditional Stats: 191 PA, .234/.304/.345/.649, 40 H, 5 HR, 17 RBI 2025 Advanced Stats: 82 wRC+, 20.4% K%, 8.4% BB%, .271 BABIP, .301 xwOBA, 0.3 fWAR, 0 DRS (2B), -3 DRS (SS), 0 OAA (2B), -3 OAA (SS) RUNDOWN Ha-seong Kim’s 2025 season was injury-riddled. The 30-year-old utility infielder missed significant...
Good morning, Mets fans! The Mets announced that they signed infielders Jose Rojas and Jackson Cluff to minor league deals with invites to spring training. Rojas has 83 games of major league experience with the Angels, owning a .584 OPS. Cluff spent 2025 with the Nationals’ Triple-A squad, recording a .771 OPS. Latest Mets News The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal argues the “perfect...
David Stearns harped that run prevention, in the field and on the mound, was one of the Mets’ biggest failures in 2025. The Mets’ president of baseball operations noted the team would focus on run prevention in their offseason plans. What this means for the current state of the team is up for debate, but Stearns purposefully left it that way. Anything seems fair game and on the table...
The Dodgers traded a Lux to reduce an infield influx. Per Jeff Passan of ESPN, Los Angeles traded infielder Gavin Lux on Monday to Cincinnati for a Competitive Balance Round A pick (projected by ESPN to be in the top 40) and outfield prospect Mike Sirota. Following the signing of Hyeseong Kim, a free agent from the KBO, to a three-year contract last Friday, Lux, 27, who slashed...
Things have been a bit quiet in the baseball world lately. With pitchers and catchers reporting in just over five weeks, several elite free agents remain on the market. Let’s take a look at the top players remaining at each position. Position Players Catcher: Yasmani Grandal – A position headlined by Kyle Higashioka this offseason, Grandal split time behind the plate in Pittsburgh,...
Updated Post: Dec 23 at 11:30 am According to Will Sammon of The Athletic, the contract has $23.25 million in deferred money. It’s a 10-year deferral period, which starts in 2035 and ends in 2044. Jon Becker of FanGraphs notes the AAV of Manaea’s contract will decrease to $22,023,552.34 (total value of $66,070,657.03) for luxury tax purposes, assuming the yearly deferral amount,...
With their corner infield positions influx, pending the outcome of Pete Alonso’s free agency, the Mets announced the signing of free agent Jared Young to a one-year major league contract on Monday. According to Will Sammon of The Athletic, it is a split deal with a seven-figure upside. Young, 29, split the 2024 season between the Memphis Redbirds (the St. Louis Cardinals Triple-A...
Updated Post: Dec. 6 at 5:14 p.m. The Mets officially announced that they have signed outfielders Edward Olivares and Alex Ramírez as well as right-handed pitcher Grant Hartwig to minor league deals with invitations to major league spring training. Olivares hit .224/.291/.333 with five home runs in 55 games as a member of the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2024. He’s appeared in a total of 285...
According to the New York Post’s Joel Sherman and MMO’s Mike Mayer, the Mets are interested in free agents RHP Walker Buehler, RHP Clay Holmes and RHP Michael Soroka. Buehler, who spent his entire career with the Los Angeles Dodgers, had a forgettable season in 2024. Although he closed out the World Series for the Dodgers and earned himself a ring, he pitched to a 5.38 ERA in 16...
Matthew Boyd, SP Position: SP B/T: L/L Age: 33 (2/2/1991) 2024 Traditional Stats: 8 G (8 GS), 39 2/3 IP, 2-2, 2.72 ERA, 1.134 WHIP, 46 SO, 13 BB 2024 Advanced Stats: 151 ERA+, 27.7 SO%, 7.8 BB%, 3.10 xERA, 3.29 FIP, 3.89 xFIP, 0.9 fWAR Rundown Matthew Boyd has carved out a nice career for himself in Major League Baseball. Playing parts of 10 seasons, he’s spent time with five big league...
Corbin Burnes, SP Position: SP B/T: R/R Age: 30 (10/22/1994) 2024 Traditional Stats: 32 G, 194.1 IP, 2.92 ERA, 1.096 WHIP, 15-9, 181 SO, 48 BB 2024 Advanced Stats: 128 ERA+, 23.1% SO%, 6.1% BB%, 3.27 xERA, 3.55 FIP, 3.55 xFIP, 3.7 fWAR Rundown Starting pitching is more crucial than ever, and the Mets understand they’ll need to strengthen their rotation. Although their pitching staff performed...
