The Mets either have a ton of shortstops on the roster or they have limited depth at the position. It completely depends on how the club sees the versatility of their roster. When Francisco Lindor went down with a back injury late in 2024, Luisangel Acuña was there to fill the gap for the Mets. Acuña did great in that stint and was able to fill in when needed in 2025 (although that was only...
The New York Mets aspirations in 2026 fall on their pitching lab. Over the last couple of years they have parted with former top prospects (Dom Hamel, Mike Vasil, etc.) partially because of the of the belief that they can help more pitchers take that next step in their development. Jack Wenninger hopes to be one of those pitchers this year, going from prospect to top-prospect. The Mets drafted...
The Mets are looking for this season’s Jose Iglesias! The Mets don’t have much depth up the middle with fielders who can play second base and shortstop. In November, the Mets brought in Donovan Walton to fill that vacancy. The Mets drafted Walton in 2012, but he did not sign with the team. Instead, he enrolled at Oklahoma and was drafted in 2015 by the Brewers, but still did not sign. In 2016,...
The New York Mets in the president of baseball operations, David Stearns, era love loading up on hard-throwing pitchers on minor league deals, and that’s why the Mets brought in Yacksel Ríos in January 2024. Ríos, who leans on his mid-to-upper 90 mph fastball, fits that bill perfectly. Ríos was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in 2011 out of high school. He made his major league debut in...
The Mets considered the future when they signed Adbert Alzolay. The former Chicago Cubs closer had Tommy John surgery in August of 2024 and almost certainly will miss all of 2025. In early January, the Mets signed him to a two-year minor league deal. Alzolay gets to rehab with the Mets, and the team obtains an intriguing bullpen arm for the 2026 season. Chicago signed Alzolay as an amateur free...
Denyi Reyes is another right-handed reliever trying to make it to Queens with the Mets this spring. Reyes was signed with the Red Sox in 2015 but reached the majors in that organization. He was then signed by the Orioles before the 2022 season and made his major-league debut in May of last year, tossing 7 2/3 innings with a 2.35 ERA, 2.72 FIP, 1.174 WHIP and a 179 ERA+ in three appearances....
For a second straight season Eric Orze gets an invite to major league camp for the Mets. Orze was one of the six players the Mets drafted back in 2020. They traded away their first pick, Pete Crow-Armstrong for Javier Baez. They traded J.T. Ginn for Chris Bassitt. They traded away Isaiah Green in the package for Francisco Lindor. Matthew Dyer was traded for Rich Hill. Anthony Walters was...
Spring Training is an exciting time of year. It marks the beginning of a long baseball season, a team’s core players get to mingle with the new offseason additions, prospects get a chance to experience a taste of the big league lifestyle, and some guys come in just looking for a chance to prove themselves and end up being pleasant surprises. Pitchers and catchers report to the Mets Spring...
