Rehabilitating the Neighborhood

[Edgy MD]

It's a loaded word — rehab.  It's certainly conceived as a promising step for all who need to get back to where they were, but it's become associated with chemical dependency and criminal deviation.  When all you're trying to put behind you is a strained calf (The Official Injury of the 2026 Mets!), the word may sound more dramatic than necessary, but when a team is still trying to find themselves on June 21, the hint that they may be able to soon reassemble their best roster can't help but resonate — at least a little..

Transactions, 6/16/2026

GOING	COMING
Released	Signed away from Lancaster (Atlantic League) to Minor-League Contract, Assigned to Binghamton
Infielders	Outfielders
TT Bowens	Nick Lucky
R/R DoB: 1998-05-27 High Level: MLB (2026)	L/R DoB: 1995-12-25 High Level: MLB (2026)

Dropping a curtain the TT Bowens act — coming only 49 days after the Mets signed him out of The Mexican League — has to be considered a disappointment.  You can't not root for a guy with the name of an '80s action star, but after a few laps around the track, a guy needs more than a cool name to justify himself, and a .135 batting average isn't going to cut it in any league. 

The Mets have recently added a few more journeymen to Binghamton to take his place and frankly, Bingo fans have recently gotten Lucky.  More specifically, they're getting a chance to root for organizational newcomer Nick Lucky.  Nick doesn't tend to arrive like a comet, but he's the sort of guy who makes patience pay off.  He went to school at Coastal Carolina, in The Sun Belt Conference, and wouldn't you know it, but he got better every year.

YEAR	PA	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
2019	82	.234	.346	.344	.690
2020	65	.271	.431	.333	.764
2021	234	.279	.368	.500	.868
2022	268	.297	.422	.455	.877
2023	292	.307	.441	.570	1.012

That's a sweet pattern, but it didn't get him drafted, as he had originally been out of high school.  After a brief run in indy ball, he joined the Twins organization, but was released (they felt no need for Luckyness) after only 60 games. 

It was back to indy ball, and over three seasons in The Atlantic League, the old pattern of progressive improvement re-asserted itself.

YEAR	PA	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
2024	131	.281	.359	.421	.780
2025	500	.293	.380	.512	.891
2026	213	.339	.441	.548	.989

Nick Lucky is now 26.  And affiliated ball, of course, does not afford a player the luxury of repeating a level several years in a row in order to master it (unless/until he reaches MLB, of course) — but the pattern is intriguing, and with three hits in his first 11 at-bats for Bingo, he may have already outproduced TT Bowens.

Transactions, 6/18/2026

COMING	COMING
Cleared Waivers and Assigned to Syracuse	Sent to St. Lucie on Rehab Assignment
Infielders	Infielders
Vidal Brujan	Ronny Mauricio
S/R DoB: 1998-02-09 High Level: MLB (2026)	S/R DoB: 2001-04-04 High Level: MLB (2026)

Two Dominican infielders.  One arrives in Syracuse having been exiled in favor of Zack Short, while the other arrives in Syracuse to get in shape in order to avenge his countryman's honor and take out Zack Short.

We suspect there is a lot of talk about Zack Short in the Syracuse clubhouse

Transactions, 6/21/2026

COMING	COMING
Sent to Syracuse on Rehab Assignment	Sent to Syracuse on Rehab Assignment
Infielders	Outfielders
Francisco Lindor	Tyrone Taylor
S/R DoB: 1993-11-14 High Level: MLB (2026)	R/R DoB: 1994-01-22 High Level: MLB (2026)

And really, if a rehabbing Ronny Maurcio can't un-Short-ify the Mets roster in the near future, a rehabbing Francisco Lindor certainly can.  If a healthy Francisco returns to his familiar everyday shortstop role, Bo Bichette returns to third, Brett Baty returns to the utility role he was supposed to take on this year, and Zack — barring an unexpected offensive outburst or another (Heaven forfend) injury to a teammate — presumably returns to the waiver wire.

With rehabbers rehabbing, it's about to get pretty tight for reserve Mets.  Tyrone Taylor's expected return puts Eric Wagaman (and possibly Mark Vientos) on notice.  And those that survive this purge might find themselves counting the days until Jorge Polanco and Luis Robert, Jr. return.

Or — and this is our suggestion — they can start slugging the snot out of the ball and let the chips fall where they may.

Rehabilitation — it is a word with a lot of varying connotations, but it is a mark of a healthy society.  And the Mets could sure stand to start representing a healthy society.

Your 2026 New York Mets

	Starting Pitchers
	Sean Manaea	Tobias Myers	Nolan McLean	Freddy Peralta	David Peterson
	R/L DoB: 1992-02-01	R/R DoB: 1998-08-05	R/R DoB: 2001-07-24	R/R DoB: 2996-06-04	L/L DoB: 1995-09-03
Relief Pitchers
Huascar Brazobán	A.J. Minter	Cionel Pérez	Jonathan Pintaro	Brooks Raley	Austin Warren	Luke Weaver
R/R DoB: 1989-10-15	L/L DoB: 1993-09-02	R/L DoB: 35176	R/R DoB: 1997-11-07	L/L DoB: 1988-06-29	R/R DoB: 1996-02-05	R/R DoB: 1993-08-21
Relief Pitchers	Catchers		Infielders
Devin Williams	Francisco Alvarez	Luís Torrens	Bo Bichette	Brett Baty	Marcus Semien	Zack Short
R/R DoB: 1994-09-21	R/R DoB: 2001-11-01	R/R DoB: 1996-05-02	R/R DoB: 1998-03-05	L/R DoB: 1999-11-13	R/R DoB: 1990-09-17	R/R DoB: 34848
Infielders		Outfielders
Mark Vientos	Eric Wagaman	Carson Benge	A.J. Ewing	MJ Melendez	Juan Soto	Jared Young
R/R DoB: 1993-12-11	R/R DoB: 1997-08-14	L/R DoB: 2003-01-20	L/R DoB: 2004-08-10	L/R DoB: 1993-11-29	L/L DoB: 1998-10-25	L/R DoB: 1995-07-09

Also on 40-Player Roster

Starting Pitchers					Starting Pitcher
Clay Holmes	Tylor Megill	Christian Scott	Zach Thornton	Jonah Tong	Alex Carrillo	Daniel Duarte
R/R DoB: 1993-03-27	R/R DoB: 1995-07-28	R/R DoB: 1999-06-15	L/L DoB: 2002-01-17	R/R DoB: 2003-06-19	R/R DoB: 1997-06-06	R/R DoB: 1996-12-04
Relief Pitchers						Catchers
Reed Garrett	Joey Gerber	Justin Hagenman	Dedniel Núñez	Jonathan Pintaro	Dylan Ross	Hayden Senger
R/R DoB: 1993-01-02	R/R DoB: 1997-05-03	R/R DoB: 1996-10-07	R/R DoB: 1996-06-05	R/R DoB: 1997-11-07	R/R DoB: 2000-09-01	R/R DoB: 1997-04-03
Infielders			Outfielders
Francisco Lindor	Ronny Mauricio	Jorge Polanco	Nick Morabito	Luis Robert, Jr.	Tyrone Taylor
S/R DoB: 1993-11-14	S/R DoB: 2001-04-04	S/R DoB: 1999-11-13	R/R DoB: 2003-05-07	R/R DoB: 1997-08-03	R/R DoB: 1994-01-22

Your Mets Coaching Staff

Manager	Bench Coach	Pitching Coach	Hitting Coord.	Third Base Coach	First Base Coach	Bullpen Coach	Ass't Pitch. Coach
Carlos Mendoza	Kai Correa	Justin Willard	Jeff Albert	Tim Leiper	Gilbert Gomez	José Rosado	Dan McKinney
DoB: 1979-11-27	DoB: 1989-07-14	DoB: 1990-09-09	DoB: 1992-08-16	DoB: 1996-07-19	DoB: 1992-03-08	DoB: 1974-11-09	DoB: 1989-06-06
Hitting Coach	Strategy Coach	Catching Coach	Coaching Assistant	Bat'g Pract. Pitcher	Equip. Manager	Bullpen Catcher	Bullpen Catcher
Troy Snitker	Danny Barnes	J.P. Arencibia	Rafael Fernandez	Kevin Mahoney	Kevin Kierst	Eric Langill	Dave Racaniello
DoB: 1988-12-05	DoB: 1989-10021	DoB: 1986-01-05	DoB: 1988-08-03	DoB: 1987-05-11	DoB: 1964-07-09	DoB: 1979-04-09	DoB: 1978-06-03

Your Mets Training Staff

Director of Player Health	Head Athletic Trainer	Assistant Athletic Trainer	Recond. Coordinator	Recond. Therapist	Head Performance Coach	Assistant Performance Coach	Performance Coordinator	Soft Tissue Specialist
Brian Chicklo	Joseph Golia	Bryan Baca	Sean Bardanett	Josh Bickel	Dustin Clarke	Tanner Miracle	Jeremy Chiang	Hiroto Kawamura
DoB: 1972-07-17	DoB: 1978-??-??	DoB: Circa 1980	DoB: 1988-06-23	DoB: 1996-??-??	DoB: 1987-??-??	DoB: 1991-??-??	DoB: ????-??-??	DoB: 1962-07-19

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