Mets Roster Central: Pham Reunion

[Edgy MD]

Baseball being baseball, if the schedule says that you have to get on the plane and fly out to play the Dodgers, that's what you have to do. The fact that you are searching for answers on offense that you just don't have does not matter. You are an MLB team and somewhere between takeoff and landing, an answer is what you're going to have to come up with. And then you have to run out there for a few games and put that answer to the test.

It's a bad time for such a test, but maybe things will sort themselves out.

Maybe?

Transactions, 4/13/2026

GOING	NEUTRAL	COMING
Demoted to Syracuse	Transferred from Outfield	Added to Roster and Promoted from St. Lucie
Infielders	Infielders	Outfielders
Ronny Mauricio	Brett Baty	Tommy Pham
S/R DoB: 2001-04-04 High Level: MLB (2026)	L/R DoB: 1999-11-13 High Level: MLB (2026)	R/R DoB: 32210 High Level: MLB (2025)

As hinted at in the abstract for this article, it would take an impressive stretch to argue that reserve outfielder and 2023 Met Tommy Pham is the answer the Mets need in this hour, but he's the button they have pushed.  It could be that, like in the case of Craig Kimbrel, the Mets had a major-league vet riding minor-league busses with a contract that guaranteed him a callup or a release by a certain date. As in the case of Kimbrel, Pham had only had a tiny amount of work way down in A-ball, so it's hard to argue that he made a case for his spot based on current performance.

But Gary Cohen argued on the air the other day that Pham could fall out of bed on January 1 and hit.  I guess that is to suggest that his hitting style relies more on instincts and athleticism than studied technique (which can be seen as sort of a backhanded compliment). But what Gary didn't say is that Pham could hit well after the proverbial plunge from slumber, and with the reserve outfielder now 38, being a mostly league-average producer since 32, that is very much an open question. 

His fandango with the Mets, however, remains a shiny exception to his averageness, and his presence gives Brett Baty a chance to return to his native infield.

Early discussion upon receiving the news of Pham's imminent callup was less about Tommy than who he would be displacing. Ronny Mauricio, while surprising few people (including him, most likely) in receiving the bad news, put the Mets in the odd position of enduring a five-game losing streak and trying to better their situation by getting rid of the last guy who won a game for them.  The other candidate — Carson Benge — may or may not have saved his roster spot by making a diving catch to keep the Mets in the game yesterday. This would suggest a further oddity of keeping a team in a game they would ultimately lose doing more for the Mets than Mauricio giving them the only win they would compile all week.

We get it, here at Mets Roster Central. There are worse things than being yesterday's top prospect, but all other things being equal, it is far better to be today's.

(As we go to press, there is no definitive news of the post-DFA stati of Richard Lovelady and Luis Garcia, but you would be utter fools not to stay tuned for the thrilling conclusion of those subplots.)

Your Mets Coaching Staff

Manager	Bench Coach	Pitching Coach	Hitting Coordinator	Third Base Coach	First Base Coach	Bullpen Coach	Ass't Pitching 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 Practice Pitcher	Equipment Manager	Bullpen Catchers	Bullpen Catchers
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	Reconditioning Coordinator	Reconditioning Therapist	Head Performance Coach	Assistant Performance Coach	Performance Coordinator
Brian Chicklo	Joseph Golia	Bryan Baca	Sean Bardanett	Josh Bickel	Dustin Clarke	Tanner Miracle	Jeremy Chiang
DoB: 1972-07-17	DoB: 1978-??-??	DoB: Circa 1980	DoB: 1988-06-23	DoB: 1996-??-??	DoB: 1987-??-??	DoB: 1991-??-??	DoB: ????-??-??

Your 2026 New York Mets

	Starting Pitchers
	Clay Holmes	Nolan McLean	Freddy Peralta	David Peterson	Kodai Senga
	R/R DoB: 1993-03-27	R/R DoB: 2001-07-24	R/R DoB: 2996-06-04	L/L DoB: 1995-09-03	L/R DoB: 1993-01-30
Relief Pitchers
Huascar Brazobán	Luis Garcia	Craig Kimbrel	Sean Manaea	Tobias Myers	Brooks Raley	Luke Weaver
R/R DoB: 1989-10-15	R/R DoB: 1987-01-30	R/R DoB: 32291	R/L DoB: 1992-02-01	R/R DoB: 1998-08-05	L/L DoB: 1988-06-29	R/R DoB: 1993-08-21
Relief Pitchers	Catchers		Infielders
Devin Williams	Francisco Alvarez	Luís Torrens	Brett Baty	Bo Bichette	Francisco Lindor	Jorge Polanco
R/R DoB: 1994-09-21	R/R DoB: 2001-11-01	R/R DoB: 1996-05-02	L/R DoB: 1999-11-13	R/R DoB: 1998-03-05	S/R DoB: 1993-11-14	S/R DoB: 1999-11-13
Infielders		Infielders
Marcus Semien	Mark Vientos	Carson Benge	Tommy Pham	Luis Robert, Jr.	Tyrone Taylor	Jared Young
R/R DoB: 1990-09-17	R/R DoB: 1993-12-11	L/R DoB: 2003-01-20	R/R DoB: 32210	R/R DoB: 1997-08-03	R/R DoB: 34356	L/R DoB: 1995-07-09

Also on 40-Player Roster

Starting Pitchers			Relief Pitchers
Tylor Megill	Christian Scott	Jonah Tong	Alex Carrillo	Reed Garrett	Justin Hagenman	A.J. Minter
R/R DoB: 1995-07-28	R/R DoB: 1999-06-15	R/R DoB: 2003-06-19	R/R DoB: 1997-06-06	R/R DoB: 1993-01-02	R/R DoB: 1996-10-07	L/L DoB: 1993-09-02
On 60-Day Injured List with torn right UCL.	With Syracuse	With Syracuse	With Syracuse	On 60-Day Injured List — right UCL surgery and nerve relocation surgery.	On 60 Day Injured List with fractured rib.	With St. Lucie on Rehab Assignment
Relief Pitchers				Catchers	Infielders	Outfielders
Dedniel Núñez	Jonathan Pintaro	Dylan Ross	Austin Warren	Hayden Senger	Ronny Mauricio	MJ Melendez
R/R DoB: 1996-06-05	R/R DoB: 1997-11-07	R/R DoB: 2000-09-01	R/R DoB: 1996-02-05	R/R DoB: 1997-04-03	S/R DoB: 2001-04-04	L/R DoB: 1993-11-29
On 60-Day Injured List — right UCL surgery.	With Syracuse	With Syracuse, on Seven-Day IL	With Syracuse	With Syracuse	With Syracuse	With Syracuse
Outfielders
Nick Morabito	Juan Soto
R/R DoB: 2003-05-07	L/L DoB: 1998-10-25
With Syracuse	On 15-Day Injured List with strained right calf

Designated for Assignment

Relief Pitchers
Luis Garcia	Richard Lovelady
R/R DoB: 1987-01-30	L/L DoB: 1995-07-07
Designated for Assignment, 2026-04-12	Designated for Assignment, 2026-04-11

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