Mets Roster Central: Love Is a Burning Thing

[Edgy MD]

One reliever signed away. Another one sent on a rehab assignment. A third one returns to the MLB roster that he never should have banished from.

One thing they have in common — apart from being three more bullpenners that the Mets treat with depraved indifference — is that none is an offensive answer for the punchless 2026 Mets.

Transactions, 4/21/2026

GOING

Signed away by MIN to Minor-League Contract

Relief Pitchers

Luis Garcia

R/R DoB: 1987-01-30 High Level: MLB (2026)

The shrubby beard of Luis Garcia was DFA'd — and the rest of him along with it — when adding Joey Gerber.  There was no reason to think Garcia was washed up after 14 year of MLB relieving, but he hadn't been pitching that great, and having gone the day before and twice in three days, made him the guy to be thrown overboard.

It's a shitty policy — prioritizing fresh arms over good arms, and filling out rosters with day laborers instead of teammates — but it's the way baseball works these days.

Garcia wanted no part of Syracuse and rightfully asked for his release.  Now he gets to work his way back to MLB status with Minnesota as a St. Paul Saint.

Transactions, 4/25/2026

GOING

Signed away by MIN to Minor-League Contract

Relief Pitchers

Joey Gerber

R/R DoB: 1997-05-03 High Level: MLB (2026)

As noted above, the fresh arm the Mets brought up at the cost of Luis Garcia was fellow MLB vet Joey Gerber.  The Mets promptly deployed Gerber with mopup duty at the tail-end of a 4-0 loss to the Dodgers.  He did everything you wanted him to do — throwing two scoreless innings, striking out five, and flashing dimples that went on for days.

One had every reason to assume the shadow of the DFA dragon would fall on Gerberbaby's locker as soon as the game ended, but either injury or bullshit roster manipulation intervened, and he was instead place on the IL with a finger blister. 

It probably isn't the first time a guy got a 10-day IL assignment followed by a rehab assignment (blister rehab?) over such an injury, but it sure feels like it.  You hate to call out your GM for playing games with the Injured List, but there really isn't enough sand for Mets Roster Central to bury their heads in.

Any how, we look forward to Gerber's return with the most pristine of finger tips.

Transactions, 4/26/2026

COMING

Promoted from Syracuse

Relief Pitchers

Austin Warren

R/R DoB: 1996-02-05 High Level: MLB (2026)

Today's double-header invited the Mets to add a 27th player to their roster.  Teams invariably add extra pitching in such cases and the Mets brought up Austin (don't call him Adam) Warren.

Aussie became a minor sensation earlier in the week when a Devin Williams ninth-inning collapse brought him in to clean up a messy situation with the bases loaded, no outs, and the fans hungry for blood.

Of course he struck out the side, turning an angry crowd into chanters of his name.

Of course he got a one-way ticket back to Syracuse.

Of course he's likely to get into both games of today's double header, taking a hit for pitchers the Mets value more highly.

Of course he's likely to be shipped out in short order again.

Austin, as Ron Darling put it in the booth today, just gets outs.  But because he lacks elite velocity, the Mets don't envision him as a pitcher they can develop into a more weaponizable part of their bullpen for high-leverage situations, so he and his kind get scrap-heaped, whether they are effective or not.

Baseball, you make it so hard to love you sometimes.

Your 2026 New York Mets

	Starting Pitchers					Relief Pitchers
	Clay Holmes	Nolan McLean	Freddy Peralta	David Peterson	Kodai Senga	Huascar Brazobán
	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	R/R DoB: 1989-10-15
Relief Pitchers
Carl Edwards, Jr.	Craig Kimbrel	Sean Manaea	Tobias Myers	Brooks Raley	Austin Warren	Luke Weaver
R/R DoB: 33484	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: 1996-02-05	R/R DoB: 1993-08-21
Relief Pitchers	Catchers		Infielders		Infielders
Devin Williams	Francisco Alvarez	Luís Torrens	Brett Baty	Bo Bichette	Ronny Mauricio	MJ Melendez
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: 2001-04-04	L/R DoB: 1993-11-29
Infielders		Outfielders
Marcus Semien	Mark Vientos	Carson Benge	Tommy Pham	Luis Robert, Jr.	Juan Soto	Tyrone Taylor
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	L/L DoB: 1998-10-25	R/R DoB: 34356

Also on 40-Player Roster

Starting Pitchers			Relief Pitchers
Tylor Megill	Christian Scott	Jonah Tong	Alex Carrillo	Reed Garrett	Joey Gerber	Justin Hagenman
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: 1997-05-03	R/R DoB: 1996-10-07
On 60-Day Injured List with torn right UCL.		With Syracuse	With Syracuse	On 60-Day Injured List — right UCL surgery and nerve relocation surgery.	With St. Lucie on Rehab Assignment	On 60 Day Injured List with fractured rib.
Relief Pitchers				Catchers	Infielders
A.J. Minter	Dedniel Núñez	Jonathan Pintaro	Dylan Ross	Hayden Senger	Francisco Lindor	Jorge Polanco
L/L DoB: 1993-09-02	R/R DoB: 1996-06-05	R/R DoB: 1997-11-07	R/R DoB: 2000-09-01	R/R DoB: 1997-04-03	S/R DoB: 1993-11-14	S/R DoB: 1999-11-13
With Syracuse on Rehab Assignment	On 60-Day Injured List — right UCL surgery.	With Syracuse	With Syracuse, on Seven-Day IL	With Syracuse	On 10-Day Injured List with Strained Left Calf	On 10-Day Injured List with right wrist contusion.
Outfielders		Outfielders
Nick Morabito	Jared Young
R/R DoB: 2003-05-07	L/R DoB: 1995-07-09
With Syracuse	On 10-Day Injured List with torn left meniscus.

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	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: 22846

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