Little can be considered a surprise after perhaps the most aggressive year-to-year makeover in Mets history, so one has to place room for a little drama at the end of camp and the addition of Carson Benge makes that complete.

More on that below as we spread the table for a new season.  Get to know them now, kids.  With players brought in at that end of their deals, other players arriving on short-term agreements, and a third class that has opt-outs at their disposal, a lot of these guys may be gone before you have had a chance to have them over to dinner.  This is a team built to contend, but also a team built to get the hell out of the way if other prospects assert themselves.

Transactions, 3/24/2026

GOING

Released

Starting Pitchers

Aaron Rozek

L/L DoB: 34931 High Level: AAA (2025)

Aaron Rozek had been a AA and AAA Twins dude that the Mets grabbed in the minor-league phase of the December Rule V Draft.  Minor-league picks don't have to be kept on a roster or offered back like MLB picks, but the Mets obviously had seen enough.

Maybe he returns to Minnesota, or maybe points beyond.  He had been ticketed for the Syracuse rotation this year, so his jettisoning could mean a big opportunity for Bryce Conley, or possibly lefty Zach Thornton  — the latter of whom looked terrific when floated up to big-league camp this spring, so please don't confuse him with former Mets prospect Zack (with a K) Thornton, who peaked at AAA in 2016

Transactions, 3/25/2026

GOING	GOING	GOING	GOING	GOING
Designated for Assignment	Transferred to Minor-League Camp, Projected for Syracuse	Placed on 15-Day Injured List, Retroactive to 2026-03-22, Recovering from Left Lat Surgery	Designated for Assignment	Designated for Assignment
Relief Pitchers	Relief Pitchers	Relief Pitchers	Catchers	Infielders
Bryan Hudson	Craig Kimbrel	A.J. Minter	Ben Rortvedt	Vidal Brujan
L/L DoB: 1997-05-08 High Level: MLB (2025)	R/R DoB: 1988-05-28 High Level: MLB (2025)	L/L DoB: 1993-09-02 High Level: MLB (2025)	L/R DoB: 1997-09-25 High Level: MLB (2025)	S/R DoB: 1998-02-09 High Level: MLB (2025)
GOING	GOING	NEUTRAL	COMING	COMING
Transferred to Minor-League Camp, Projected for Syracuse	Transferred to Minor-League Camp, Projected for Syracuse IL with Right Knee Meniscus Tear	Transferred from Outfield	Added to Roster	Added to 40-Player Roster and Promoted from Syracuse
Outfielders	Outfielders	Infielders	Relief Pitchers	Outfielders
Cristian Pache	Mike Tauchman	Brett Baty	Richard Lovelady	Carson Benge
R/R DoB: 1998-11-19 High Level: MLB (2025)	L/L DoB: 1990-12-03 High Level: MLB (2025)	L/R DoB: 1999-11-13 High Level: MLB (2025)	L/L DoB: 1995-07-07 High Level: AAA (2025)	L/R DoB: 2003-01-20 High Level: MLB (2024)

Here come the final roster maneuvers!

Bryan Hudson, purchased from the White Sox back in February, had the inside track for the second-lefty position most of spring, but also spent most of the spring pitching poorly.  The Mets had been playing waiver-claim-tug-o-war with the Nats over Richard Lovelady for a couple of months, so being out of options wasn't going to save Hudson, as Lovelady was OoO too, and at least one team had shown a disposition to claim him if he went through another one of those interminable DFAs that his life is full of.

So congratulations to Dicky on stealing Hudson's bacon and making the Opening Day squadron.

There was never an official announcement of Craig Kimbrel going to minor-league camp (or Christian Pache or Mike Tauchman for that matter), but we've hit you-don't-have-to-go-home-but-you-can't-stay-here territory.  Kimbrell, to his credit, has decided to stay with the organization.  Whether that means working on his act in extended spring training or accepting a AAA assignment isn't clear, but apparently he feels his best bet is staying with the team and building on whatever goodwill he has established this spring.

We all know about Tauchman's injury, but no IL assignment has been announced.  His meniscus was first torn back in September, leading to his non-tender by Chicago (A), so maybe he is doing some thinking before consenting to going under the knife.

The news about Carson Benge has repercussions all through the system.  As much of a top prospect and a comer as the guy was, he had to pass about 10 guys this spring to get where he has gotten.  Congratulations to Gwreck for calling Vidal Brujan cutting when the entire stubborn Mets Roster Central staff had him in the fold.  We don't know if they saw him jettisoned in favor of keeping Jared Young around despite the Benge addition, but that's how it shakes out.

And that means, since Benge (being the rookie who needs reps) and Juan Soto (being the man) Brett Baty has no room in the outfield, and most non-DH work he gets will be at first, second, and third.  Mets Roster Central was late to declare him an outfielder, and now has been late to declare him once again an infielder. 

Stubborn we are.  But damn it, we have a roster.  Get to know them while they are still here.

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	Richard Lovelady	Sean Manaea	Tobias Myers	Brooks Raley	Luke Weaver
R/R DoB: 1989-10-15	R/R DoB: 1987-01-30	L/L DoB: 1995-07-07	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		Outfielders
Marcus Semien	Mark Vientos	Carson Benge	Luis Robert, Jr.	Juan Soto	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: 1997-08-03	L/L DoB: 36093	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	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.	In minor-league camp. Projected for Syracuse.	In minor-league camp. Projected for Syracuse.	In minor-league camp. Projected for St. Lucie.	On 60-Day Injured List — right UCL surgery and nerve relocation surgery.	In minor-league camp. Projected for St. Lucie.	On 60 Day Injured List with fractured rib.
Relief Pitchers					Catchers	Infielders
A.J. Minter	Dedniel Núñez	Jonathan Pintaro	Dylan Ross	Austin Warren	Hayden Senger	Ronny Mauricio
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: 1996-02-05	R/R DoB: 1997-04-03	S/R DoB: 2001-04-04
On 15-Day Injured List — Left Lat Surgery	On 60-Day Injured List — right UCL surgery.	In minor-league camp. Projected for Binghamton.	In minor-league camp. Projected for St. Lucie.	In minor-league camp. Projected for St. Lucie.	In minor-league camp. Projected for Binghamton.	In minor-league camp. Projected for Syracuse.
Outfielders
MJ Melendez	Nick Morabito
L/R DoB: 1993-11-29	R/R DoB: 2003-05-07
In minor-league camp. Projected for Syracuse.	In minor-league camp. Projected for Binghamton.

Designated for Assignment

Relief Pitchers	Catchers	Infielders
Bryan Hudson	Ben Rortvedt	Vidal Brujan
L/L DoB: 1997-05-08	L/R DoB: 1997-09-25	S/R DoB: 1998-02-09
DfA'd, 2026-03-25.	DfA'd, 2026-03-25.	DfA'd, 2026-03-25.