Mets Roster Central: Every Story Has a Morel

The point is reached and past.  A turnaround is possible.  Sure.  That's always true.  But the 2026 Mets have demonstrated themselves to be a bad investment.  Any pursuit of incoming players would be throwing good money after bad.  

But they will need to field a team if and when they start cashing in assets, and newly acquired fringe players may certainly be useful in that regard.

Transactions, 6/30/2026

GOING		COMING
Signed away by Hanshin (NPB)	Released	Signed away from MIA to Minor-League Contract, Assigned to Syracuse
Relief Pitchers		Infielders
Anderson Severino	Joe Charles	Christopher Morel
L/L DoB: 1994-09-17 High Level: MLB (2026)	R/R DoB: 36621 High Level: MLB (2026)	R/R DoB: 1999-06-24 High Level: MLB (2026)

It may feel like Anderson Severino played for the Mets, but he never did.  There has been plenty of drama with his comings and goings and Spring Training usage and studly performances in Syracuse this summer and the Dominican Winter League before that.  He joined the Mets for all of a day back in May, but somehow escaped his name being called to help mop up a 16-7 win, but was demoted again before the day was done.

He also looks kind of like 2023 Met Dennis Santana — you know, if you squint.  Mets Roster Central acknowledges that they do a lot of squinting these days.

But Anderson clearly got tired of trying to get back on a Major League mound, which he hasn't toed since 2022, and asked for his release so he could sign with an NPB team, and the Mets obliged.  After 3 1/2 weeks, one might have wondered if that deal was actually forthcoming, and maybe Sevvy would be back with the Mets Syracusani, but the Hanshin Carp have made the call.

Joe Charles has fewer plot twists in his story.  The Mets drafted him out of high school in the 25th round back in 2019, but he opted instead for an undistinguished five-year career in the ACC.  He signed with those same Mets, this time as an undrafted free agent out of college, but a few weeks of double-digit ERAs at two different levels have led to his severance.  Maybe he gets a chance in indy ball, but we hope he can find a way to look a little less like Vice President Vance.

But that's probably mostly not his fault and we wish him the best.

The real star of this post, of course, is Christopher Morel.  A damn-good comp for MJ Melendez, Morel saw a lot of first-string playing time early in his career, played pretty much every position on the field while doing it, Morel — now on his fourth organization at 27 — has the flash to make himself attractive to teams, who soon grow tired of his high-slugging/low-OBP ways.

The Mets have no need for him now, and so he heads to Syracuse.  You may hear little of his name in a Mets context ever again, but his all-around-the-field versatility suggest that Righthanded MJ could be a guy who can fill in after July 31 for any player the Mets might care to move. 

And should a hard-to-recognize and easy-to-forget version of the Mets limp home in September, you might end up seeing more than a little of this guy after all.

Your 2026 New York Mets

	Starting Pitchers					Relief Pitchers
	Sean Manaea	Nolan McLean	Freddy Peralta	Christian Scott		Huascar Brazobán
	R/L DoB: 1992-02-01	R/R DoB: 2001-07-24	R/R DoB: 2996-06-04	R/R DoB: 1999-06-15		R/R DoB: 1989-10-15
Relief Pitchers
Joey Gerber	A.J. Minter	Cionel Pérez	Brooks Raley	Kodai Senga	Austin Warren	Luke Weaver
R/R DoB: 1997-05-03	L/L DoB: 1993-09-02	R/L DoB: 35176	L/L DoB: 1988-06-29	L/R DoB: 1993-01-30	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	Francisco Lindor	Ronny Mauricio
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	S/R DoB: 1993-11-14	S/R DoB: 2001-04-04
Infielders		Outfielders
Mark Vientos	Eric Wagaman	Carson Benge	A.J. Ewing	Juan Soto	Tyrone Taylor	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/L DoB: 1998-10-25	R/R DoB: 1994-01-22	L/R DoB: 1995-07-09

Also on 40-Player Roster

Starting Pitchers				Relief Pitchers
Clay Holmes	Tylor Megill	Zach Thornton	Jonah Tong	Alex Carrillo	Daniel Duarte	Reed Garrett
R/R DoB: 1993-03-27	R/R DoB: 1995-07-28	L/L DoB: 2002-01-17	R/R DoB: 2003-06-19	R/R DoB: 1997-06-06	R/R DoB: 1996-12-04	R/R DoB: 1993-01-02
Relief Pitchers					Catchers	Infielders
Justin Hagenman	Tobias Myers	Dedniel Núñez	Jonathan Pintaro	Dylan Ross	Hayden Senger	Jorge Polanco
R/R DoB: 1996-10-07	R/R DoB: 1998-08-05	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: 1999-11-13
Infielders	Outfielders
Marcus Semien	MJ Melendez	Nick Morabito	Jared Oliva	Luis Robert, Jr.
R/R DoB: 1990-09-17	L/R DoB: 1993-11-29	R/R DoB: 2003-05-07	R/R DoB: 1995-11-27	R/R DoB: 1997-08-03

Your Mets Coaching Staff

Interim Manager	Bench Coach	Pitching Coach	Hitting Coord.	Third Base Coach	First Base Coach	Bullpen Coach	Ass't Pitch. Coach
Andy Green	Kai Correa	Justin Willard	Jeff Albert	Tim Leiper	Gilbert Gomez	José Rosado	Dan McKinney
DoB: 1977-07-07	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