Mets Roster Central: Of DFAs And Development Lists

When three guys are DFA'd at the end of Spring Training, and two clear waivers and accept minor-league assignments, Mets Roster Central guesses that it is a good outcome in the whole.

When two MLB vets accept assignments to the minor-league development list — a designation specifically designed to allow a player to continue working out with a team but not fill a roster spot, that's just a pair of wins, right? 

Transactions, 3/27/2026

GOING	GOING	NEUTRAL	NEUTRAL	COMING
Claimed off Waivers by CHW	Assigned to Seven-Day Injured List with Syracuse	Transferred to Syracuse Development List	Transferred to Syracuse Development List	Cleared Waivers and Assigned to Syracuse
Relief Pitchers	Outfielders	Relief Pitchers	Relief Pitchers	Catchers
Bryan Hudson	Mike Tauchman	Mike Baumann	Craig Kimbrel	Ben Rortvedt
L/L DoB: 1997-05-08 High Level: MLB (2025)	L/L DoB: 33210 High Level: MLB (2025)	R/R DoB: 34952 High Level: MLB (2025)	R/R DoB: 32291 High Level: MLB (2025)	L/R DoB: 1997-09-25 High Level: MLB (2025)
COMING	COMING
Cleared Waivers and Assigned to Syracuse	Signed away from PIT to minor-league contract, 2026-03-27, Projected for Syracuse
Infielders	Outfielders
Vidal Brujan	Tommy Pham
S/R DoB: 1998-02-09 High Level: MLB (2025)	R/R DoB: 32210 High Level: MLB (2025)

The Mets purchased the contract of Bryan Hudson from the White Sox back in early February. When a team accepts cash in lieu of talent for a guy, it gives the impression that they don't really have much use for him in the first place. And when Hudson failed to make the Mets roster despite being out of options, that might have reinforced the White Sox opinion, or perhaps just the Mets Roster Central interpretation of the White Sox opinion.

So how about those same Sox grabbing Bryan Hudson off Metly waivers six weeks after selling him off? Maybe the Sox situation has changed, or maybe they just really needed the money.

The availability of a seven-day Injured List in the minors obscures the situation with Mike Tauchmann, whose torn meniscus may in fact have him out for the full season, but MRC has seen no announcement of surgery, so maybe MB is trying to therapy and Ace Bandage his way through the injury and so salvage some part of his season.

Ben Rortvedt (a veteran of many Rors) surprised MRC by sneaking through waivers, allowing him to keep a particularly strong catching depth chart going for the Mets. Sadly, this meant an AA assignment for Kevin Parada, who, while perhaps not showing a meteoric rise of a first-round pick over his minor-league career, has certainly earned a spot with Syracuse.

Vidal Brujan is sent off to AAA with a classic utility player profile and some pinch-running chops. Look to see him appear in Flushing before Memorial Day.

And former Met Tommy Pham is back in what looks to be his Age 38 (!) season. His thumbnail photos continuing to look like mugshots always underscore what a committed and driven player he is, but the reserve outfielder profile he has carried through his thirties always has a way of expanding to near full-time use and 400+ plate appearances, so seeing him often means something has gone badly wrong with the lineup.

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.