Mets Roster Central: Painting the Corners

It was fun while it lasted — four rookies in the rotation.  FOUR!  But that bloated the rotation beyond the pentatonic standard, and one had to be farmed out.

Transactions, 5/23/2026

GOING	NEUTRAL	COMING
Demoted to Syracuse	Transferred from Bullpen	Promoted from Syracuse
Starting Pitchers		Relief Pitchers
Zach Thornton	Jonah Tong	Jonathan Pintaro
L/L DoB: 37273 High Level: MLB (2026)	R/R DoB: 2003-06-19 High Level: MLB (2026)	R/R DoB: 1997-11-07 High Level: MLB (2025)

Seeing Zach Thornton go down is sub-optimal.  The initial upside of it, however is that it creates rotation room for Jonah Tong — suggesting that his initial appearance out of the bullpen was a one-off.  It wouldn't have been the first time that the quest for ever-more, ever-stronger bullpen has ensnared a top starting prospect.

Tong even committed the cardinal sin of of doing well his first time out of the bullpen, which the likes of Grant Roberts, Aaron Heilman, Seth Lugo, and Robert Gsellman will tell you is the fastest way to lose control of the narrative.

But the opening now is in the rotation.  Hopefully, Jonah can plant his Canadian flag there, at least until Kodai Senga is ready to perform.

Making his 2026 debut in the bullpen is Jonathan Pintaro.  Jonathan's last name means painter in Italian and they painted it in Spanish and door in Ndebele, and he has been painting the back door nicely for Syracuse, with a 2.81 ERA and 32 strikeouts in 25 2/3 innings.

I mean, we were hoping they'd call up Stan Musial, but he was apparently not available.

Your 2026 New York Mets

	Starting Pitchers
	Nolan McLean	Freddy Peralta	David Peterson	Christian Scott	Jonah Tong
	R/R DoB: 2001-07-24	R/R DoB: 2996-06-04	L/L DoB: 1995-09-03	R/R DoB: 1999-06-15	R/R DoB: 2003-06-19
Relief Pitchers
Huascar Brazobán	Sean Manaea	Tobias Myers	Jonathan Pintaro	Brooks Raley	Austin Warren	Luke Weaver
R/R DoB: 1989-10-15	R/L DoB: 1992-02-01	R/R DoB: 1998-08-05	R/R DoB: 1997-11-07	L/L DoB: 1988-06-29	R/R DoB: 1996-02-05	R/R DoB: 1993-08-21
Relief Pitchers	Catchers		Infielders
Devin Williams	Hayden Senger	Luís Torrens	Bo Bichette	Brett Baty	Vidal Brujan	MJ Melendez
R/R DoB: 1994-09-21	R/R DoB: 1997-04-03	R/R DoB: 1996-05-02	R/R DoB: 1998-03-05	L/R DoB: 1999-11-13	S/R DoB: 1998-02-09	L/R DoB: 1993-11-29
Infielders		Outfielders
Marcus Semien	Mark Vientos	Carson Benge	A.J. Ewing	Nick Morabito	Juan Soto	Tyrone Taylor
R/R DoB: 1990-09-17	R/R DoB: 1993-12-11	L/R DoB: 2003-01-20	L/R DoB: 2004-08-10	R/R DoB: 2003-05-07	L/L DoB: 1998-10-25	R/R DoB: 1994-01-22

Also on 40-Player Roster

Starting Pitchers				Relief Pitchers
Clay Holmes	Tylor Megill	Kodai Senga	Zach Thornton	Alex Carrillo	Daniel Duarte	Reed Garrett
R/R DoB: 1993-03-27	R/R DoB: 1995-07-28	L/R DoB: 1993-01-30	L/L DoB: 2002-01-17	R/R DoB: 1997-06-06	R/R DoB: 1996-12-04	R/R DoB: 1993-01-02
Relief Pitchers				Catchers	Infielders
Justin Hagenman	A.J. Minter	Dedniel Núñez	Dylan Ross	Francisco Alvarez	Francisco Lindor	Ronny Mauricio
R/R DoB: 1996-10-07	L/L DoB: 1993-09-02	R/R DoB: 1996-06-05	R/R DoB: 2000-09-01	R/R DoB: 2001-11-01	S/R DoB: 1993-11-14	S/R DoB: 2001-04-04
Infielders	Outfielders
Jorge Polanco	Luis Robert, Jr.	Jared Young
S/R DoB: 1999-11-13	R/R DoB: 1997-08-03	L/R DoB: 1995-07-09

Designagted for Assignment

Relief Pitchers	Outfielders
Craig Kimbrel	Austin Slater
R/R DoB: 1988-05-28	R/R DoB: 1992-12-13

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