Mets Roster Central: Paring Down to Opening Day

A lot of the camp drama has been locked up. All that's left is to find out if Craig Kimbrell will make the Opening Day roster (hint: he won't) and who the fifth outfielder will be.

Mets Transactions, 3/20/2026

GOING			COMING
Transferred to Minor-League Camp, Projected to Open Season in Syracuse on IL with Thoracic Outlet Syndrome	Transferred to Minor-League Camp, Projected for Syracuse	Optioned to Minor-League Camp, Projected for Syracuse	Signed away from Durango (Mexican League) to Minor-League Contract, Projected for Brooklyn
Starting Pitchers	Relief Pitchers	Relief Pitchers	Infielders
Robert Stock	Kevin Herget	Austin Warren	Alejandro Urias
L/R DoB: 32833 High Level: MLB (2025)	L/R DoB: 1991-04-03 High Level: MLB (2025)	R/R DoB: 1996-02-05 High Level: MLB (2025)	R/R DoB: 2002-06-15 High Level: Mexican League (2025)

We had already removed Robert Stock from our roster arrays, as he had been reported to have been suffering from thoracic outlet syndrome, which is a friend to no pitcher. We do not know what treatment option he is going for, but we wish him well as he confronts the condition that felled Matt Harvey.

The farming out of Kevin Herget and Austin Warren sets the Mets' bullpen. The Mets have a veteran relief staff, and any competition was going to be for a spot opened due to an injury that did not arise. Any room for Craig Kimbrel would have likely come at the expense of Bryan Hudson. Hudson had performed pretty poorly in spring games, but he is out of options and is one of two lefty relief options in the pen. While there has not been a transaction regarding Kimbrel, the veteran (and quite possibly future Hall-of-Famer) has been informed he is not making the squad.

Alejandro Urias is 24 and has never played in affiliated ball or even in the stateside indy leagues, having spent his whole career in the Mexican summer and winter leagues. Judging from his productivity, he has clearly been dazzling them with his glove south of the border.

Whatever virtues he brings to the organization, Mets Roster Central has never seen that baseball cap he is wearing in his profile pic, and we are utterly beguiled by it. If you know where we can get such a splendid item, please drop us a line. 

Mets Transactions, 3/21/2026

GOING	NEUTRAL
Optioned to Minor-League Camp, Projected for Binghamton	Transferred from Bullpen	Transferred from Rotation
Catchers	Starting Pitchers	Relief Pitchers
Hayden Senger	Kodai Senga	Sean Manaea
R/R DoB: 1997-04-03 High Level: MLB (2025)	L/R DoB: 1993-01-30 High Level: MLB (2025)	R/L DoB: 1992-02-01 High Level: MLB (2025)

Hayden Senger's competition was to sustain his current role as the first catcher in case of injury. His competition in this role is Ben Rortvedt, and Rorgasm remaining in big-league camp while Hayden is shipped out must feel like bad news, but maybe the Mets are just showcasing Rortvedt for a potential trade to a team looking to shore up at the end of camp. Teams rarely keep four catchers on the 40-Player Roster, and things are crowded right now at catcher in the upper minors.

A lot has been written about the Mets announcing their scheduled starters for the first five days of the schedule, and Sean Manaea's name not appearing there. Don't make too much of that. Look for him to get one or two relief appearances and then go back to the starting grind. If injury does not make a decision for them, the Mets could continue with swinging the last two spots in the rotation back and forth to the bullpen, as their belief seems to be that Kodai Senga needs something like the once-a-week appearance rate he enjoyed in Japan.

Carson Benge, Christian Pache, and Mike Tauchman remain in camp trying to elbow out stubborn Canadian Jared Young for the fifth outfield spot. As of publishing time, though, Tauchman appears to be getting bad news about a torn meniscus, so that looks like a three-man battle.

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	Bryan Hudson	Sean Manaea	Tobias Myers	Brooks Raley	Luke Weaver
R/R DoB: 1989-10-15	R/R DoB: 1987-01-30	L/L DoB: 1997-05-08	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	Bo Bichette	Vidal Brujan	Francisco Lindor	Jorge Polanco
R/R DoB: 1994-09-21	R/R DoB: 2001-11-01	R/R DoB: 1996-05-02	R/R DoB: 1998-03-05	S/R DoB: 1998-02-09	S/R DoB: 1993-11-14	S/R DoB: 1999-11-13
Infielders		Outfielders
Marcus Semien	Mark Vientos	Brett Baty	Luis Robert, Jr.	Juan Soto	Tyrone Taylor	Jared Young
R/R DoB: 1990-09-17	R/R DoB: 1993-12-11	L/R DoB: 1999-11-13	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			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.	Projected for Brooklyn.	On 60 Day Injured List with fractured rib.
Relief Pitchers						Catchers
Richard Lovelady	A.J. Minter	Dedniel Núñez	Jonathan Pintaro	Dylan Ross	Austin Warren	Ben Rortvedt
L/L DoB: 1995-07-07	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	L/R DoB: 1997-09-25
Projected for Syracuse, despite being out of options.	Expected to open season on Injured List — left UCL tear.	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.	Projected for Syracuse. Out of options.
Catchers	Infielders	Outfielders	Outfielders
Hayden Senger	Ronny Mauricio	MJ Melendez	Nick Morabito
R/R DoB: 1997-04-03	S/R DoB: 2001-04-04	L/R DoB: 1993-11-29	R/R DoB: 2003-05-07
In minor-league camp. Projected for Binghamton.	In minor-league camp. Projected for Syracuse.	In minor-league camp. Projected for Syracuse.	In minor-league camp. Projected for Binghamton.

Also in Camp

Relief Pitchers	Catchers	Outfielders	Outfielders	Outfielders
Craig Kimbrel	Austin Barnes	Carson Benge	Cristian Pache "	Mike Tauchman
R/R DoB: 1988-05-28	R/R DoB: 1989-12-28	L/R DoB: 2003-01-20	R/R DoB: 1998-11-19	L/L DoB: 1990-12-03
Projected for Syracuse.	Projected for Binghamton.	Projected for Binghamton	Projected for Binghamton	Projected for Syracuse