https://grandcentralmets.com/news-rumors/new-york-mets/page/17/?d=1enhttps://grandcentralmets.com/news-rumors/new-york-mets/new-york-mets-hitters-of-the-month-april-2026-r20050/The New York Mets' top offensive performer during the first month-plus of the 2026 season was obvious:. he was the one guy who hit in March/April. Choosing the two runners-up in our rankings was the real challenge. The decision came down to the few players who produced just middling wRC+ nu...20050Wed, 06 May 2026 10:59:02 +0000https://grandcentralmets.com/news-rumors/new-york-mets/mets-roster-central-the-reliever-depth-chart-shrinks-by-two-r20051/Always looking for more-more-more MLB-ready relievers, the Mets and teams like them stock up on bullpenners with MLB histories at AAA.  Something happened — an injury or a performative downturn — that has kept them from getting MLB deals, but if you stockpile enough, and do it thoughtfully, you...20051Tue, 05 May 2026 22:30:00 +0000https://grandcentralmets.com/news-rumors/new-york-mets/craig-kimbrel-is-justifying-his-spot-on-the-mets-roster-r20049/Back in the offseason, the New York Mets signed legendary closer and future Hall of Famer Craig Kimbrel to a minor-league deal with an invitation to spring training. When he didn’t make the team out of camp, people started to question whether the experiment was worth it and whether he would choo...20049Tue, 05 May 2026 10:55:02 +0000https://grandcentralmets.com/news-rumors/new-york-mets/mets-roster-central-have-you-seen-juniors-grades-r20048/  Nobody argues against juggling bullpen backenders on and off the roster as much as we at Mets Roster Central do, but there's a reason they do it, and sometimes it works out. Transactions, 5/3/2026 COMING Cleared Waivers and Assigned to Syracuse...20048Mon, 04 May 2026 21:32:00 +0000https://grandcentralmets.com/news-rumors/new-york-mets/mets-week-in-review-mets-have-a-500-week-and-win-a-series-r20046/New York Mets Weekly Snapshot Record Last Week: 3-3 Runs Scored Last Week: 26 Runs Surrendered Last Week: 27 Standings: 5th in NL East (12-22) 8.0 GB of 1st Place Transactions: New York Mets placed RHP Kodai Senga on the 15-day injured list retroactive...20046Mon, 04 May 2026 17:32:05 +0000https://grandcentralmets.com/news-rumors/new-york-mets/mets-roster-central-the-relentlessness-of-infield-attrition-r20044/Misfortunes are the results of injury often enough.  But even the most generous analysis of the 2026 Mets season would be unlikely to attribute their play to the lack of healthy players. But now they have reached a point where the bad play precipitates the injuries.  More than a few errors,...20044Sun, 03 May 2026 20:44:43 +0000https://grandcentralmets.com/news-rumors/new-york-mets/new-york-mets-pitchers-of-the-month-april-2026-r20041/The New York Mets were expected to be a World Series contender before the start of the season. That can still be the case eventually, but saying that they look the part would be a lie of laughable proportions. They are, heading into May, last in the NL East with a 10-21 record. That’s the w...20041Sat, 02 May 2026 14:08:02 +0000https://grandcentralmets.com/news-rumors/new-york-mets/mets-roster-central-eric-wagaman-%E2%80%94-hot-potato-r20042/How embarrassing is it when the commentary about a transactions runs longer than the tenure that the transaction effected?  Because that is the awkward situation that Mets Roster Central is in right now. Transactions, 5/1/2026 GOING COMING...20042Fri, 01 May 2026 22:31:13 +0000https://grandcentralmets.com/news-rumors/new-york-mets/mets-roster-central-itinerant-infielders-assemble-r20040/The Mets' odorous play of late (and beyond late, at this point) hasn't really been the result of health mishaps, but injuries are starting to mount.  Interestingly, they have been bringing in a series of veteran reinforcements in the infield department, both at the MLB and minor-league levels....20040Fri, 01 May 2026 16:16:00 +0000https://grandcentralmets.com/news-rumors/new-york-mets/christian-scott-returns-to-the-mets-mound-with-a-chip-on-his-shoulder-r20037/Last year, Nolan McLean, Jonah Tong, and Brandon Sproat took the baseball world by storm with their summer promotions. They were universally seen as the best pitching prospects in the organization, and they all shared the spotlight in the stretch run even though the team couldn’t make it to Octo...20037Fri, 01 May 2026 10:51:01 +0000https://grandcentralmets.com/news-rumors/new-york-mets/francisco-alvarez-has-crashed-back-down-to-earth-after-hot-start-r20034/Back on April 15, we took a look at the Mets’ catching tandem and praised Francisco Alvarez for his offensive prowess. Back then, his 179 wRC+ ranked eighth in baseball among players with a minimum of 50 plate appearances. He was on top of the world, leading his team in home runs and showing why...20034Thu, 30 Apr 2026 10:50:02 +0000https://grandcentralmets.com/news-rumors/new-york-mets/david-peterson-is-a-mets-mystery-box-r20030/The New York Mets are turning back to David Peterson in their starting rotation, and just like their season, success hinges on razor-thin margins. When everything is clicking for Peterson, he throws enough strikes to limit walks, get ahead in the count, and generate ground balls to keep the game...20030Wed, 29 Apr 2026 10:54:02 +0000