https://grandcentralmets.com/news-rumors/new-york-mets/page/2/?d=1enhttps://grandcentralmets.com/news-rumors/new-york-mets/mets-must-cash-in-on-luke-weavers-career-defining-season-r20267/Luke Weaver’s first half was nothing short of heroic, going from being borderline unusable for the first month of the season to being the clear best arm in the New York Mets' bullpen. With the Aug. 3 deadline approaching, president of baseball operations David Stearns has to evaluate what it wou...20267Mon, 20 Jul 2026 10:57:02 +0000https://grandcentralmets.com/news-rumors/new-york-mets/mets-face-difficult-questions-about-francisco-lindors-future-ahead-of-trade-deadline-r20263/The 2026 campaign has been an unmitigated disaster for the New York Mets. From several controversial offseason decisions in the construction of the roster to the Francisco Lindor hamate bone surgery and multiple in-season injuries, you can even say things went downhill before the season even sta...20263Sat, 18 Jul 2026 12:02:00 +0000https://grandcentralmets.com/news-rumors/new-york-mets/mets-disastrous-first-half-makes-it-impossible-not-to-play-what-if-game-with-alonso-nimmo-and-mcneil-r20262/The 2025-26 MLB offseason felt like the end of an era in Queens. The New York Mets let Edwin Diaz and Pete Alonso walk in free agency, traded Jeff McNeil for salary relief, and swapped Brandon Nimmo for Marcus Semien. From a pure cost-to-production standpoint, the moves were all defensible, but...20262Fri, 17 Jul 2026 10:54:02 +0000https://grandcentralmets.com/news-rumors/new-york-mets/despite-rough-first-half-mets-can-take-solace-in-having-juan-soto-r20260/The New York Mets entered the 2026 campaign with big dreams and postseason aspirations. Fast-forward three and a half months, and it’s safe to say that the season has been a complete disaster. They entered the All-Star break with a 40-57 record, the second-worst in the National League. Obvi...20260Thu, 16 Jul 2026 10:52:01 +0000https://grandcentralmets.com/news-rumors/new-york-mets/nolan-mclean-is-right-on-schedule-as-mets-ace-of-the-future-r20247/The New York Mets’ season, to say the least, has not gone according to plan. They enter the second half a 40-57 team, good enough for a 1.5-game lead over the Colorado Rockies for the worst record in the National League. The majority of their offseason moves have flopped, and they’ve been just a...20247Wed, 15 Jul 2026 10:57:02 +0000https://grandcentralmets.com/news-rumors/new-york-mets/mets-roster-central-all-star-break-catch-up-r20264/Apologizing for the lack of recent updates, but we have recently been asked by powers that be to keep roster update posts to one-per-week.  That is more than a challenge for a feature that was intended be defined largely by timeliness, but we will attempt to provide substance and insight where t...20264Wed, 15 Jul 2026 04:00:00 +0000https://grandcentralmets.com/news-rumors/new-york-mets/mets-week-in-review-first-half-ends-on-another-sour-note-r20258/New York Mets Weekly Snapshot Record Last Week: 2-4 Runs Scored Last Week: 29 Runs Surrendered Last Week: 34 Standings: 5th in NL East (40-57) 16 GB of 1st Place, 12 GB of a Wild Card Transactions: 7/8 New York Mets sent CF Luis Robert Jr. on a rehab as...20258Mon, 13 Jul 2026 16:04:01 +0000https://grandcentralmets.com/news-rumors/new-york-mets/tobias-myers-left-mets-no-choice-but-to-demote-him-r20234/There are pitchers capable of surviving even when one of their best pitches stops working. Tobias Myers never belonged to that group. His success in Milwaukee never depended on a single dominant pitch, but on the way five different pitches forced hitters to make a different decision on every off...20234Fri, 10 Jul 2026 21:07:01 +0000https://grandcentralmets.com/news-rumors/new-york-mets/examining-new-york-mets-list-of-untouchables-ahead-of-trade-deadline-r20242/The rumor mill is in full swing, and with the New York Mets being one of the worst teams in the National League, everything points to them offloading some assets for the right price. Not everyone will be allowed to go, though. We can put the Mets’ players into three tiers: the ones who shou...20242Fri, 10 Jul 2026 10:57:02 +0000https://grandcentralmets.com/news-rumors/new-york-mets/francisco-alvarez-trade-rumors-cannot-evolve-beyond-the-due-diligence-stage-if-mets-want-to-be-taken-seriously-r20245/To most New York Mets fans, the thought of trading young catcher Francisco Alvarez never seemed like an option. That was until Will Sammon of The Athletic mentioned that evaluators around the league believe that the Mets could get a substantial return for the former top prospect at this year's t...20245Thu, 09 Jul 2026 22:08:01 +0000https://grandcentralmets.com/news-rumors/new-york-mets/bo-bichettes-june-experiment-was-weird-and-successful-and-maybe-not-sustainable-r20232/Bo Bichette went from problem to solution in one month. In May, he hit .207. In June, .321. His OPS jumped from .576 to .883. He did it while posting baseball's highest chase rate (44.8% O-Swing%). The question: Is an aggressive, contact-oriented approach the optimal strategy for a hitter with B...20232Thu, 09 Jul 2026 10:53:02 +0000https://grandcentralmets.com/news-rumors/new-york-mets/mets-roster-central-go-jefry-go-matt-go-checks-notes-r20241/A very important but infrequently told chapter in Mets history is the tale of the short but consequential tenure of Bing Devine as general manager.  Bing was gone by the time the 1969 Mets won the World Championship, but the team that claimed the title was largely his.  Bing's first season (1967...20241Tue, 07 Jul 2026 20:12:00 +0000