https://grandcentralmets.com/news-rumors/new-york-mets/page/22/?d=1enhttps://grandcentralmets.com/news-rumors/new-york-mets/3-bold-predictions-on-opening-day-for-the-2026-mets-r19948/In the style of Effectively Wild's annual preseason prediction game, we've come up with three bold predictions, or hot takes if you will, for the 2026 New York Mets. Presented here in order of confidence. 3 Bold New York Mets Predictions for 2026 Season Kodai Senga will be the Mets' be...19948Thu, 26 Mar 2026 10:50:02 +0000https://grandcentralmets.com/news-rumors/new-york-mets/fan-confidence-in-mark-vientos-is-understandably-low-but-there-is-reason-for-optimism-r19941/It is hard to argue that this spring has created a lot of optimism towards Mark Vientos. Fans continue to wonder where the 2024 version of the Mets' young star went. Coming off a disappointing 2025 campaign, Vientos has yet to prove this spring that the 2024 Vientos will be making a comeback thi...19941Thu, 26 Mar 2026 04:32:54 +0000https://grandcentralmets.com/news-rumors/new-york-mets/mets-roster-central-and-one-roster-to-rule-them-all-r19952/Little can be considered a surprise after perhaps the most aggressive year-to-year makeover in Mets history, so one has to place room for a little drama at the end of camp and the addition of Carson Benge makes that complete. More on that below as we spread the table for a new season.  Get...19952Thu, 26 Mar 2026 02:31:00 +0000https://grandcentralmets.com/news-rumors/new-york-mets/make-or-break-players-on-the-2026-new-york-mets-mark-vientos-r19943/It was not long ago that fans, pundits, and everyone in between were praising New York Mets third baseman Mark Vientos for his play during the 2024 campaign and the magical postseason run that followed. But, as the team enters a 2026 season that may be largely defined by new faces, the 26-year-o...19943Wed, 25 Mar 2026 10:53:02 +0000https://grandcentralmets.com/news-rumors/new-york-mets/3-reasons-why-marcus-semien-will-bounce-back-with-the-mets-and-3-reasons-why-he-wont-r19946/As with most team developments, New York Mets fans were not happy last November when the club acquired second baseman Marcus Semien in a trade with the Texas Rangers in exchange for outfielder Brandon Nimmo. The doomscrolling denizens of Mets Twitter were highly perturbed that team president Dav...19946Tue, 24 Mar 2026 11:02:01 +0000https://grandcentralmets.com/news-rumors/new-york-mets/mets-roster-central-paring-down-to-opening-day-r19945/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 "table { margin: 2px; width: auto; border: 1px solid black;} th...19945Mon, 23 Mar 2026 20:11:01 +0000https://grandcentralmets.com/news-rumors/new-york-mets/sean-manaeas-failure-to-make-mets-rotation-could-be-beginning-of-the-end-r19940/At long last, Opening Day is right around the corner. However, one of the New York Mets' biggest question marks coming into spring training remains unanswered at the dawn of the season, and that is Sean Manaea. Manaea signed with the Mets ahead of the 2024 season and immediately transformed...19940Mon, 23 Mar 2026 10:52:01 +0000https://grandcentralmets.com/news-rumors/new-york-mets/mets-roster-central-the-bloody-end-of-spring-training-r19949/When spring training ends, the preparation for the regular season's start, and the roster accounting that entails, brings forth a spontaneous explosion of Injured List assignments. Many of these players had likely been injured for weeks or more, but as it all had gone largely unreported on, the...19949Mon, 23 Mar 2026 04:00:00 +0000https://grandcentralmets.com/news-rumors/new-york-mets/mets-roster-central-getting-caught-up-in-our-new-home-r19934/Long has our roster gone without updates while we sorted through the boxes and hauled the furniture over in moving vans from the old place to the new. This has necessitated reprogramming the Mets Roster Central database as well. We apologize if this means catching up, but we need not go into Ope...19934Sat, 21 Mar 2026 19:36:00 +0000https://grandcentralmets.com/news-rumors/new-york-mets/francisco-alvarez-offers-mets-a-perfect-template-for-managing-francisco-lindors-hamate-injury-r19937/The story of Francisco Lindor in Queens has been one of high stakes and even higher production. Since arriving in 2021, he has evolved from a player meeting skeptical boos into the heartbeat of the Mets' roster.  Over the last three seasons, he has turned into a statistical Swiss Army knife...19937Sat, 21 Mar 2026 12:01:02 +0000https://grandcentralmets.com/news-rumors/new-york-mets/howie-rose-puts-it-in-the-books-longtime-radio-man-will-call-it-after-2026-season-r19938/Howie Rose, long-time Mets broadcaster and staple of the radio booth of the last 20 seasons, has announced that this season will be his last. While he noted in his video that he still plans to spend some time with the team, those used to his boy-like charm and encyclopedic knowledge will have to...19938Fri, 20 Mar 2026 10:55:02 +0000https://grandcentralmets.com/news-rumors/new-york-mets/the-spitball-outlaw-the-deceptive-life-and-legacy-of-preacher-roe-r19927/In the sun-drenched annals of the Brooklyn Dodgers’ "Golden Era," the spotlight usually finds the heroes of the "Boys of Summer"—Jackie Robinson breaking barriers, Duke Snider patrolling center field, and Pee Wee Reese anchoring the infield. Yet, nestled within that legendary rotation was a lank...19927Thu, 19 Mar 2026 12:06:01 +0000