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<rss version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[News: New York Mets News & Analysis]]></title><link>https://grandcentralmets.com/news-rumors/new-york-mets/page/5/?d=1</link><description><![CDATA[News: New York Mets News & Analysis]]></description><language>en</language><item><title>Freddy Peralta Is Finally Resembling the Ace the Mets Were Promised</title><link>https://grandcentralmets.com/news-rumors/new-york-mets/freddy-peralta-is-finally-resembling-the-ace-the-mets-were-promised-r20072/</link><description>There are starts where a pitcher simply gets lucky. Others where hard contact goes directly into gloves. And then there are the starts where something genuinely changes &#x2014; where the pitching itself starts to look different even before you check the box score.




	Such was the case when Freddy Pe...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">20072</guid><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 22:08:02 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Mets Roster Central: A Viewing of Ewing</title><link>https://grandcentralmets.com/news-rumors/new-york-mets/mets-roster-central-a-viewing-of-ewing-r20069/</link><description>It is the habit of teams calling up a top prospect to try to take the heat off the rookie by declaring he is "NOT HERE TO BE A SAVIOR."




	Expect a lot of that tonight &#x2014; from the announcer, manager, coaches, fellow players, maybe the owner ... maybe even from brand-new Met&#xA0;A.J. Ewing himself....</description><guid isPermaLink="false">20069</guid><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 22:12:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>MJ Melendez's Evolution at the Plate Leaves Mets With Another Confounding Paradox</title><link>https://grandcentralmets.com/news-rumors/new-york-mets/mj-melendezs-evolution-at-the-plate-leaves-mets-with-another-confounding-paradox-r20066/</link><description>The New York Mets entered the week of May 11 as the worst team in the league with a 15-25 record and a .375 winning percentage. That&#x2019;s certainly not where owner Steven Cohen, president of baseball operations David Stearns, and manager Carlos Mendoza wanted to be after almost a month and a half i...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">20066</guid><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 10:53:02 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Mets Week in Review: A Solid Road Trip In the Books</title><link>https://grandcentralmets.com/news-rumors/new-york-mets/mets-week-in-review-a-solid-road-trip-in-the-books-r20064/</link><description>New York Mets Weekly Snapshot




	Record Last Week: 3-3




	Runs Scored Last Week: 21




	Runs Surrendered Last Week: 21




	Standings:




	5th in NL East (15-25)




	8.0 GB of 1st Place




	Transactions:




	
		5/1 New York Mets activated 2B Andy Ib&#xE1;&#xF1;ez.
	 
	
		5/1 New York Mets optione...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">20064</guid><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 16:00:02 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Sean Manaea Might Be Salvageable, If Mets Can Live With Being Boring</title><link>https://grandcentralmets.com/news-rumors/new-york-mets/sean-manaea-might-be-salvageable-if-mets-can-live-with-being-boring-r20059/</link><description>The 2024 New York Mets feel like a distant memory. While it hasn&#x2019;t even been 24 months since Grimace&#x2019;s first pitch turned the Mets into a juggernaut, it might as well have been the pivotal moment in the Revolutionary War. A late-season collapse in 2025, followed by the fast-moving ecological dis...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">20059</guid><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 10:53:02 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Mets Roster Central: On a Double Word Score, That Would Be 72 Points</title><link>https://grandcentralmets.com/news-rumors/new-york-mets/mets-roster-central-on-a-double-word-score-that-would-be-72-points-r20067/</link><description>While the Mets have upgraded their standard level of offensive play from consistently disastrous&#xA0;to weak and insubstantial, their league-worst 15-25 record is well reflected by Mets Roster Central, who saw a database crash reflect recent updates as the Mets scrambled to restock their system for...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">20067</guid><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Devin Williams&#x2019; Changeup Is Not As Effective As It Once Was, Resulting in Unfamiliar Numbers</title><link>https://grandcentralmets.com/news-rumors/new-york-mets/devin-williams-changeup-is-not-as-effective-as-it-once-was-resulting-in-unfamiliar-numbers-r20052/</link><description>After the Mets lost closer Edwin Diaz to the Los Angeles Dodgers over the offseason, they made a splash and signed Devin Williams to take his place. He&#x2019;s under contract for three seasons, but hasn&#x2019;t gotten off to a great start.




	Williams earned the honors of National League Rookie of the Yea...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">20052</guid><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 10:54:01 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>New York Mets Hitters Of The Month: April 2026</title><link>https://grandcentralmets.com/news-rumors/new-york-mets/new-york-mets-hitters-of-the-month-april-2026-r20050/</link><description>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...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">20050</guid><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 10:59:02 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Mets Roster Central: The Reliever Depth Chart Shrinks by Two</title><link>https://grandcentralmets.com/news-rumors/new-york-mets/mets-roster-central-the-reliever-depth-chart-shrinks-by-two-r20051/</link><description>Always looking for more-more-more MLB-ready relievers, the Mets and teams like them stock up on bullpenners with MLB histories at AAA.&#xA0; Something happened &#x2014; an injury or a performative downturn &#x2014; that has kept them from getting MLB deals, but if you stockpile enough, and do it thoughtfully, you...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">20051</guid><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 22:30:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Craig Kimbrel Is Justifying His Spot On the Mets' Roster</title><link>https://grandcentralmets.com/news-rumors/new-york-mets/craig-kimbrel-is-justifying-his-spot-on-the-mets-roster-r20049/</link><description>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&#x2019;t make the team out of camp, people started to question whether the experiment was worth it and whether he would choo...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">20049</guid><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 10:55:02 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Mets Roster Central: Have You Seen Junior's Grades?</title><link>https://grandcentralmets.com/news-rumors/new-york-mets/mets-roster-central-have-you-seen-juniors-grades-r20048/</link><description>&#xA0;




	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




	
		
			
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				Cleared Waivers and Assigned to Syracuse...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">20048</guid><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 21:32:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Mets Week in Review: Mets Have a .500 Week and Win A Series!</title><link>https://grandcentralmets.com/news-rumors/new-york-mets/mets-week-in-review-mets-have-a-500-week-and-win-a-series-r20046/</link><description>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...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">20046</guid><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 17:32:05 +0000</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
