Benjamin Grimm

I agree. I would only trade Weaver for someone who might have a greater impact for the Mets in 2027 than Weaver would. But that probably won't be the kind of player who would be traded for Weaver, unless perhaps it's a AAA star who's not quite ready but should be soon. That doesn't appear to be a likely scenario.

There's going to be a lot of speculation. I'm pasting some highlights from an article that's currently on SNY's site at https://sny.tv/articles/mets-trade-deadline-intel-7-6-26

They win the damn thing!

First game I've watched in weeks. What a miserable team this is.

Well, you have to operate as if there will be a 2027. And I think there will be, although it may very well be very abbreviated.

With more experience, he may be able to get it up to four!

Write to them and see if they're willing to give it up.

I'm a fan of Lindor as well. He's one of my favorite Mets of this decade. And the raccoon argument was between Lindor and McNeil.

I think the failure in the second half of 2025 can be written off as bad luck. If Ryan Helsley hadn't failed so miserably, the Mets would have made the playoffs. But what happened this past offseason looked like a disaster from the beginning. It finally looked a bit better when the Mets got Bichette and Peralta, but we've seen that it wasn't enough. Getting Polanco and Robert didn't impress anyone, and the starting rotation was always looking like a lot of maybes. They need to rethink their rule about avoiding longer-term contracts. If they limit to three years, they won't get the best players and even when they do get a prime player, like Bichette, he'll be likely to be a short-termer. Stearns needs to put more value on stability. It's not a great idea to have to rebuild the roster every year as much as he has.

I'm hoping they trade Peralta to Milwaukee for Brandon Sproat and Jett Williams.

Keep the guys who you think can help in 2027 (if there is a 2027, of course). I don't see why you wouldn't. If you trade Weaver now you'll just have to try to replace him in the offseason.

I wasn't aware that the rule was removed. Is there no longer a minimum amount of time required?

Yeah, I'm not buying Beltran as a deity either. I wonder how many people are?

Tell them your name is David Ross.

Former Cubs manager (2020 through 2023) David Ross has expressed an interest in the Mets job, according to SNY.

July 27 would give him time to make one or two appearances before the trade deadline.

I found it with a Google image search.

I guess we have our answer. June Doom.

You may have missed it, but the Tabloid Cover Derby is a thing of the past.

I looked up Huff's tweet. He's really vile. I'm glad he's not a Met, although we've had a few awful people too.

Davey Johnson did okay.

It's very different. It's saying that the Mets could have signed Pete Alonso or Edwin Diaz (for two very recent examples) to a six-year contract, but every other team would have been limited to signing him for five years.

Laura Albanese of Newsday lists eight candidates to be the next permanent manager. Pujols is among them. Edgy MD isn't. Andy Green Green has had significant success as senior vice president of baseball development and has the experience, having managed the Padres from 2016 to 2019, though to little success. Those teams had a combined .428 win percentage. Kai Correa The bench coach is usually next in line when a manager is fired, and the Mets were certainly high on Correa, whom they brought on for his defensive acumen. Correa served as the Giants’ interim manager for three games in 2023, and could eventually ascend to the top spot as he continues to develop in the co-pilot chair under Green. Carlos Beltran Already serving as a special assistant to the general manager, Beltran was named manager in November 2019 before the commissioner’s report on the Astros' sign-stealing scandal called him out by name. Baseball has since forgiven him — he’ll be inducted into the Hall of Fame this summer — and this could be his time for a second chance. Alex Cora Cora was fired by the Red Sox earlier this season, but helped that team win a World Series in 2018 and has a career .534 win percentage. He also helped the Astros win a World Series as a coach in 2017, but he was heavily involved in the sign-stealing scandal. Dick Scott Scott, the team’s Triple-A manager, was highly regarded last year for the progress he made with both prospects and players alike. He and his coaching staff helped Francisco Alvarez get back on track after his demotion in 2025, and he helped foster the likes of Nolan McLean, Jonah Tong and Brandon Sproat. That said, much of the Mets’ minor-league talent has taken a step back this season. Albert Pujols Coming off a stint as the Dominican Republic’s manager in the World Baseball Classic, the Hall of Famer is in pursuit of his first true major league managerial job and previously interviewed for the Angels position before they opted for Kurt Suzuki. Rocco Baldelli Baldelli, currently with the Dodgers' front office, might want another crack at the manager’s chair after serving as the Twins’ skipper from 2019 to 2025, and as a coach with the Rays for three years before that. Mark DeRosa Team USA's manager for the World Baseball Classic in both 2023 and 2026, the former utility infielder was on the short list to replace Terry Collins in 2017 before then-general manager Sandy Alderson opted for Mickey Callaway.