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[th]Player[/th][th]Homers[/th][td]Bryce Harper[/td][td]40[td]Gincarlo Stanton[/td][td]38[td]Freddie Freeman[/td][td]31[td][/td][td]22[td]Marcel Ozuna[/td][td]21[td][/td][td]21[td]Kyle Schwarber[/td][td]20[td]Juan Soto[/td][td]19[td]Austin Riley[/td][td]19[td]Paul Goldschmidt[/td][td]18[td]Ronald Acuna Jr.[/td][td]18[td][/td][td]17[td][/td][td]16[td][/td][td]16[td][/td][td]15[td][/td][td]15[td]JT Realmuto[/td][td]14[td][/td][td]14[td][/td][td]14[td][/td][td]13 Short of the list: Josh Bell, 11 Andrew McCutchen, 9 Not the bonus answer Trout has 6 homers against the Mets Alonso has 0 but is not the correct answer

Reed is an amazing pull. Well done. [th]Franchise Rank[/th][th]Franchise[/th][th]Player[/th][th]Other Franchise WAR[/th][th]Mets WAR[/th][td]1[/td][td]Giants[/td][td]Mays[/td][td]154.6[/td][td]1.6[/td][td]1[/td][td]Nationals[/td][td]Carter[/td][td]55.8[/td][td]11.4[/td][td]2[/td][td]Athletics[/td][td]Henderson[/td][td]72.7[/td][td]1.3[/td][td]2[/td][td]Royals[/td][td]Appier[/td][td]47.1[/td][td]3.5[/td][td]3[/td][td]Angels[/td][td]Fregosi[/td][td]45.9[/td][td]1.6[/td][td]3[/td][td]Blue Jays[/td][td]Bautista[/td][td]38.4[/td][td]1.2[/td][td]3[/td][td]Braves[/td][td]Spahn[/td][td]91.9[/td][td]0.0[/td][td]4[/td][td]Dodgers[/td][td]Snider[/td][td]65.4[/td][td]1.2[/td][td]4[/td][td]Marlins[/td][td]Castillo[/td][td]22.4[/td][td]2.9[/td][td]4[/td][td]Orioles[/td][td]Murray[/td][td]56.6[/td][td]2.8[/td][td]6[/td][td]Cardinals[/td][td]Boyer[/td][td]58.1[/td][td]3.6[/td][td]7[/td][td]Yankees[/td][td]Berra[/td][td]59.7[/td][td]-0.1[/td][td]7[/td][td]Phillies[/td][td]Ashburn[/td][td]58.2[/td][td]2.1[/td][td]8[/td][td]Padres[/td][td]Gonzalez[/td][td]20.4[/td][td]-0.2[/td][td]8[/td][td]Red Sox[/td][td]Martinez[/td][td]53.8[/td][td]8.1[/td][td]9[/td][td]Mariners[/td][td]Cano[/td][td]23.9[/td][td]1.4[/td][td]9[/td][td]Tigers[/td][td]Verlander[/td][td]56.6[/td][td]2.1[/td][td]10[/td][td]Rangers[/td][td][/td][td]31.2[/td][td]1.2[/td][td]13[/td][td]Pirates[/td][td]Friend[/td][td]42.3[/td][td]-0.5[/td][td]13[/td][td]White Sox[/td][td]Ventura[/td][td]39.4[/td][td]11[/td][td]15[/td][td]Brewers[/td][td][/td][td]19[/td][td]0.1[/td][td]16[/td][td]Diamondbacks[/td][td][/td][td]14.3[/td][td]0.1[/td][td]17[/td][td]Reds[/td][td]Foster[/td][td]39.5[/td][td]4.7[/td][td]17[/td][td]Twins[/td][td]Santana[/td][td]36.1[/td][td]15.3[/td][td]18[/td][td]Astros[/td][td]Scott[/td][td]23.8[/td][td]-0.7[/td][td]21[/td][td]Rays[/td][td][/td][td]10.5[/td][td]-0.7[/td][td]21[/td][td]Rockies[/td][td]Reed[/td][td]11.8[/td][td]0.8[/td][td]36[/td][td]Guardians[/td][td]Lindor[/td][td]28.3[/td][td]27.3[/td][td]57[/td][td]Cubs[/td][td][/td][td]21.8[/td][td]1.7[/td] Incorrect: Tidrow Astacio Burris D’Amico R. Jones (#11, Padres) Candelaria (#19, Pirates) Ryan (#20, Astros…but only because he was a worse hitter than Mike Scott) Wheeler (#24, Phillies) Dykstra (#33, Phillies) Bowa (#36, Phillies) Bass (#36, Astros) Hebner (#41, Pirates) Zambrano (#54, Rays) Samuel (>#75, Phillies) Hickman (>#75, Cubs) Dunston (>#75, Cubs) Bay (>#75, Pirates) Sheffield (>#75, Brewers) Kazmir (not a Met in the major leagues, #10, Rays)

[th]Player[/th][th]Homers[/th][td]Bryce Harper[/td][td]40[td]Gincarlo Stanton[/td][td]38[td]Freddie Freeman[/td][td]31[td][/td][td]22[td]Marcel Ozuna[/td][td]21[td][/td][td]21[td]Kyle Schwarber[/td][td]20[td]Juan Soto[/td][td]19[td][/td][td]19[td][/td][td]18[td]Ronald Acuna Jr.[/td][td]18[td][/td][td]17[td][/td][td]16[td][/td][td]16[td][/td][td]15[td][/td][td]15[td]JT Realmuto[/td][td]14[td][/td][td]14[td][/td][td]14[td][/td][td]13 Short of the list: Andrew McCutchen, 9 Not the bonus answer Trout has 6 homers against the Mets.

I believe Shawon was already guessed. Not him.

Ray Burris is a great guess. There were 2 other Cubs/Mets who were better than Ray as a Cub, however. Ray had 10.3 WAR as a Cub.

Harper only took over the number one spot last year despite playing his entire career in the NL East and Stanton (1) having been out of the division since 2018 and (2) missing the majority of Subway Series games since that time. [th]Player[/th][th]Homers[/th][td]Bryce Harper[/td][td]40[td]Gincarlo Stanton[/td][td]38[td]Freddie Freeman[/td][td]31[td][/td][td]22[td]Marcel Ozuna[/td][td]21[td][/td][td]21[td]Kyle Schwarber[/td][td]20[td][/td][td]19[td][/td][td]19[td][/td][td]18[td][/td][td]18[td][/td][td]17[td][/td][td]16[td][/td][td]16[td][/td][td]15[td][/td][td]15[td]JT Realmuto[/td][td]14[td][/td][td]14[td][/td][td]14[td][/td][td]13

[th]Player[/th][th]Homers[/th][td]Bryce Harper[/td][td]40[td][/td][td]38[td][/td][td]31[td][/td][td]22[td][/td][td]21[td][/td][td]21[td][/td][td]20[td][/td][td]19[td][/td][td]19[td][/td][td]18[td][/td][td]18[td][/td][td]17[td][/td][td]16[td][/td][td]16[td][/td][td]15[td][/td][td]15[td][/td][td]14[td][/td][td]14[td][/td][td]14[td][/td][td]13

Who are the 20 active players with the most home runs against the Mets? Active = played at least one MLB game in 2025. [th]Player[/th][th]Homers[/th][td][/td][td]40[td][/td][td]38[td][/td][td]31[td][/td][td]22[td][/td][td]21[td][/td][td]21[td][/td][td]20[td][/td][td]19[td][/td][td]19[td][/td][td]18[td][/td][td]18[td][/td][td]17[td][/td][td]16[td][/td][td]16[td][/td][td]15[td][/td][td]15[td][/td][td]14[td][/td][td]14[td][/td][td]14[td][/td][td]13 Bonus question: Who is the active MLB home run leader with zero homers against the Mets?

Victor is #54 on the Rays’ all time list with 4.9 WAR. Dave Kingman had 7.4 WAR for the Cubs (3.0 for the Mets) and is not on the list. Love the D’Amico guess but it was only 5.8 WAR with the Brewers.

[th]Franchise Rank[/th][th]Franchise[/th][th]Player[/th][th]Other Franchise WAR[/th][th]Mets WAR[/th][td]1[/td][td]Giants[/td][td]Mays[/td][td]154.6[/td][td]1.6[/td][td]1[/td][td]Nationals[/td][td]Carter[/td][td]55.8[/td][td]11.4[/td][td]2[/td][td]Athletics[/td][td]Henderson[/td][td]72.7[/td][td]1.3[/td][td]2[/td][td]Royals[/td][td]Appier[/td][td]47.1[/td][td]3.5[/td][td]3[/td][td]Angels[/td][td]Fregosi[/td][td]45.9[/td][td]1.6[/td][td]3[/td][td]Blue Jays[/td][td]Bautista[/td][td]38.4[/td][td]1.2[/td][td]3[/td][td]Braves[/td][td]Spahn[/td][td]91.9[/td][td]0.0[/td][td]4[/td][td]Dodgers[/td][td]Snider[/td][td]65.4[/td][td]1.2[/td][td]4[/td][td]Marlins[/td][td]Castillo[/td][td]22.4[/td][td]2.9[/td][td]4[/td][td]Orioles[/td][td]Murray[/td][td]56.6[/td][td]2.8[/td][td]6[/td][td]Cardinals[/td][td]Boyer[/td][td]58.1[/td][td]3.6[/td][td]7[/td][td]Yankees[/td][td]Berra[/td][td]59.7[/td][td]-0.1[/td][td]7[/td][td]Phillies[/td][td]Ashburn[/td][td]58.2[/td][td]2.1[/td][td]8[/td][td]Padres[/td][td]Gonzalez[/td][td]20.4[/td][td]-0.2[/td][td]8[/td][td]Red Sox[/td][td]Martinez[/td][td]53.8[/td][td]8.1[/td][td]9[/td][td]Mariners[/td][td]Cano[/td][td]23.9[/td][td]1.4[/td][td]9[/td][td]Tigers[/td][td]Verlander[/td][td]56.6[/td][td]2.1[/td][td]10[/td][td]Rangers[/td][td][/td][td]31.2[/td][td]1.2[/td][td]13[/td][td]Pirates[/td][td]Friend[/td][td]42.3[/td][td]-0.5[/td][td]13[/td][td]White Sox[/td][td]Ventura[/td][td]39.4[/td][td]11[/td][td]15[/td][td]Brewers[/td][td][/td][td]19[/td][td]0.1[/td][td]16[/td][td]Diamondbacks[/td][td][/td][td]14.3[/td][td]0.1[/td][td]17[/td][td]Reds[/td][td]Foster[/td][td]39.5[/td][td]4.7[/td][td]17[/td][td]Twins[/td][td]Santana[/td][td]36.1[/td][td]15.3[/td][td]18[/td][td]Astros[/td][td]Scott[/td][td]23.8[/td][td]-0.7[/td][td]21[/td][td]Rays[/td][td][/td][td]10.5[/td][td]-0.7[/td][td]21[/td][td]Rockies[/td][td][/td][td]11.8[/td][td]0.8[/td][td]36[/td][td]Guardians[/td][td]Lindor[/td][td]28.3[/td][td]27.3[/td][td]57[/td][td]Cubs[/td][td][/td][td]21.8[/td][td]1.7[/td] Incorrect: Astacio R. Jones (#11, Padres) Candelaria (#19, Pirates) Ryan (#20, Astros…but only because he was a worse hitter than Mike Scott) Wheeler (#24, Phillies) Dykstra (#33, Phillies) Bowa (#36, Phillies) Bass (#36, Astros) Hebner (#41, Pirates) Samuel (>#75, Phillies) Hickman (>#75, Cubs) Dunston (>#75, Cubs) Bay (>#75, Pirates) Sheffield (>#75, Brewers) Kazmir (not a Met in the major leagues, #10, Rays)

DeRosa off the hook with an Italy win.

Grieve is…not on the top 100 Senators/Rangers list. Also, it appears that Richie Ashburn is correct. For some reason Bobby Abreu was showing up in this table (he’s next after Asbhurn on the Mets/Phillies list). So someone gets retroactive credit here. Proofreader is getting fired. [th]Franchise Rank[/th][th]Franchise[/th][th]Player[/th][th]Other Franchise WAR[/th][th]Mets WAR[/th][td]1[/td][td]Giants[/td][td]Mays[/td][td]154.6[/td][td]1.6[/td][td]1[/td][td]Nationals[/td][td]Carter[/td][td]55.8[/td][td]11.4[/td][td]2[/td][td]Athletics[/td][td]Henderson[/td][td]72.7[/td][td]1.3[/td][td]2[/td][td]Royals[/td][td]Appier[/td][td]47.1[/td][td]3.5[/td][td]3[/td][td]Angels[/td][td]Fregosi[/td][td]45.9[/td][td]1.6[/td][td]3[/td][td]Blue Jays[/td][td]Bautista[/td][td]38.4[/td][td]1.2[/td][td]3[/td][td]Braves[/td][td]Spahn[/td][td]91.9[/td][td]0.0[/td][td]4[/td][td]Dodgers[/td][td]Snider[/td][td]65.4[/td][td]1.2[/td][td]4[/td][td]Marlins[/td][td]Castillo[/td][td]22.4[/td][td]2.9[/td][td]4[/td][td]Orioles[/td][td]Murray[/td][td]56.6[/td][td]2.8[/td][td]6[/td][td]Cardinals[/td][td]Boyer[/td][td]58.1[/td][td]3.6[/td][td]7[/td][td]Yankees[/td][td]Berra[/td][td]59.7[/td][td]-0.1[/td][td]7[/td][td]Phillies[/td][td]Ashburn[/td][td]58.2[/td][td]2.1[/td][td]8[/td][td]Padres[/td][td][/td][td]20.4[/td][td]-0.2[/td][td]8[/td][td]Red Sox[/td][td]Martinez[/td][td]53.8[/td][td]8.1[/td][td]9[/td][td]Mariners[/td][td]Cano[/td][td]23.9[/td][td]1.4[/td][td]9[/td][td]Tigers[/td][td]Verlander[/td][td]56.6[/td][td]2.1[/td][td]10[/td][td]Rangers[/td][td][/td][td]31.2[/td][td]1.2[/td][td]13[/td][td]Pirates[/td][td]Friend[/td][td]42.3[/td][td]-0.5[/td][td]13[/td][td]White Sox[/td][td]Ventura[/td][td]39.4[/td][td]11[/td][td]15[/td][td]Brewers[/td][td][/td][td]19[/td][td]0.1[/td][td]16[/td][td]Diamondbacks[/td][td][/td][td]14.3[/td][td]0.1[/td][td]17[/td][td]Reds[/td][td]Foster[/td][td]39.5[/td][td]4.7[/td][td]17[/td][td]Twins[/td][td]Santana[/td][td]36.1[/td][td]15.3[/td][td]18[/td][td]Astros[/td][td]Scott[/td][td]23.8[/td][td]-0.7[/td][td]21[/td][td]Rays[/td][td][/td][td]10.5[/td][td]-0.7[/td][td]21[/td][td]Rockies[/td][td][/td][td]11.8[/td][td]0.8[/td][td]36[/td][td]Guardians[/td][td]Lindor[/td][td]28.3[/td][td]27.3[/td][td]57[/td][td]Cubs[/td][td][/td][td]21.8[/td][td]1.7[/td] Incorrect: R. Jones (#11, Padres) Candelaria (#19, Pirates) Ryan (#20, Astros…but only because he was a worse hitter than Mike Scott) Wheeler (#24, Phillies) Dykstra (#33, Phillies) Bowa (#36, Phillies) Bass (#36, Astros) Hebner (#41, Pirates) Samuel (>#75, Phillies) Hickman (>#75, Cubs) Dunston (>#75, Cubs) Bay (>#75, Pirates) Sheffield (>#75, Brewers) Kazmir (not a Met in the major leagues, #10, Rays)

Bob is correct. [th]Franchise Rank[/th][th]Franchise[/th][th]Player[/th][th]Other Franchise WAR[/th][th]Mets WAR[/th][td]1[/td][td]Giants[/td][td]Mays[/td][td]154.6[/td][td]1.6[/td][td]1[/td][td]Nationals[/td][td]Carter[/td][td]55.8[/td][td]11.4[/td][td]2[/td][td]Athletics[/td][td]Henderson[/td][td]72.7[/td][td]1.3[/td][td]2[/td][td]Royals[/td][td]Appier[/td][td]47.1[/td][td]3.5[/td][td]3[/td][td]Angels[/td][td]Fregosi[/td][td]45.9[/td][td]1.6[/td][td]3[/td][td]Blue Jays[/td][td]Bautista[/td][td]38.4[/td][td]1.2[/td][td]3[/td][td]Braves[/td][td]Spahn[/td][td]91.9[/td][td]0.0[/td][td]4[/td][td]Dodgers[/td][td]Snider[/td][td]65.4[/td][td]1.2[/td][td]4[/td][td]Marlins[/td][td]Castillo[/td][td]22.4[/td][td]2.9[/td][td]4[/td][td]Orioles[/td][td]Murray[/td][td]56.6[/td][td]2.8[/td][td]6[/td][td]Cardinals[/td][td]Boyer[/td][td]58.1[/td][td]3.6[/td][td]7[/td][td]Yankees[/td][td]Berra[/td][td]59.7[/td][td]-0.1[/td][td]8[/td][td]Padres[/td][td][/td][td]20.4[/td][td]-0.2[/td][td]8[/td][td]Red Sox[/td][td]Martinez[/td][td]53.8[/td][td]8.1[/td][td]9[/td][td]Mariners[/td][td]Cano[/td][td]23.9[/td][td]1.4[/td][td]9[/td][td]Tigers[/td][td]Verlander[/td][td]56.6[/td][td]2.1[/td][td]10[/td][td]Phillies[/td][td][/td][td]47.2[/td][td]-0.5[/td][td]10[/td][td]Rangers[/td][td][/td][td]31.2[/td][td]1.2[/td][td]13[/td][td]Pirates[/td][td]Friend[/td][td]42.3[/td][td]-0.5[/td][td]13[/td][td]White Sox[/td][td]Ventura[/td][td]39.4[/td][td]11[/td][td]15[/td][td]Brewers[/td][td][/td][td]19[/td][td]0.1[/td][td]16[/td][td]Diamondbacks[/td][td][/td][td]14.3[/td][td]0.1[/td][td]17[/td][td]Reds[/td][td]Foster[/td][td]39.5[/td][td]4.7[/td][td]17[/td][td]Twins[/td][td]Santana[/td][td]36.1[/td][td]15.3[/td][td]18[/td][td]Astros[/td][td]Scott[/td][td]23.8[/td][td]-0.7[/td][td]21[/td][td]Rays[/td][td][/td][td]10.5[/td][td]-0.7[/td][td]21[/td][td]Rockies[/td][td][/td][td]11.8[/td][td]0.8[/td][td]36[/td][td]Guardians[/td][td]Lindor[/td][td]28.3[/td][td]27.3[/td][td]57[/td][td]Cubs[/td][td][/td][td]21.8[/td][td]1.7[/td] Incorrect: R. Jones (#11, Padres) Candelaria (#19, Pirates) Ryan (#20, Astros…but only because he was a worse hitter than Mike Scott) Wheeler (#24, Phillies) Dykstra (#33, Phillies) Bowa (#36, Phillies) Bass (#36, Astros) Hebner (#41, Pirates) Samuel (>#75, Phillies) Hickman (>#75, Cubs) Dunston (>#75, Cubs) Bay (>#75, Pirates) Sheffield (>#75, Brewers) Kazmir (not a Met in the major leagues, #10, Rays)

Hebner had 23 WAR for Pittsburgh, a respectable #41 on their all-time list.

Randy Jones actually had 20.7 pitching WAR for San Diego but his ineptitude with the bat pushes him down to 19.8 overall and #11 on the Padres list. Randy had -1.9 WAR with the Mets.

The Friday Apple TV schedule has been announced through June. 2 Mets games: Friday, May 15, Yankees at Mets Friday, June 12, Braves at Mets The Mets’ 2026 appearances on NBC’s “Sunday Night Baseball” (previously announced): Thursday, March 26, Pirates at Mets (opening day), 1:15 PM Sunday, June 21, Mets at Phillies, 7:20 PM Sunday, July 5, Mets at Atlanta, 12:30 PM* Sunday, August 30, Houston at Mets, 7:20 PM *The early Sunday slot is usually a Peacock exclusive but in this case will be on NBC.

Are we sure that’s the case? Brittany Ghiroli of The Athletic had an article today saying that DeRosa used the “B” lineup in the game against Italy (Cal Raleigh, Bryce Harper, Alex Bregman, Brice Turang all sat) and even had Clayton Kershaw warming in the pen (instead of Mason Miller) in a key spot. She noted there was social media speculation that maybe DeRosa figured out the issue during the game (and which is why Miller eventually got up and entered the game).

[th]Franchise Rank[/th][th]Franchise[/th][th]Player[/th][th]Other Franchise WAR[/th][th]Mets WAR[/th][td]1[/td][td]Giants[/td][td]Mays[/td][td]154.6[/td][td]1.6[/td][td]1[/td][td]Nationals[/td][td]Carter[/td][td]55.8[/td][td]11.4[/td][td]2[/td][td]Athletics[/td][td]Henderson[/td][td]72.7[/td][td]1.3[/td][td]2[/td][td]Royals[/td][td]Appier[/td][td]47.1[/td][td]3.5[/td][td]3[/td][td]Angels[/td][td]Fregosi[/td][td]45.9[/td][td]1.6[/td][td]3[/td][td]Blue Jays[/td][td]Bautista[/td][td]38.4[/td][td]1.2[/td][td]3[/td][td]Braves[/td][td]Spahn[/td][td]91.9[/td][td]0.0[/td][td]4[/td][td]Dodgers[/td][td]Snider[/td][td]65.4[/td][td]1.2[/td][td]4[/td][td]Marlins[/td][td]Castillo[/td][td]22.4[/td][td]2.9[/td][td]4[/td][td]Orioles[/td][td]Murray[/td][td]56.6[/td][td]2.8[/td][td]6[/td][td]Cardinals[/td][td]Boyer[/td][td]58.1[/td][td]3.6[/td][td]7[/td][td]Yankees[/td][td]Berra[/td][td]59.7[/td][td]-0.1[/td][td]8[/td][td]Padres[/td][td][/td][td]20.4[/td][td]-0.2[/td][td]8[/td][td]Red Sox[/td][td]Martinez[/td][td]53.8[/td][td]8.1[/td][td]9[/td][td]Mariners[/td][td]Cano[/td][td]23.9[/td][td]1.4[/td][td]9[/td][td]Tigers[/td][td]Verlander[/td][td]56.6[/td][td]2.1[/td][td]10[/td][td]Phillies[/td][td][/td][td]47.2[/td][td]-0.5[/td][td]10[/td][td]Rangers[/td][td][/td][td]31.2[/td][td]1.2[/td][td]13[/td][td]Pirates[/td][td][/td][td]42.3[/td][td]-0.5[/td][td]13[/td][td]White Sox[/td][td]Ventura[/td][td]39.4[/td][td]11[/td][td]15[/td][td]Brewers[/td][td][/td][td]19[/td][td]0.1[/td][td]16[/td][td]Diamondbacks[/td][td][/td][td]14.3[/td][td]0.1[/td][td]17[/td][td]Reds[/td][td]Foster[/td][td]39.5[/td][td]4.7[/td][td]17[/td][td]Twins[/td][td]Santana[/td][td]36.1[/td][td]15.3[/td][td]18[/td][td]Astros[/td][td]Scott (with hitting factored in)[/td][td]23.8[/td][td]-0.7[/td][td]18[/td][td]Astros[/td][td]Ryan (if measuring just the pitching)[/td][td]23.4[/td][td]3.0[/td][td]21[/td][td]Rays[/td][td][/td][td]10.5[/td][td]-0.7[/td][td]21[/td][td]Rockies[/td][td][/td][td]11.8[/td][td]0.8[/td][td]36[/td][td]Guardians[/td][td]Lindor[/td][td]28.3[/td][td]27.3[/td][td]57[/td][td]Cubs[/td][td][/td][td]21.8[/td][td]1.7[/td] Incorrect: Candelaria (#19, Pirates) Wheeler (#24, Phillies) Dykstra (#33, Phillies) Bowa (#36, Phillies) Bass (#36, Astros) Samuel (>#75, Phillies) Hickman (>#75, Cubs) Dunston (>#75, Cubs) Bay (>#75, Pirates) Kazmir (not a Met in the major leagues, #10, Rays)

Interesting! The Baseball-Reference team index page for Houston (https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/HOU/) has a “Top 24 players” section with Mike Scott at #18, 23.8 WAR and Nolan Ryan at #20, 23.4 WAR. That’s where the Scott answer was picked from; the “24.8” in the chart must have been a typo. The Baseball-Reference leaders page for Astros pitchers, (https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/HOU/leaders_pitch_50.shtml) has Ryan at 25.4 pitching WAR, Scott at 24.8. Scott had -1.0 WAR as a Houston batter and Ryan had -2.0 WAR as a Houston batter, which was factored in for the overall team rankings.

Dunston, Bass, Bowa, Candelaria, Kazmir, and Ryan are all incorrect. Kazmir would have been a correct answer (he’s #10 on the Rays’ leaderboard) but he never reached the majors with the Mets.

[th]Franchise Rank[/th][th]Franchise[/th][th]Player[/th][th]Other Franchise WAR[/th][th]Mets WAR[/th][td]1[/td][td]Giants[/td][td]Mays[/td][td]154.6[/td][td]1.6[/td][td]1[/td][td]Nationals[/td][td]Carter[/td][td]55.8[/td][td]11.4[/td][td]2[/td][td]Athletics[/td][td]Henderson[/td][td]72.7[/td][td]1.3[/td][td]2[/td][td]Royals[/td][td]Appier[/td][td]47.1[/td][td]3.5[/td][td]3[/td][td]Angels[/td][td]Fregosi[/td][td]45.9[/td][td]1.6[/td][td]3[/td][td]Blue Jays[/td][td]Bautista[/td][td]38.4[/td][td]1.2[/td][td]3[/td][td]Braves[/td][td]Spahn[/td][td]91.9[/td][td]0.0[/td][td]4[/td][td]Dodgers[/td][td]Snider[/td][td]65.4[/td][td]1.2[/td][td]4[/td][td]Marlins[/td][td]Castillo[/td][td]22.4[/td][td]2.9[/td][td]4[/td][td]Orioles[/td][td]Murray[/td][td]56.6[/td][td]2.8[/td][td]6[/td][td]Cardinals[/td][td]Boyer[/td][td]58.1[/td][td]3.6[/td][td]7[/td][td]Phillies[/td][td][/td][td]47.2[/td][td]-0.5[/td][td]7[/td][td]Yankees[/td][td]Berra[/td][td]59.7[/td][td]-0.1[/td][td]8[/td][td]Padres[/td][td][/td][td]20.4[/td][td]-0.2[/td][td]8[/td][td]Red Sox[/td][td]Martinez[/td][td]53.8[/td][td]8.1[/td][td]9[/td][td]Mariners[/td][td]Cano[/td][td]23.9[/td][td]1.4[/td][td]9[/td][td]Tigers[/td][td]Verlander[/td][td]56.6[/td][td]2.1[/td][td]10[/td][td]Rangers[/td][td][/td][td]31.2[/td][td]1.2[/td][td]13[/td][td]Pirates[/td][td][/td][td]42.3[/td][td]-0.5[/td][td]13[/td][td]White Sox[/td][td]Ventura[/td][td]39.4[/td][td]11[/td][td]15[/td][td]Brewers[/td][td][/td][td]19[/td][td]0.1[/td][td]16[/td][td]Diamondbacks[/td][td][/td][td]14.3[/td][td]0.1[/td][td]17[/td][td]Reds[/td][td][/td][td]39.5[/td][td]4.7[/td][td]17[/td][td]Twins[/td][td]Santana[/td][td]36.1[/td][td]15.3[/td][td]18[/td][td]Astros[/td][td][/td][td]24.8[/td][td]-0.7[/td][td]21[/td][td]Rays[/td][td][/td][td]10.5[/td][td]-0.7[/td][td]21[/td][td]Rockies[/td][td][/td][td]11.8[/td][td]0.8[/td][td]36[/td][td]Guardians[/td][td]Lindor[/td][td]28.3[/td][td]27.3[/td][td]57[/td][td]Cubs[/td][td][/td][td]21.8[/td][td]1.7[/td] Incorrect: Wheeler Samuel Dykstra Bowa

Lots of fun with the last quiz, so adding in here its harder cousin. Can you name the highest entry on each franchise’s WAR leaderboard to have also played for the Mets? Example: Yogi Berra has the most WAR as a Yankee (#7 on that franchise list) of any player who was also a Met. What makes this hard is that all the easy/obvious answers came out in the earlier quiz: [th]Franchise Rank[/th][th]Franchise[/th][th]Player[/th][th]Other Franchise WAR[/th][th]Mets WAR[/th][td]1[/td][td]Giants[/td][td]Mays[/td][td]154.6[/td][td]1.6[/td][td]1[/td][td]Nationals[/td][td]Carter[/td][td]55.8[/td][td]11.4[/td][td]2[/td][td]Athletics[/td][td]Henderson[/td][td]72.7[/td][td]1.3[/td][td]2[/td][td]Royals[/td][td]Appier[/td][td]47.1[/td][td]3.5[/td][td]3[/td][td]Angels[/td][td]Fregosi[/td][td]45.9[/td][td]1.6[/td][td]3[/td][td]Blue Jays[/td][td]Bautista[/td][td]38.4[/td][td]1.2[/td][td]3[/td][td]Braves[/td][td]Spahn[/td][td]91.9[/td][td]0.0[/td][td]4[/td][td]Dodgers[/td][td]Snider[/td][td]65.4[/td][td]1.2[/td][td]4[/td][td]Marlins[/td][td]Castillo[/td][td]22.4[/td][td]2.9[/td][td]4[/td][td]Orioles[/td][td]Murray[/td][td]56.6[/td][td]2.8[/td][td]6[/td][td]Cardinals[/td][td]Boyer[/td][td]58.1[/td][td]3.6[/td][td]7[/td][td]Phillies[/td][td][/td][td]47.2[/td][td]-0.5[/td][td]7[/td][td]Yankees[/td][td]Berra[/td][td]59.7[/td][td]-0.1[/td][td]8[/td][td]Padres[/td][td][/td][td]20.4[/td][td]-0.2[/td][td]8[/td][td]Red Sox[/td][td]Martinez[/td][td]53.8[/td][td]8.1[/td][td]9[/td][td]Mariners[/td][td]Cano[/td][td]23.9[/td][td]1.4[/td][td]9[/td][td]Tigers[/td][td]Verlander[/td][td]56.6[/td][td]2.1[/td][td]10[/td][td]Rangers[/td][td][/td][td]31.2[/td][td]1.2[/td][td]13[/td][td]Pirates[/td][td][/td][td]42.3[/td][td]-0.5[/td][td]13[/td][td]White Sox[/td][td]Ventura[/td][td]39.4[/td][td]11[/td][td]15[/td][td]Brewers[/td][td][/td][td]19[/td][td]0.1[/td][td]16[/td][td]Diamondbacks[/td][td][/td][td]14.3[/td][td]0.1[/td][td]17[/td][td]Reds[/td][td][/td][td]39.5[/td][td]4.7[/td][td]17[/td][td]Twins[/td][td]Santana[/td][td]36.1[/td][td]15.3[/td][td]18[/td][td]Astros[/td][td][/td][td]24.8[/td][td]-0.7[/td][td]21[/td][td]Rays[/td][td][/td][td]10.5[/td][td]-0.7[/td][td]21[/td][td]Rockies[/td][td][/td][td]11.8[/td][td]0.8[/td][td]36[/td][td]Guardians[/td][td][/td][td]28.3[/td][td]27.3[/td][td]57[/td][td]Cubs[/td][td][/td][td]21.8[/td][td]1.7[/td]

Feels like these are two separate questions. Diaz’s absence is still the biggest head-scratcher because there was no good reason to not re-sign him. Everyone else’s absence I can reconcile with a plan to win except Diaz. The “Metliest” absence is easily Pete. Nimmo in second place but Pete both was a constant presence for 7 seasons AND owns significant Mets records.

That’s our list, please collect your fabulous prizes on the way out. [th]Player[/th][th]Franchise[/th][th]Rank[/th] [th]WAR[/th][td]Willie Mays[/td][td]Giants[/td][td]1[/td][td]156.4[/td][td]Warren Spahn[/td][td]Braves[/td][td]3[/td][td]91.9[/td][td]Rickey Henderson[/td][td]Athletics[/td][td]2[/td][td]72.7[/td][td]Duke Snider[/td][td]Dodgers[/td][td]4[/td][td]65.4[/td][td]Eddie Murray[/td][td]Orioles[/td][td]4[/td][td]56.4[/td][td]Gary Carter[/td][td]Expos/Nationals[/td][td]1[/td][td]55.8[/td][td]Kevin Appier[/td][td]Royals[/td][td]2[/td][td]47.1[/td][td]Jim Fregosi[/td][td]Angels[/td][td]3[/td][td]45.9[/td][td]Amos Otis[/td][td]Royals[/td][td]3[/td][td]44.8[/td][td]Bret Saberhagen[/td][td]Royals[/td][td]5[/td][td]40.7[/td][td]Max Scherzer[/td][td]Expos/Nationals[/td][td]5[/td][td]40.3[/td][td]Nolan Ryan[/td][td]Angels[/td][td]5[/td][td]40.0[/td][td]Jose Bautista[/td][td]Blue Jays[/td][td]3[/td][td]38.4[/td][td]Tony Fernandez[/td][td]Blue Jays[/td][td]4[/td][td]37.5[/td][td]Carlos Delgado[/td][td]Blue Jays[/td][td]5[/td][td]36.8[/td][td]Luis Castillo[/td][td]Marlins[/td][td]4[/td][td]22.4[/td] Not on the list: Boyer, #6 for the Cardinals Ashburn, #7 for the Phillies Berra, #7 for the Yankees Martinez, #8 for the Red Sox (also #22 for the Expos/Nationals) Glavine, #9 for the Braves Cano, #9 for the Mariners (also #21 for the Yankees) Verlander, #9 for the Tigers (also #22 for the Astros) Randy Jones, #11 for the Padres Soto, #14 for the Expos/Nationals (also #69 for the Padres) Conine, #16 for the Marlins Sheffield, #17 for the Marlins Santana, #17 for the Twins Piazza, #28 for the Dodgers Kent, #31 for the Giants R. Alomar, #54 for the Guardians (also #16 for the Blue Jays and #33 for the Padres) Could’ve Appeared Multiple Times on a Long List: Ryan is also #20 for the Astros and #30 for the Rangers Rickey is also #38 for the Yankees Scherzer is also #42 for the Tigers

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