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He may make it to the next game, but if he does, it's a-gonna be a long 48 hours until then.

And Austin Slater to join.

Nobody? Gosh, lucky you.

Semien first-pitch swinging is terrible baseball.

There are two or three ways to read this comment. None of them, I suspect, are wrong.

A three-way manager trade with Cora going to the Phillies, Rob Thomson to the Mets, and Carlos Mendoza to the Sox would have been really cool.

Benge wears a lot of bling.

Hey brother, I read plenty! I just need better scrolling skillz.

I think issues of a third time through a lineup are greatly exaggerated. 1) Give a guy a lead, and he has leverage to work with — a margin for error as the later innings start coming around. 2) Trouble the third time automatically implies success-success-success to that point. 3) Relievers are there to help. Beyond that, the data that goes into third-time-through-the-lineup measurements is queered by its very nature.

One reliever signed away. Another one sent on a rehab assignment. A third one returns to the MLB roster that he never should have banished from. One thing they have in common — apart from being three more bullpenners that the Mets treat with depraved indifference — is that none is an offensive answer for the punchless 2026 Mets. Transactions, 4/21/2026 GOING Signed away by MIN to Minor-League Contract Relief Pitchers Luis Garcia R/R DoB: 1987-01-30 High Level: MLB (2026) The shrubby beard of Luis Garcia was DFA'd — and the rest of him along with it — when adding Joey Gerber. There was no reason to think Garcia was washed up after 14 year of MLB relieving, but he hadn't been pitching that great, and having gone the day before and twice in three days, made him the guy to be thrown overboard. It's a shitty policy — prioritizing fresh arms over good arms, and filling out rosters with day laborers instead of teammates — but it's the way baseball works these days. Garcia wanted no part of Syracuse and rightfully asked for his release. Now he gets to work his way back to MLB status with Minnesota as a St. Paul Saint. Transactions, 4/25/2026 GOING Signed away by MIN to Minor-League Contract Relief Pitchers Joey Gerber R/R DoB: 1997-05-03 High Level: MLB (2026) As noted above, the fresh arm the Mets brought up at the cost of Luis Garcia was fellow MLB vet Joey Gerber. The Mets promptly deployed Gerber with mopup duty at the tail-end of a 4-0 loss to the Dodgers. He did everything you wanted him to do — throwing two scoreless innings, striking out five, and flashing dimples that went on for days. One had every reason to assume the shadow of the DFA dragon would fall on Gerberbaby's locker as soon as the game ended, but either injury or bullshit roster manipulation intervened, and he was instead place on the IL with a finger blister. It probably isn't the first time a guy got a 10-day IL assignment followed by a rehab assignment (blister rehab?) over such an injury, but it sure feels like it. You hate to call out your GM for playing games with the Injured List, but there really isn't enough sand for Mets Roster Central to bury their heads in. Any how, we look forward to Gerber's return with the most pristine of finger tips. Transactions, 4/26/2026 COMING Promoted from Syracuse Relief Pitchers Austin Warren R/R DoB: 1996-02-05 High Level: MLB (2026) Today's double-header invited the Mets to add a 27th player to their roster. Teams invariably add extra pitching in such cases and the Mets brought up Austin (don't call him Adam) Warren. Aussie became a minor sensation earlier in the week when a Devin Williams ninth-inning collapse brought him in to clean up a messy situation with the bases loaded, no outs, and the fans hungry for blood. Of course he struck out the side, turning an angry crowd into chanters of his name. Of course he got a one-way ticket back to Syracuse. Of course he's likely to get into both games of today's double header, taking a hit for pitchers the Mets value more highly. Of course he's likely to be shipped out in short order again. Austin, as Ron Darling put it in the booth today, just gets outs. But because he lacks elite velocity, the Mets don't envision him as a pitcher they can develop into a more weaponizable part of their bullpen for high-leverage situations, so he and his kind get scrap-heaped, whether they are effective or not. Baseball, you make it so hard to love you sometimes.

One reliever signed away. Another one sent on a rehab assignment. A third one returns to the MLB roster that he never should have banished from. One thing they have in common — apart from being three more bullpenners that the Mets treat with depraved indifference — is that none is an offensive answer for the punchless 2026 Mets. Transactions, 4/21/2026 GOING Signed away by MIN to Minor-League Contract Relief Pitchers Luis Garcia R/R DoB: 1987-01-30 High Level: MLB (2026) The shrubby beard of Luis Garcia was DFA'd — and the rest of him along with it — when adding Joey Gerber. There was no reason to think Garcia was washed up after 14 year of MLB relieving, but he hadn't been pitching that great, and having gone the day before and twice in three days, made him the guy to be thrown overboard. It's a shitty policy — prioritizing fresh arms over good arms, and filling out rosters with day laborers instead of teammates — but it's the way baseball works these days. Garcia wanted no part of Syracuse and rightfully asked for his release. Now he gets to work his way back to MLB status with Minnesota as a St. Paul Saint. Transactions, 4/25/2026 GOING Signed away by MIN to Minor-League Contract Relief Pitchers Joey Gerber R/R DoB: 1997-05-03 High Level: MLB (2026) As noted above, the fresh arm the Mets brought up at the cost of Luis Garcia was fellow MLB vet Joey Gerber. The Mets promptly deployed Gerber with mopup duty at the tail-end of a 4-0 loss to the Dodgers. He did everything you wanted him to do — throwing two scoreless innings, striking out five, and flashing dimples that went on for days. One had every reason to assume the shadow of the DFA dragon would fall on Gerberbaby's locker as soon as the game ended, but either injury or bullshit roster manipulation intervened, and he was instead place on the IL with a finger blister. It probably isn't the first time a guy got a 10-day IL assignment followed by a rehab assignment (blister rehab?) over such an injury, but it sure feels like it. You hate to call out your GM for playing games with the Injured List, but there really isn't enough sand for Mets Roster Central to bury their heads in. Any how, we look forward to Gerber's return with the most pristine of finger tips. Transactions, 4/26/2026 COMING Promoted from Syracuse Relief Pitchers Austin Warren R/R DoB: 1996-02-05 High Level: MLB (2026) Today's double-header invited the Mets to add a 27th player to their roster. Teams invariably add extra pitching in such cases and the Mets brought up Austin (don't call him Adam) Warren. Aussie became a minor sensation earlier in the week when a Devin Williams ninth-inning collapse brought him in to clean up a messy situation with the bases loaded, no outs, and the fans hungry for blood. Of course he struck out the side, turning an angry crowd into chanters of his name. Of course he got a one-way ticket back to Syracuse. Of course he's likely to get into both games of today's double header, taking a hit for pitchers the Mets value more highly. Of course he's likely to be shipped out in short order again. Austin, as Ron Darling put it in the booth today, just gets outs. But because he lacks elite velocity, the Mets don't envision him as a pitcher they can develop into a more weaponizable part of their bullpen for high-leverage situations, so he and his kind get scrap-heaped, whether they are effective or not. Baseball, you make it so hard to love you sometimes. Your 2026 New York Mets Starting Pitchers Relief Pitchers Clay Holmes Nolan McLean Freddy Peralta David Peterson Kodai Senga Huascar Brazobán R/R DoB: 1993-03-27 R/R DoB: 2001-07-24 R/R DoB: 2996-06-04 L/L DoB: 1995-09-03 L/R DoB: 1993-01-30 R/R DoB: 1989-10-15 Relief Pitchers Carl Edwards, Jr. Craig Kimbrel Sean Manaea Tobias Myers Brooks Raley Austin Warren Luke Weaver R/R DoB: 33484 R/R DoB: 32291 R/L DoB: 1992-02-01 R/R DoB: 1998-08-05 L/L DoB: 1988-06-29 R/R DoB: 1996-02-05 R/R DoB: 1993-08-21 Relief Pitchers Catchers Infielders Infielders Devin Williams Francisco Alvarez Luís Torrens Brett Baty Bo Bichette Ronny Mauricio MJ Melendez R/R DoB: 1994-09-21 R/R DoB: 2001-11-01 R/R DoB: 1996-05-02 L/R DoB: 1999-11-13 R/R DoB: 1998-03-05 S/R DoB: 2001-04-04 L/R DoB: 1993-11-29 Infielders Outfielders Marcus Semien Mark Vientos Carson Benge Tommy Pham Luis Robert, Jr. Juan Soto Tyrone Taylor R/R DoB: 1990-09-17 R/R DoB: 1993-12-11 L/R DoB: 2003-01-20 R/R DoB: 32210 R/R DoB: 1997-08-03 L/L DoB: 1998-10-25 R/R DoB: 34356 Also on 40-Player Roster Starting Pitchers Relief Pitchers Tylor Megill Christian Scott Jonah Tong Alex Carrillo Reed Garrett Joey Gerber Justin Hagenman R/R DoB: 1995-07-28 R/R DoB: 1999-06-15 R/R DoB: 2003-06-19 R/R DoB: 1997-06-06 R/R DoB: 1993-01-02 R/R DoB: 1997-05-03 R/R DoB: 1996-10-07 On 60-Day Injured List with torn right UCL. With Syracuse With Syracuse On 60-Day Injured List — right UCL surgery and nerve relocation surgery. With St. Lucie on Rehab Assignment On 60 Day Injured List with fractured rib. Relief Pitchers Catchers Infielders A.J. Minter Dedniel Núñez Jonathan Pintaro Dylan Ross Hayden Senger Francisco Lindor Jorge Polanco L/L DoB: 1993-09-02 R/R DoB: 1996-06-05 R/R DoB: 1997-11-07 R/R DoB: 2000-09-01 R/R DoB: 1997-04-03 S/R DoB: 1993-11-14 S/R DoB: 1999-11-13 With Syracuse on Rehab Assignment On 60-Day Injured List — right UCL surgery. With Syracuse With Syracuse, on Seven-Day IL With Syracuse On 10-Day Injured List with Strained Left Calf On 10-Day Injured List with right wrist contusion. Outfielders Outfielders Nick Morabito Jared Young R/R DoB: 2003-05-07 L/R DoB: 1995-07-09 With Syracuse On 10-Day Injured List with torn left meniscus. Your Mets Coaching Staff Manager Bench Coach Pitching Coach Hitting Coordinator Third Base Coach First Base Coach Bullpen Coach Ass't Pitching Coach Carlos Mendoza Kai Correa Justin Willard Jeff Albert Tim Leiper Gilbert Gomez José Rosado Dan McKinney DoB: 1979-11-27 DoB: 1989-07-14 DoB: 1990-09-09 DoB: 1992-08-16 DoB: 1996-07-19 DoB: 1992-03-08 DoB: 1974-11-09 DoB: 1989-06-06 Hitting Coach Strategy Coach Catching Coach Coaching Assistant Bat'g Practice Pitcher Equipment Manager Bullpen Catchers Bullpen Catchers Troy Snitker Danny Barnes J.P. Arencibia Rafael Fernandez Kevin Mahoney Kevin Kierst Eric Langill Dave Racaniello DoB: 1988-12-05 DoB: 1989-10021 DoB: 1986-01-05 DoB: 1988-08-03 DoB: 1987-05-11 DoB: 1964-07-09 DoB: 1979-04-09 DoB: 1978-06-03 Your Mets Training Staff Director of Player Health Head Athletic Trainer Assistant Athletic Trainer Reconditioning Coordinator Reconditioning Therapist Head Performance Coach Assistant Performance Coach Performance Coordinator Soft Tissue Specialist Brian Chicklo Joseph Golia Bryan Baca Sean Bardanett Josh Bickel Dustin Clarke Tanner Miracle Jeremy Chiang Hiroto Kawamura DoB: 1972-07-17 DoB: 1978-??-?? DoB: Circa 1980 DoB: 1988-06-23 DoB: 1996-??-?? DoB: 1987-??-?? DoB: 1991-??-?? DoB: ????-??-?? DoB: 22846 View full article

I realize that he almost lost his skull, but a terrible at-bat by Semien.

I'm tempted to use Melendez for Robert here. I'm probably wrong but maybe not.

I have no problem with the Mets on the pitching side. Batting-wise, they are philosophically misguided.

Strike three to Baty was more off the plate than most of the calls overturned today.

Vientos playing as if one run is all his team will score, fuggs up going for the DP when one out should have been enuff. Pressure is the enemy.

Well, Tyrone Taylor will tell you that scoring has been known to happen.

The 10-17 Red Sox have fired Alex Cora along with five of his coaches. The Sox were coming off a 17-1 win over the Orioles on Saturday, which I guess is the way to go out. Cora was in the second year of a three-year deal. Chad Tracy is the interim replacement. Also cleaning out their desks: Hitting Coach Peter Fatse, Third Base Coach Kyle Hudson, Bench Coach Ramón Vázquez, Assistant Hitting Coach Dillon Lawson, and Major League Hitting Strategy Coach Joe Cronin.

It's nice when you have a guy on the ropes in the first. It's not so nice when you fail to get to him, and then he finds his groove.

That'll do it for now.

One hit for each team. Both were on catchable flares falling in between the infielders and outfielders.

They can. They just didn't.

Is he not pitching well? Is Cohen not noting who is doing poorly?

Home plate umpire Ryan Blakney doing a great Dutch Rennert imitation as Rockies leadoff batter Edoard Julen looks at three straight strikes and sits quickly down.