Edgy MD

How often do you see a triple through the hole?

Hopefully Ewing gets to bat against the lefty if he comes up here.

Wow! Hit it to Workman!

I was kind of feeling like sending Ewing on that hit to McKinstry.

Plate 'em, Benji.

Steal your way out of the double-play, AJ.

A lot of strikeouts looking by tonight's Mets lineup.

It's a shame that was likely Peralta's last inning, because it was clearly his best.

I wonder what Dillon Dingler's porn name is.

No way. Listen to marathon below. Preach.

I thought Keef got under the tag and was safe at home.

I'll take that walk and double anyhow. Also, wearing down the starter and chasing him early in Game #1 of a series is, like, the third commandment of Edgyball.

Warning-track fly from Ewing in plate appearance #2. Not a good omen.

Ewing with the best Mets at-bat I've seen in months.

Though, sometimes you get Dinglered.

I'm telling you — back-to-the-wall baseball is good baseball. Sometimes it's the best baseball.

McGonigle sure works a deep count. Damn. I think Semien booted that because he lost focus.

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 — from the announcers manager, coaches, fellow players, maybe the owner ... maybe even from brand-new Met A.J. Ewing himself. It'll probably even be true, but none of it will lift the reality that the Mets need saving, and the only thing that is going to take that off Ewing's shoulders is a couple of teammates doing the heavy lifting themselves. Transactions, 5/12/2026 GOING NEUTRAL COMING Designated for Assignment Transferred from Outfield Re-Signed to Minor League Contract, Assigned to Brooklyn Added to Roster and Promoted from Syracuse Infielders Outfielders Andy Ibáñez Brett Baty Nick Roselli A.J. Ewing R/R DoB: 1993-04-03 High Level: MLB (2026) L/R DoB: 1999-11-13 High Level: MLB (2026) L/R DoB: 2003-03-31 High Level: A+ (2025) L/R DoB: 2004-08-10 High Level: AAA (2026) A.J. Ewing came hard in 2025. His .830 OPS over three levels was underscored by a .401 OBP and 70 stolen bases. Mets Roster Central suspects it was his performance in 2025 that turned Jett Williams into a tradeable commodity for the Mets. A Ty Cobbian start (not to put any pressure on a guy) to 2026 (.339 / .447 / .514 // .961 with 17 steals in 18 attempts in 30 games across two levels) and he's here with the Mets. And that's his game — getting on base and running wild. Pray that the Mets don't turn him into one more guy who flies out to the warning track and gets slaps on the back for almost getting a hold of one. That show is getting real old. Putting Brett Baty back in the infield contingent is some housekeeping here, but it really is a fait accompli. He's seen most of his time over there since the Ronny Mauricio injury, and Andy Ibáñez' two error game at the hot corner sealed his fate perhaps more than his bat did. Nick Roselli had been released at the end of Spring Training after a lousy 2025. (He did well enough at St. Lucie but hit a wall in Brooklyn.) But with the way the Mets season is going, a .455 OPS doesn't seem as hopelessly disqualifying as it might have back on April 1. His return probably represents the organization backfilling in anticipation of losing Ibáñez. That smart looking Bingho uniform he's wearing in his thumbnail pic isn't a Rumble Ponies alternate, by the way. Nick played his NCAA ball for SUNY-Binghamton. Go Bearcats!!

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 — from the announcer, manager, coaches, fellow players, maybe the owner ... maybe even from brand-new Met A.J. Ewing himself. It'll probably even be true, but none of it will lift the reality that the Mets need saving, and the only thing that is going to take that off Ewing's shoulders is a couple of teammates doing the heavy lifting themselves. Transactions, 5/12/2026 GOING NEUTRAL COMING Designated for Assignment Transferred from Outfield Re-Signed to Minor League Contract, Assigned to Brooklyn Added to Roster and Promoted from Syracuse Infielders Outfielders Andy Ibáñez Brett Baty Nick Roselli A.J. Ewing R/R DoB: 1993-04-03 High Level: MLB (2026) L/R DoB: 1999-11-13 High Level: MLB (2026) L/R DoB: 2003-03-31 High Level: A+ (2025) L/R DoB: 2004-08-10 High Level: AAA (2026) A.J. Ewing came hard in 2025. His .830 OPS over three levels was underscored by a .401 OBP and 70 stolen bases. Mets Roster Central suspects it was his performance in 2025 that turned Jett Williams into a tradeable commodity for the Mets. A Ty Cobbian start (not to put any pressure on a guy) to 2026 (.339 / .447 / .514 // .961 with 17 steals in 18 attempts in 30 games across two levels) and he's here with the Mets. And that's his game — getting on base and running wild. Pray that the Mets don't turn him into one more guy who flies out to the warning track and gets slaps on the back for almost getting a hold of one. That show is getting real old. Putting Brett Baty back in the infield contingent is some housekeeping here, but it really is a fait accompli. He's seen most of his time over there since the Ronny Mauricio injury, and Andy Ibáñez' two error game at the hot corner sealed his fate perhaps more than his bat did. Nick Roselli had been released at the end of Spring Training after a lousy 2025. (He did well enough at St. Lucie but hit a wall in Brooklyn.) But with the way the Mets season is going, a .455 OPS doesn't seem as hopelessly disqualifying as it might have back on April 1. His return probably represents the organization backfilling in anticipation of losing Ibáñez. That smart looking Bingho uniform he's wearing in his thumbnail pic isn't a Rumble Ponies alternate, by the way. Nick played his NCAA ball for SUNY-Binghamton. Go Bearcats!! Your 2026 New York Mets Starting Pitchers Clay Holmes Nolan McLean Freddy Peralta David Peterson Christian Scott R/R DoB: 1993-03-27 R/R DoB: 2001-07-24 R/R DoB: 2996-06-04 L/L DoB: 1995-09-03 R/R DoB: 1999-06-15 Relief Pitchers Huascar Brazobán Craig Kimbrel Sean Manaea Tobias Myers Brooks Raley Austin Warren Luke Weaver R/R DoB: 1989-10-15 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 Devin Williams Francisco Alvarez Luís Torrens Bo Bichette Brett Baty Vidal Brujan MJ Melendez R/R DoB: 1994-09-21 R/R DoB: 2001-11-01 R/R DoB: 1996-05-02 R/R DoB: 1998-03-05 L/R DoB: 1999-11-13 S/R DoB: 1998-02-09 L/R DoB: 1993-11-29 Infielders Outfielders Marcus Semien Mark Vientos Carson Benge A.J. Ewing Austin Slater Juan Soto Tyrone Taylor R/R DoB: 1990-09-17 R/R DoB: 1993-12-11 L/R DoB: 2003-01-20 L/R DoB: 38209 R/R DoB: 33951 L/L DoB: 1998-10-25 R/R DoB: 34356 Also on 40-Player Roster Starting Pitchers Relief Pitchers Tylor Megill Kodai Senga Jonah Tong Alex Carrillo Reed Garrett Joey Gerber Justin Hagenman R/R DoB: 1995-07-28 L/R DoB: 1993-01-30 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. On 15-Day Injured List with Lumbar Spine Inflammation 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 Ronny Mauricio 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: 2001-04-04 With Syracuse on Rehab Assignment On 60-Day Injured List — right UCL surgery. With Syracuse With Syracuse With Syracuse On 10-Day Injured List with Strained Left Calf On 10-Day Injured List with fractured right thumb. Infielders Outfielders Jorge Polanco Nick Morabito Luis Robert, Jr. Jared Young S/R DoB: 1999-11-13 R/R DoB: 2003-05-07 R/R DoB: 1997-08-03 L/R DoB: 1995-07-09 On 10-Day Injured List with right wrist contusion. With Syracuse On 10-Day Injured List with Lumbar Spine Disc Hernitaion On 10-Day Injured List with torn left meniscus. Designagted for Assignment Infielders Andy Ibáñez R/R DoB: 1993-04-03 DFA'd, 2026-05-12. 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

It's the anniversary of Leiter's no-hitter.

And see, I didn't even think of that guy. Someday, maybe not for a while, we are going to read some serious shit about what went down between Brandon Nimmo and the organization.

Any word on a corresponding transaction? MJ Melendez would be the most obvious guy to displace, as the lefthanded hitter closest to the bottom of the outfield depth chart, but he's been the most consistent batsman on the team this side of Juan Soto. Vidal Bruján — last guy on the roster — would then seemingly be behind the eight ball, but that would make Semien the backup shortstop, and he hasn't played there since 2022. That's still the way I'd go. Defensive depth is a luxury for teams that hit.

If you can convince yourself that the chance Cedric Mullins could help is worth giving up Raimon Gómez, Chandler Marsh, and Anthony Nunez, you can convince yourself that the chance Luis Robert could help is worth giving up Truman Pauley and Luisangel Acuña. Nonetheless, I don't think David Stearns is going anywhere at least until the end of the year. And even then, if they miss the playoffs, I don't think he get let go if the trend lines are doing well. He's not going to be judged on Jorge Polanco and Luis Robert. The team the Mets started the season with are placeholders. The guys pushing them out of the way are his real project.

While the Mets have upgraded their standard level of offensive play from consistently disastrous 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 the summer ahead. Transactions, 5/5/2026 COMING Signed away from SEA to Minor-League Contract, Not Yet Assigned Relief Pitchers Guillo Zuñiga R/R DoB: 1998-10-10 High Level: MLB (2024) Guillo (short for Guillermo) Zuñiga last saw MLB action as an Angel in 2024. A native of Colombia who recently appeared for his country of origin in the World Baseball Classic (his second WBC), G-Money spent the spring with the Mariners organization, released at the end of training camp. Zu Station originally signed with the Braves back in 2016, but his contract was one of over a dozen voided by the league a year later in the aftermath of a broad scandal and investigation involving player bundling, under-the-table benefits and predraft deals that would lead to a lifetime ban for former Braves GM John Coppolella. A pitcher on the Mets after originally being signed by the Braves, only to see that contract voided due to rules violations? We're not going to say that Guillo Zuñiga is the second coming of Tom Seaver, but ... yes, actually, that's exactly what we're saying. Transactions, 5/6/2026 COMING Signed as International Amateur Free Agent out of Venezuela, Not Yet Assigned Relief Pitchers Josbel Torrez R/R DoB: 2007-04-05 High Level: Academy (2026) Josbel Torrez, like most foreign amateur teenagers not signed in the mid-season or mid-winter periods, comes with little known about him, but an Instagram image of him signing his contract comes with the caption "Lo que repites cada dia, define tu resultado" — That which you repeat every day defines your result. But here at Mets Roster Central, we have our doubts. That which we repeat daily sometimes just defines what part of our back is going to hurt a lot tomorrow. blah Zvon. Transactions, 5/8/2026 GOING Signed Away to Minor League Contract by DET Relief Pitchers Carl Edwards, Jr. R/R DoB: 1991-09-03 High Level: MLB (2026) We can't say enough about Carl Edwards, Jr., but we've largely said it already. It's a mistake to keep shuffling off bullpen backenders to keep arms fresh. Yes, the talent in that role often fungible from player to player, but it keeps players from finding their groove and/or establishing themselves as capable of doing more than the role at hand, and it keep the bonds of teams from establishing themselves. All that said, we wish Carl the best, and knowing that guys who get DFA'd tend to get DFA'd, we hope to see him in a Mets uni again. Transactions, 5/9/2026 COMING Signed Away from Quintana Roo (Mexican Summer League) to Minor-League Contract, Assigned to Syracuse Signed away from Monclava (Mexican Summer League) to Minor-League Contract, Assigned to Brooklyn Signed away from WAS to Minor-League Contract, Assigned to Syracuse Signed as International Amateur Free Agent out of The Dominican Republic Starting Pitchers Relief Pitchers Infielder Xzavion Curry Brady Miller Cionel Pérez Jesus Minaya R/R DoB: 1998-07-27 High Level: MLB (2025) R/R DoB: 1999-10-19 High Level: American Association (2025) R/L DoB: 1996-04-21 High Level: MLB (2026) L/R DoB: 2009-02-26 High Level: Academy (2026) Clearly, somebody has come home from scouting the Mexican league and brought with them two US exiles. Xzavion Curry has beaucoups MLB experience as a starter and reliever, and more importantly, has a name that is worth 36 raw points in Scrabble, before factoring in any multiplier squares. We haven't checked to see if that would be a Mets record, but we're just going to go ahead and assume that's a Mets record. One thinks of Zebulon Vermillion, who got released back on April 1. Even had Zebulon and his paltry 33 Scrabble points reached Citi Field, he would now stand to be eclipsed by Xzavion Curry. The X-Man pitched in multiple roles for Cleveland's staff, and so could find himself being a Tobias Myers-type — possibly an opener — should he wend his way to Citi Field, and probably don a really high number. Brady Miller has only appeared in unaffiliated ball since graduating with a finance degree from Western Michigan U., so he will be deployed to Brooklyn. Cionel Perez has appeared in nine different big league seasons. His bad starts the last two seasons has set him adrift, but he represents the kind of redeemable-if-not-recently-effective talent floating around that probably makes the Mets think the Carl Edwardses are replaceable. Sometimes, they are right, but the process is an ugly game. Cionel's perfectly symmetrical well-scaped beard and un-marred face make him look like a videogame NPC. Look at his thumbnail pic and tell us we are wrong. Transactions, 5/10/2026 NEUTRAL COMING Ended Rehab Assignment, Activated from 15-Day Injured List, Demoted to Syracuse Cleared Waivers and Assigned to Syracuse Relief Pitchers Infielders Joey Gerber Eric Wagaman R/R DoB: 1997-05-03 High Level: MLB (2026) R/R DoB: 1997-08-14 High Level: MLB (2026) Joey Gerber is someone we fully expect to see again, providing no disasters befall him. Extending his Injured List status out with a long rehab assignment was clearly the Mets just playing roster games, trying to keep him in their back pocket if needed. Eric Wagaman is more likely someone we can imagine joining the list of ghost Mets, having been activated on the big league roster for a single game last week. Now being off the 40, and expecting perhaps the return to health of other Met infielders and the expected activation of top prospect A.J. Ewing, one would expect several dominoes would have to fall before we see a return of Eric, but William Butler Years will tell you — things do fall apart. Transactions, 5/11/2026 GOING Released Relief Pitchers Kevin Gowdy R/R DoB: 1997-11-16 High Level: AAA (2025) The Mets are (or more correctly, were) the fifth MLB organization for Kevin Gowdy. When he joined the team toward the end of spring training, we had guessed he might be a relation to Sports Broadcasting Hall-of-Famer Curt Gowdy, Jr., longtime executive vice president for SNY, as well as the even-more-famous Curt Gowdy, Sr., — and maybe he got a courtesy look from the Mets — but we have found no evidence to back that up. Kevin is just a journeyman reliever, and now he journeys on, his second-round-draft-pick (Phillies) status from back in 2016 is well in the past, but maybe somebody pulls their old 2016 scouting reports and decides to give him a tumble. Stranger things have come to pass in this game. And heck, maybe he is one of those Gowdys after all.