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It would be more fun if announcements like this were as tepid as possible. "There has been a lot of speculation. I've been instructed by the front office to assure the public that our manager is not fired at this time." "Does that mean you are giving him a vote of confidence?" "It means ... our manager is not fired at this time." "But ... tomorrow?" "Hey, I mean ... tomorrow's tomorrow. Who really knows anything?" "How should Jimmy interpret that?" "We're awfully fond of Jimmy. But, you know, we suck. That's not news." "It sounds like he's on thin ice, though." "Well, yeah — the thinnest. Did you miss the part where we suck?" "That sounds like a tough situation for him." "It's tough for all of us. I mean, we suck. This is a recording." "What message should he take from this?" "Actually, I just received an update from the president's office ... who has continued to meet during this press conference. We want to assure the public that our manager ... is still not fired at this time. Hey, how about that?!" "It must be really hard for him to win under such circumstances." "Ha-ha — that's funny. No further questions."

Perhaps Mets play has us all pressing and making unforced errors (I know I am), as I believe you are referring here to SRV's blues contemporary Robert Cray.

Mets Roster Central is reporting that yesterday's waiver claim of Andy Ibáñez is a subtle strategic maneuver aimed at no less than saving the 2026 season.

The Mets' odorous play of late (and beyond late, at this point) hasn't really been the result of health mishaps, but injuries are starting to mount. Interestingly, they have been bringing in a series of veteran reinforcements in the infield department, both at the MLB and minor-league levels. The redundancy has led to speculation in the Mets Roster Central Ranks. Is this all simply to fill in gaps for injured players or is some dealing in the works? Transactions, 4/27/2026 COMING Signed away from Veracruz (Mexican League) to Minor-League Contract, Assigned to Binghamton Infielders TT Bowens R/R DoB: 1998-05-27 High Level: AAA (2026) Joining Binghamton will be new shortstop TT Bowens. While his name speaks of some legendary Nashville picker of the Ryman Auditorium stage, TT (Terry) hails from Connecticut by way of an extended tenure with the Orioles organization. His Baby Bird career was marked by alternating seasons of excellence and disaster. Really — he'd have seasons of OPSes in the .800s followed by campaigns in the .300s. Let's hope his glove was enough to keep his career going in those lean times — although he mostly plays corner spots. Scouts agree that he's big and strong (6'4", 240) and has excellent teeth. Transactions, 4/29/2026 COMING COMING Signed away from Southern Maryland (Atlantic League) to Minor-League Contract, Assigned to St. Lucie Cleared Waivers, Assigned to Syracuse Infielders Outfielders Jamari Baylor Tommy Pham R/R DoB: 2000-08-25 High Level: MLB (2026) R/R DoB: 32210 High Level: MLB (2026) Oft-observed here is that Tommy Pham never really got a pre-season, and while his failures as 2026 Met are certainly noted, he kind of was set up to fail. So it's good to see him clear waivers and get a chance to get some work in. If he joins the big-league club again, hopefully it is with his game honed. MLB injuries creating a sucking effect throughout the minors. When a guy is promoted from AAA to fill in for Flushing, somebody has to be promoted from every level to fill in at the level above, often pushing someone beyond their depth. But never fear, St. Lucie has added 25-year-old shortstop Jamari Baylor, exile from three MLB organizations and two Atlantic League clubs. Jamari hadn't had an employer yet this season, so his stay at St. Lucie is probably a temporary assignment to get in shape for a stint in the upper minors that may or may not come. Jamari profiled through most of his career as a plus runner who worked counts well and avoided strikeouts, but last year in The Atlantic League, he started aiming for the fences, and while his strikeouts ballooned to 100 in 98 games, he became one of the league's top hitters with an eye-opening .303 / .421 / .552 // .973 line, slugging 21 homers and driving in 77. Fun Fact: One of Jamari's teammates with The Southern Maryland Blue Crabs was 2016 Met Alejandro De Aza, still grinding it out at 41 years old! Transactions, 4/30/2026 GOING GOING NEUTRAL COMING COMING Designated for Assignment Added to 10-Day Injured List Retroactive to April 26 with Lumbar Spine Disc Herniation Transferred from Infield Promoted from Syracuse Claimed off Waivers from SAC, Not Yet Activated Relief Pitchers Outfielders Outfielders Relief Pitchers Infielders Carl Edwards, Jr. Luis Robert, Jr. Brett Baty Austin Warren Andy Ibáñez R/R DoB: 33484 High Level: MLB (2026) R/R DoB: 1997-08-03 High Level: MLB (2026) L/R DoB: 1999-11-13 High Level: MLB (2026) R/R DoB: 1996-02-05 High Level: MLB (2026) R/R DoB: 1993-04-03 High Level: MLB (2026) COMING Promoted from Syracuse Infielders Eric Wagaman R/R DoB: 35656 High Level: MLB (2026) As the Mets closed out a disastrous (disastrous!) April, the organization made a pile changes to the player roster as all eyes looked to manager's office. Luis Robert, for whom an extended outage is expected, has been replaced by backup corner infielder Eric Wagaman, who tends to hit like a backup shortstop, and we had falsely expected was to reside in Syracuse until a BREAK GLASS alarm went off, but these times are perhaps more alarming than expected. This seemingly pushes underperforming (as if that is a distinguishing characteristic) infielder Brett Baty back to the outfield. Robert, it must be noted hits the Injured list having done and impressive job of finding his level in a small sample size: 2024: .657 OPS and 86 OPS+ in 425 PA 2025: .661 OPS and 85 OPS+ in 431 PA 2026: .655 OPS and 87 OPS+ in 98 PA One is tempted to make a cheap crack about water finding its level. But cheap is cheap and Luis ain't water. Please heal up and come back and stick it to the haters, Lu. Astounding no one, Carl Edwards, Jr. surrendering one paltry run in six innings while striking out 11 (!!) has ironically but predictably earned him a ticket on DFA train. Odds are high that he will have a new employer this time next week. We are happy to see the equally impressive Austin Warren back in uniform but will always deplore this depraved game of Reliever Roulette. After yesterday's debackle deboccle debacle, the Mets made a waiver claim on yet another infielder — Andy Ibáñez, who had struggled in sporadic use with the Athletics this year, but had a serviceable career going with the Tigers before that. A corresponding move is on the horizon, as Andy is out of options, so expect the Mets to (a) throw him right back on the waiver wire, (b) demote Ronny Maurcio, or perhaps (c) announce a deal (with Mauricio's contract being one of their more tradeable commodities). The remains of the day will tell us much, but it is clear that Ibáñez brings a strong diacritical markings game — with an accent acute followed by a tilde recalling fond memories of the back of Rey Ordóñez' jersey. But here at Mets Roster Central, we are seeing a strategy even more subtle than the Mets nakedly ambitious attempt to put lovers of punctuation in the seats. We are seeing a throwback to 2024 when the team added a late-career Cuban reserve secondbaseman at a similar point in the schedule and turned their season around. You heard it here first. Start saving for playoff tickets NOW!!!!

The Mets' odorous play of late (and beyond late, at this point) hasn't really been the result of health mishaps, but injuries are starting to mount. Interestingly, they have been bringing in a series of veteran reinforcements in the infield department, both at the MLB and minor-league levels. The redundancy has led to speculation in the Mets Roster Central Ranks. Is this all simply to fill in gaps for injured players or is some dealing in the works? Transactions, 4/27/2026 COMING Signed away from Veracruz (Mexican League) to Minor-League Contract, Assigned to Binghamton Infielders TT Bowens R/R DoB: 1998-05-27 High Level: AAA (2026) Joining Binghamton will be new shortstop TT Bowens. While his name speaks of some legendary Nashville picker of the Ryman Auditorium stage, TT (Terry) hails from Connecticut by way of an extended tenure with the Orioles organization. His Baby Bird career was marked by alternating seasons of excellence and disaster. Really — he'd have seasons of OPSes in the .800s followed by campaigns in the .300s. Let's hope his glove was enough to keep his career going in those lean times — although he mostly plays corner spots. Scouts agree that he's big and strong (6'4", 240) and has excellent teeth. Transactions, 4/29/2026 COMING COMING Signed away from Southern Maryland (Atlantic League) to Minor-League Contract, Assigned to St. Lucie Cleared Waivers, Assigned to Syracuse Infielders Outfielders Jamari Baylor Tommy Pham R/R DoB: 2000-08-25 High Level: MLB (2026) R/R DoB: 32210 High Level: MLB (2026) Oft-observed here is that Tommy Pham never really got a pre-season, and while his failures as 2026 Met are certainly noted, he kind of was set up to fail. So it's good to see him clear waivers and get a chance to get some work in. If he joins the big-league club again, hopefully it is with his game honed. MLB injuries creating a sucking effect throughout the minors. When a guy is promoted from AAA to fill in for Flushing, somebody has to be promoted from every level to fill in at the level above, often pushing someone beyond their depth. But never fear, St. Lucie has added 25-year-old shortstop Jamari Baylor, exile from three MLB organizations and two Atlantic League clubs. Jamari hadn't had an employer yet this season, so his stay at St. Lucie is probably a temporary assignment to get in shape for a stint in the upper minors that may or may not come. Jamari profiled through most of his career as a plus runner who worked counts well and avoided strikeouts, but last year in The Atlantic League, he started aiming for the fences, and while his strikeouts ballooned to 100 in 98 games, he became one of the league's top hitters with an eye-opening .303 / .421 / .552 // .973 line, slugging 21 homers and driving in 77. Fun Fact: One of Jamari's teammates with The Southern Maryland Blue Crabs was 2016 Met Alejandro De Aza, still grinding it out at 41 years old! Transactions, 4/30/2026 GOING GOING NEUTRAL COMING COMING Designated for Assignment Added to 10-Day Injured List Retroactive to April 26 with Lumbar Spine Disc Herniation Transferred from Infield Promoted from Syracuse Claimed off Waivers from SAC, Not Yet Activated Relief Pitchers Outfielders Outfielders Relief Pitchers Infielders Carl Edwards, Jr. Luis Robert, Jr. Brett Baty Austin Warren Andy Ibáñez R/R DoB: 33484 High Level: MLB (2026) R/R DoB: 1997-08-03 High Level: MLB (2026) L/R DoB: 1999-11-13 High Level: MLB (2026) R/R DoB: 1996-02-05 High Level: MLB (2026) R/R DoB: 1993-04-03 High Level: MLB (2026) COMING Promoted from Syracuse Infielders Eric Wagaman R/R DoB: 35656 High Level: MLB (2026) As the Mets closed out a disastrous (disastrous!) April, the organization made a pile changes to the player roster as all eyes looked to manager's office. Luis Robert, for whom an extended outage is expected, has been replaced by backup corner infielder Eric Wagaman, who tends to hit like a backup shortstop, and we had falsely expected was to reside in Syracuse until a BREAK GLASS alarm went off, but these times are perhaps more alarming than expected. This seemingly pushes underperforming (as if that is a distinguishing characteristic) infielder Brett Baty back to the outfield. Robert, it must be noted hits the Injured list having done and impressive job of finding his level in a small sample size: 2024: .657 OPS and 86 OPS+ in 425 PA 2025: .661 OPS and 85 OPS+ in 431 PA 2026: .655 OPS and 87 OPS+ in 98 PA One is tempted to make a cheap crack about water finding its level. But cheap is cheap and Luis ain't water. Please heal up and come back and stick it to the haters, Lu. Astounding no one, Carl Edwards, Jr. surrendering one paltry run in six innings while striking out 11 (!!) has ironically but predictably earned him a ticket on DFA train. Odds are high that he will have a new employer this time next week. We are happy to see the equally impressive Austin Warren back in uniform but will always deplore this depraved game of Reliever Roulette. After yesterday's debackle deboccle debacle, the Mets made a waiver claim on yet another infielder — Andy Ibáñez, who had struggled in sporadic use with the Athletics this year, but had a serviceable career going with the Tigers before that. A corresponding move is on the horizon, as Andy is out of options, so expect the Mets to (a) throw him right back on the waiver wire, (b) demote Ronny Maurcio, or perhaps (c) announce a deal (with Mauricio's contract being one of their more tradeable commodities). The remains of the day will tell us much, but it is clear that Ibáñez brings a strong diacritical-markings game — with an accent acute followed by a tilde recalling fond memories of the back of Rey Ordóñez' jersey. But here at Mets Roster Central, we are seeing a strategy even more subtle than the Mets nakedly ambitious attempt to put lovers of punctuation in the seats. We are seeing a throwback to 2024 when the team added a late-career Cuban reserve secondbaseman at a similar point in the schedule and turned their season around. You heard it here first. Start saving for playoff tickets NOW!!!! 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 Ronny Mauricio MJ Melendez Marcus Semien R/R DoB: 1994-09-21 R/R DoB: 2001-11-01 R/R DoB: 1996-05-02 R/R DoB: 1998-03-05 S/R DoB: 2001-04-04 L/R DoB: 1993-11-29 R/R DoB: 1990-09-17 Infielders Outfielders Mark Vientos Eric Wagaman Brett Baty Carson Benge Austin Slater Juan Soto Tyrone Taylor R/R DoB: 1993-12-11 R/R DoB: 35656 L/R DoB: 1999-11-13 L/R DoB: 2003-01-20 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 Andy Ibáñez Francisco Lindor 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 R/R DoB: 1993-04-03 S/R DoB: 1993-11-14 With Syracuse on Rehab Assignment On 60-Day Injured List — right UCL surgery. With Syracuse With Syracuse With Syracuse Not Yet Activated On 10-Day Injured List with Strained Left Calf Infielders 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. Deslgnated for Assignment Carl Edwards, Jr. R/R DoB: 33484 DFA'd, 2026-04-30. 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

More notably, if less dramatically, so did Willie Randolph.

For what it's worth, Andy Green is more than working in front office. He's the farm director. And that is a sweet gig, probably one with more life expectancy than a manager of a collapsing squad, and also one he has demonstrably succeeded at to date. So I imagine he won't take the MLB manager spot without either a multi-year contract, or some guarantee that, if he becomes interim manager, the FD job is still his when his skippering stint is up.

See, if you all joined with me by invoking managerial randos, this all could have happened earlier. Cito Gaston is still alive, right?

Two-thousand nine Mets represent!

News out of Virginia is reporting that Norfolk Housing Authority Director Nathan Simms has been fired for directing no-bid contracts to personal associates. In Georgia, Monroe County Animal Services Director Beck Gifford has been fired after being hit with a drug distribution charge. And in a real shocker out of San Diego, Del Mar Fairgrounds CEO Carlene Moore is out after a closed-door meeting by the Fairgrounds board ended in an 8-1 vote that sealed her doom. Be careful out there.

That's another thing about Mendoza — why is he always rendered in 6-bit text graphics?

I didn't put it all on managing.

I don't think this is snakebite. Bad choices and bad execution got them here. Not bad luck.

Dave Martinez! David Bell! Joe Maddon! Come on! Tell me these mofos haven't already reached out to Joe Maddon!

Hard to put Mo up there with his manager's career on the line, but man, that's all there is.

Alvarez the tying run, but they can't pinch-run for him because they've burned all their catchers.

It's too bad Luis Torrens has a .467 OPS because he gets one out on a tagout and another on a caught stealing and makes Williams look good.

Well, Soto is good, but your point is not lost. If you don't want to go lefty on lefty you can bunt with Melendez. Or you can let him hit and hope he can at least make an out to his pull side. But my greater complaint was the pulling his pitchers pre-emptively.

Soto not quitting, hitting one off the top of the fence for a dubble. Already robbed of a homer earlier today. Austin Slater pinch-hitting for Melendy despite MJ being 2-for-2 with a homer and a sacrifice.

And that ain't happenin' because C.J. Abrams just went deep for two runs against The Weave.

The Mets trying to go Raley-Weaver-Williams to close this out. Nutty.

And hey, Raley can mow down Wood!

Mets going to the pen after 90 pitches. Gah!

Hey! Go-ahead RBI by VN👣!