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Xac'ly. "Look, lady, you want it done fast, or you want it done right?" "Well (squints), Davey, perhaps I should talk to your supervisor." "Suit yourself."

If you're the type of person who cares about the sartorial, well, you should know right now (so it doesn't ruin your Opening Day), the Davey Johnson memorial patch is memorably fugly.

A year ago, I was your Opening Day starting thirdbaseman and cleanup hitter. I was coming off a breakthrough season, and the future was filled with green horizons. But now ... now I'm none of that. It appears I am to open this new season as (checks notes) DH against lefties. I get that I had a falloff, but I didn't kill a guy or anything. But the Mets are ambitious, and their patience must have limits, so here am I, looking to prove myself all over again. And I look at all the guys not here at all, and realize it could be worse. But the story must be writ, over and over again. You have only read the first sentence of the chapter, but it is for you book-clubbers to tell how it will conclude.

I imagine he is only there until he isn't. Joey Lucchesi, meanwhile, has been released by the Giants, and at least one guy I saw out there speculated that he should get Bryan Hudson's spot in the pen.

Image courtesy of © Sam Navarro-Imagn Images A lot of the camp drama has been locked up. All that's left is to find out if Craig Kimbrell will make the Opening Day roster (hint: he won't) and who the fifth outfielder will be. Mets Transactions, 3/20/2026 "table { margin: 2px; width: auto; border: 1px solid black;} th { padding: 2px; line-height: 1; max-width: 90px; border: 3px solid black; font-family: ""Arial"", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: right; vertical-align: top; background-color: #000000; } td { padding: 6px; line-height: 1; max-width: 90px; border: 3px solid black; font-family: ""Arial"", sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;}" GOING COMING Transferred to Minor-League Camp, Projected to Open Season in Syracuse on IL with Thoracic Outlet Syndrome Transferred to Minor-League Camp, Projected for Syracuse Optioned to Minor-League Camp, Projected for Syracuse Signed away from Durango (Mexican League) to Minor-League Contract, Projected for Brooklyn Starting Pitchers Relief Pitchers Relief Pitchers Infielders Robert Stock Kevin Herget Austin Warren Alejandro Urias L/R DoB: 32833 High Level: MLB (2025) L/R DoB: 1991-04-03 High Level: MLB (2025) R/R DoB: 1996-02-05 High Level: MLB (2025) R/R DoB: 2002-06-15 High Level: Mexican League (2025) We had already removed Robert Stock from our roster arrays, as he had been reported to have been suffering from thoracic outlet syndrome, which is a friend to no pitcher. We do not know what treatment option he is going for, but we wish him well as he confronts the condition that felled Matt Harvey. The farming out of Kevin Herget and Austin Warren sets the Mets' bullpen. The Mets have a veteran relief staff, and any competition was going to be for a spot opened due to an injury that did not arise. Any room for Craig Kimbrel would have likely come at the expense of Bryan Hudson. Hudson had performed pretty poorly in spring games, but he is out of options and is one of two lefty relief options in the pen. While there has not been a transaction regarding Kimbrel, the veteran (and quite possibly future Hall-of-Famer) has been informed he is not making the squad. Alejandro Urias is 24 and has never played in affiliated ball or even in the stateside indy leagues, having spent his whole career in the Mexican summer and winter leagues. Judging from his productivity, he has clearly been dazzling them with his glove south of the border. Whatever virtues he brings to the organization, Mets Roster Central has never seen that baseball cap he is wearing in his profile pic, and we are utterly beguiled by it. If you know where we can get such a splendid item, please drop us a line. Mets Transactions, 3/21/2026 "table { margin: 2px; width: auto; border: 1px solid black;} th { padding: 2px; line-height: 1; max-width: 90px; border: 3px solid black; font-family: ""Arial"", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: right; vertical-align: top; background-color: #000000; } td { padding: 6px; line-height: 1; max-width: 90px; border: 3px solid black; font-family: ""Arial"", sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;}" GOING NEUTRAL Optioned to Minor-League Camp, Projected for Binghamton Transferred from Bullpen Transferred from Rotation Catchers Starting Pitchers Relief Pitchers Hayden Senger Kodai Senga Sean Manaea R/R DoB: 1997-04-03 High Level: MLB (2025) L/R DoB: 1993-01-30 High Level: MLB (2025) R/L DoB: 1992-02-01 High Level: MLB (2025) Hayden Senger's competition was to sustain his current role as the first catcher in case of injury. His competition in this role is Ben Rortvedt, and Rorgasm remaining in big-league camp while Hayden is shipped out must feel like bad news, but maybe the Mets are just showcasing Rortvedt for a potential trade to a team looking to shore up at the end of camp. Teams rarely keep four catchers on the 40-Player Roster, and things are crowded right now at catcher in the upper minors. A lot has been written about the Mets announcing their scheduled starters for the first five days of the schedule, and Sean Manaea's name not appearing there. Don't make too much of that. Look for him to get one or two relief appearances and then go back to the starting grind. If injury does not make a decision for them, the Mets could continue with swinging the last two spots in the rotation back and forth to the bullpen, as their belief seems to be that Kodai Senga needs something like the once-a-week appearance rate he enjoyed in Japan. Carson Benge, Christian Pache, and Mike Tauchman remain in camp trying to elbow out stubborn Canadian Jared Young for the fifth outfield spot. As of publishing time, though, Tauchman appears to be getting bad news about a torn meniscus, so that looks like a three-man battle. Your Mets Coaching Staff "table { margin: 2px; width: auto; border: 1px solid black;} th { padding: 1px; line-height: 1.1; max-width: 60px; border: 3px solid black; font-family: ""Arial"", sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: right; vertical-align: top; background-color: #000000; } td { padding: 1px; line-height: 1; max-width: 60px; border: 3px solid black; font-family: ""Arial"", sans-serif; font-size: 9px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom; 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 "table { margin: 2px; width: auto; border: 1px solid black;} th { padding: 1px; line-height: 1; max-width: 60px; border: 3px solid black; font-family: ""Arial"", sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: right; vertical-align: top; background-color: #000000; } td { padding: 1px; line-height: 1; max-width: 60px; border: 3px solid black; font-family: ""Arial"", sans-serif; font-size: 9px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;} Director of Player Health Head Athletic Trainer Assistant Athletic Trainer Reconditioning Coordinator Reconditioning Therapist Head Performance Coach Assistant Performance Coach Performance Coordinator Brian Chicklo Joseph Golia Bryan Baca Sean Bardanett Josh Bickel Dustin Clarke Tanner Miracle Jeremy Chiang DoB: 1972-07-17 DoB: 1978-??-?? DoB: Circa 1980 DoB: 1988-06-23 DoB: 1996-??-?? DoB: 1987-??-?? DoB: 1991-??-?? DoB: ????-??-?? Your 2026 New York Mets "table { margin: 2px; width: auto; border: 1px solid black;} th { padding: 2px; line-height: 1; max-width: 90px; border: 3px solid black; font-family: ""Arial"", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; background-color: #000000; } td { padding: 6px; line-height: 1; max-width: 90px; border: 3px solid black; font-family: ""Arial"", sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;} Starting Pitchers Clay Holmes Nolan McLean Freddy Peralta David Peterson Kodai Senga 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 Relief Pitchers Huascar Brazobán Luis Garcia Bryan Hudson Sean Manaea Tobias Myers Brooks Raley Luke Weaver R/R DoB: 1989-10-15 R/R DoB: 1987-01-30 L/L DoB: 1997-05-08 R/L DoB: 1992-02-01 R/R DoB: 1998-08-05 L/L DoB: 1988-06-29 R/R DoB: 1993-08-21 Relief Pitchers Catchers Infielders Devin Williams Francisco Alvarez Luís Torrens Bo Bichette Vidal Brujan Francisco Lindor Jorge Polanco 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: 1998-02-09 S/R DoB: 1993-11-14 S/R DoB: 1999-11-13 Infielders Outfielders Marcus Semien Mark Vientos Brett Baty Luis Robert, Jr. Juan Soto Tyrone Taylor Jared Young R/R DoB: 1990-09-17 R/R DoB: 1993-12-11 L/R DoB: 1999-11-13 R/R DoB: 1997-08-03 L/L DoB: 36093 R/R DoB: 34356 L/R DoB: 1995-07-09 Also on 40-Player Roster "table { margin: 2px; width: auto; border: 1px solid black;} th { padding: 2px; line-height: 1; max-width: 90px; border: 3px solid black; font-family: ""Arial"", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; background-color: #000000; } td { padding: 6px; line-height: 1; max-width: 90px; border: 3px solid black; font-family: ""Arial"", sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;} Starting Pitchers 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. In minor-league camp. Projected for Syracuse. In minor-league camp. Projected for Syracuse. In minor-league camp. Projected for St. Lucie. On 60-Day Injured List — right UCL surgery and nerve relocation surgery. Projected for Brooklyn. On 60 Day Injured List with fractured rib. Relief Pitchers Catchers Richard Lovelady A.J. Minter Dedniel Núñez Jonathan Pintaro Dylan Ross Austin Warren Ben Rortvedt L/L DoB: 1995-07-07 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: 1996-02-05 L/R DoB: 1997-09-25 Projected for Syracuse, despite being out of options. Expected to open season on Injured List — left UCL tear. On 60-Day Injured List — right UCL surgery. In minor-league camp. Projected for Binghamton. In minor-league camp. Projected for St. Lucie. In minor-league camp. Projected for St. Lucie. Projected for Syracuse. Out of options. Catchers Infielders Outfielders Outfielders Hayden Senger Ronny Mauricio MJ Melendez Nick Morabito R/R DoB: 1997-04-03 S/R DoB: 2001-04-04 L/R DoB: 1993-11-29 R/R DoB: 2003-05-07 In minor-league camp. Projected for Binghamton. In minor-league camp. Projected for Syracuse. In minor-league camp. Projected for Syracuse. In minor-league camp. Projected for Binghamton. Also in Camp "table { margin: 2px; width: auto; border: 1px solid black;} th { padding: 2px; line-height: 1; max-width: 90px; border: 3px solid black; font-family: ""Arial"", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; background-color: #000000; } td { padding: 6px; line-height: 1; max-width: 90px; border: 3px solid black; font-family: ""Arial"", sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;} Relief Pitchers Catchers Outfielders Outfielders Outfielders Craig Kimbrel Austin Barnes Carson Benge Cristian Pache " Mike Tauchman R/R DoB: 1988-05-28 R/R DoB: 1989-12-28 L/R DoB: 2003-01-20 R/R DoB: 1998-11-19 L/L DoB: 1990-12-03 Projected for Syracuse. Projected for Binghamton. Projected for Binghamton Projected for Binghamton Projected for Syracuse View full article

I like the miniature versions of himself that he is wearing on his jersey.

WOW! Good for him. Weird Benge Quote: 'I carried myself in a very good way'

Deep apologies for any misappropriation of the word. No slur intended, certainly, but I will refrain from such clumsy diminutives. When Spring Training ends, the preparation for the regular season's start, and the roster accounting that entails, brings forth a spontaneous explosion of Injured List assignments. Many of these players had likely been injured for weeks or more, but as it all had gone largely unreported on, the effect is that of a meteor collision striking down in St. Lucie tearing menisci and rupturing hamstrings all over town at once. And the depth chart fans had counted on is thrown into dissaray. Transactions, 3/16/2026 "table { margin: 2px; width: auto; border: 1px solid black;} th { padding: 2px; line-height: 1; max-width: 90px; border: 3px solid black; font-family: ""Arial"", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: right; vertical-align: top; background-color: #000000; } td { padding: 6px; line-height: 1; max-width: 90px; border: 3px solid black; font-family: ""Arial"", sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;}" GOING Released Outfielders Hector Francis L/L DoB: 39366 High Level: MLB (2025) When a minor-leaguer gets released mid-camp, one wonders what infraction he triggered. Did he sleep through a wake-up call and miss a bus? Did he cross the wrong coach at the wrong time? Fall down during a drill. While any of that might be possible in the case of Hector Francis, the truth is that a .153 batting average in 67 Dominican Summer League plate appearances is not the guarantee of future employment it used to be. Maybe young Hector was not at very bottom of the list of paid servants of the House of Wilpon, but he was probably at low end of the outfielder totem pole. And that, sadly, led to him being sent home early. Without so much as a thumbnail photo in circulation to represent his brief career. And now, on to the end-of-camp triage report. End-of-Camp IL Assignments 03/18/26 Binghamton Rumble Ponies placed RHP Joshua Cornielly on the 60-day injured list. 03/18/26 Brooklyn Cyclones placed LHP Ryan Ammons on the 60-day injured list. 03/18/26 Brooklyn Cyclones placed SS Boston Baro on the 60-day injured list. 03/18/26 Brooklyn Cyclones placed RHP Austin Troesser on the full-season injured list. 03/18/26 Brooklyn Cyclones placed RHP Owen Woodward on the 60-day injured list. 03/18/26 Brooklyn Cyclones placed LHP Eli Ankeney on the full-season injured list. 03/18/26 FCL Mets placed RHP Peter Kussow on the full-season injured list. 03/18/26 FCL Mets placed RHP Peyton Prescott on the 60-day injured list. 03/18/26 FCL Mets placed C Daniel Silva on the 60-day injured list. 03/18/26 St. Lucie Mets placed RHP Ethan Lanthier on the 60-day injured list. 03/18/26 St. Lucie Mets placed RHP Edgar Moreta on the 60-day injured list. 03/18/26 St. Lucie Mets placed RHP Jace Hampson on the 60-day injured list. 03/18/26 St. Lucie Mets placed SS Trey Snyder on the 60-day injured list. 03/18/26 St. Lucie Mets placed RHP Candido Cuevas on the 60-day injured list. 03/18/26 Syracuse Mets placed RHP Kevin Herget on the 60-day injured list. 03/18/26 Syracuse Mets placed RHP Robert Stock on the 60-day injured list. 03/18/26 Syracuse Mets placed 3B Grae Kessinger on the 60-day injured list. While Mets Roster Central researchers are hard at work trying to get to the bottom of who Peter Kossow is (was?), we can't help but feel that there is a lesson in here for you kids. If you want to be professional baseball player — if it's March 18, don't pick up the phone, don't check your e-mail, don't even check turn on the light switch if you can help it. Which bring us on to the (very) small amount of drama from yesterday Transactions, 3/22/2026 "table { margin: 2px; width: auto; border: 1px solid black;} th { padding: 2px; line-height: 1; max-width: 90px; border: 3px solid black; font-family: ""Arial"", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: right; vertical-align: top; background-color: #000000; } td { padding: 6px; line-height: 1; max-width: 90px; border: 3px solid black; font-family: ""Arial"", sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;}" GOING Released Catchers Austin Barnes R/R DoB: 1989-12-28 High Level: MLB (2025) Austin Barnes has been a backup catcher for the bulk of 11 years, all while playing for a single team (The Los Angeles Dodgers). And while an old-fashioned Ron Hodges Special of a career may not be laced through and through with glory, it is undeniably elegant. So while Barnes presence in Mets camp was mostly insurance against a cascade breakdown in catcher health on the Mets roster, Mets Roster Central is pleased for more than one reason that this did not come to pass. Barnes' release likely comes at his request, probably based on an agreement the Mets made when bringing him on board. Getting jettisoned a few days before the start of the season gives him a fighting hope at catching on with some team, that finds themselves at loose ends for reserve catchers, and we can't help but hope that the such team might be the Dodgers (as indirectly unkind as that might be to the hopes of Barnes and current Dodger catchers Will Smith and Dalton Rushing). The Barnes release leaves four non-roster players hanging around as the Mets mop up camp, but as Craig Kimbrel has been told he has not made the roster, and Mike Tauchman is confronting surgery on his torn meniscus, for practical purposes, only Carson Benge and Cristian Pache remain as the Mets weigh their outfield options. 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When spring training ends, the preparation for the regular season's start, and the roster accounting that entails, brings forth a spontaneous explosion of Injured List assignments. Many of these players had likely been injured for weeks or more, but as it all had gone largely unreported on, the effect is that of a meteor collision striking down in St. Lucie, tearing menisci and rupturing hamstrings all over town at once. And the depth chart fans had counted on is thrown into disarray. Transactions, 3/16/2026 "table { margin: 2px; width: auto; border: 1px solid black;} th { padding: 2px; line-height: 1; max-width: 90px; border: 3px solid black; font-family: ""Arial"", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: right; vertical-align: top; background-color: #000000; } td { padding: 6px; line-height: 1; max-width: 90px; border: 3px solid black; font-family: ""Arial"", sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;}" GOING Released Outfielders Hector Francis L/L DoB: 39366 High Level: MLB (2025) When a minor-leaguer gets released mid-camp, one wonders what infraction he triggered. Did he sleep through a wake-up call and miss a bus? Did he cross the wrong coach at the wrong time? Fall down during a drill. While any of that might be possible in the case of Hector Francis, the truth is that a .153 batting average in 67 Dominican Summer League plate appearances is not the guarantee of future employment it used to be. Maybe young Hector was not at very bottom of the list of paid servants of the House of Wilpon, but he was probably at low end of the outfielder totem pole. And that, sadly, led to him being sent home early. Without so much as a thumbnail photo in circulation to represent his brief career. And now, on to the end-of-camp triage report. End-of-Camp IL Assignments 03/18/26 Binghamton Rumble Ponies placed RHP Joshua Cornielly on the 60-day injured list. 03/18/26 Brooklyn Cyclones placed LHP Ryan Ammons on the 60-day injured list. 03/18/26 Brooklyn Cyclones placed SS Boston Baro on the 60-day injured list. 03/18/26 Brooklyn Cyclones placed RHP Austin Troesser on the full-season injured list. 03/18/26 Brooklyn Cyclones placed RHP Owen Woodward on the 60-day injured list. 03/18/26 Brooklyn Cyclones placed LHP Eli Ankeney on the full-season injured list. 03/18/26 FCL Mets placed RHP Peter Kussow on the full-season injured list. 03/18/26 FCL Mets placed RHP Peyton Prescott on the 60-day injured list. 03/18/26 FCL Mets placed C Daniel Silva on the 60-day injured list. 03/18/26 St. Lucie Mets placed RHP Ethan Lanthier on the 60-day injured list. 03/18/26 St. Lucie Mets placed RHP Edgar Moreta on the 60-day injured list. 03/18/26 St. Lucie Mets placed RHP Jace Hampson on the 60-day injured list. 03/18/26 St. Lucie Mets placed SS Trey Snyder on the 60-day injured list. 03/18/26 St. Lucie Mets placed RHP Candido Cuevas on the 60-day injured list. 03/18/26 Syracuse Mets placed RHP Kevin Herget on the 60-day injured list. 03/18/26 Syracuse Mets placed RHP Robert Stock on the 60-day injured list. 03/18/26 Syracuse Mets placed 3B Grae Kessinger on the 60-day injured list. While Mets Roster Central researchers are hard at work trying to get to the bottom of who Peter Kossow is (was?), we can't help but feel that there is a lesson in here for you kids. If you want to be a professional baseball player — if it's March 18, don't pick up the phone, don't check your e-mail, don't even turn on the light switch if you can help it. Which brings us on to the (very) small amount of drama from yesterday. Transactions, 3/22/2026 "table { margin: 2px; width: auto; border: 1px solid black;} th { padding: 2px; line-height: 1; max-width: 90px; border: 3px solid black; font-family: ""Arial"", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: right; vertical-align: top; background-color: #000000; } td { padding: 6px; line-height: 1; max-width: 90px; border: 3px solid black; font-family: ""Arial"", sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;}" GOING Released Catchers Austin Barnes R/R DoB: 1989-12-28 High Level: MLB (2025) Austin Barnes has been a backup catcher for the bulk of 11 years, all while playing for a single team (The Los Angeles Dodgers). And while an old-fashioned Ron Hodges Special of a career may not be laced through and through with glory, it is undeniably elegant. So while Barnes's presence in Mets camp was mostly insurance against a cascade breakdown in catcher health on the Mets roster, Mets Roster Central is pleased for more than one reason that this did not come to pass. Barnes' release likely comes at his request, probably based on an agreement the Mets made when bringing him on board. Getting jettisoned a few days before the start of the season gives him a fighting hope at catching on with some team, that finds themselves at loose ends for reserve catchers, and we can't help but hope that the such team might be the Dodgers (as indirectly unkind as that might be to the hopes of Barnes and current Dodger catchers Will Smith and Dalton Rushing). The Barnes release leaves four non-roster players hanging around as the Mets mop up camp, but as Craig Kimbrel has been told he has not made the roster, and Mike Tauchman is confronting surgery on his torn meniscus, for practical purposes, only Carson Benge and Cristian Pache remain as the Mets weigh their outfield options. Your Mets Coaching Staff "table { margin: 2px; width: auto; border: 1px solid black;} th { padding: 1px; line-height: 1.1; max-width: 60px; border: 3px solid black; font-family: ""Arial"", sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: right; vertical-align: top; background-color: #000000; } td { padding: 1px; line-height: 1; max-width: 60px; border: 3px solid black; font-family: ""Arial"", sans-serif; font-size: 9px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;} 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. 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DoB: Circa 1980 DoB: 1988-06-23 DoB: 1996-??-?? DoB: 1987-??-?? DoB: 1991-??-?? DoB: ????-??-?? Your 2026 New York Mets "table { margin: 2px; width: auto; border: 1px solid black;} th { padding: 2px; line-height: 1; max-width: 90px; border: 3px solid black; font-family: ""Arial"", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; background-color: #000000; } td { padding: 6px; line-height: 1; max-width: 90px; border: 3px solid black; font-family: ""Arial"", sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;} Starting Pitchers Clay Holmes Nolan McLean Freddy Peralta David Peterson Kodai Senga 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 Relief Pitchers Huascar Brazobán Luis Garcia Bryan Hudson Sean Manaea Tobias Myers Brooks Raley Luke Weaver R/R DoB: 1989-10-15 R/R DoB: 1987-01-30 L/L DoB: 1997-05-08 R/L DoB: 1992-02-01 R/R DoB: 1998-08-05 L/L DoB: 1988-06-29 R/R DoB: 1993-08-21 Relief Pitchers Catchers Infielders Devin Williams Francisco Alvarez Luís Torrens Bo Bichette Vidal Brujan Francisco Lindor Jorge Polanco 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: 1998-02-09 S/R DoB: 1993-11-14 S/R DoB: 1999-11-13 Infielders Outfielders Marcus Semien Mark Vientos Brett Baty Luis Robert, Jr. Juan Soto Tyrone Taylor Jared Young R/R DoB: 1990-09-17 R/R DoB: 1993-12-11 L/R DoB: 1999-11-13 R/R DoB: 1997-08-03 L/L DoB: 36093 R/R DoB: 34356 L/R DoB: 1995-07-09 Also on 40-Player Roster "table { margin: 2px; width: auto; border: 1px solid black;} th { padding: 2px; line-height: 1; max-width: 90px; border: 3px solid black; font-family: ""Arial"", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; background-color: #000000; } td { padding: 6px; line-height: 1; max-width: 90px; border: 3px solid black; font-family: ""Arial"", sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;}" Starting Pitchers 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. In minor-league camp. Projected for Syracuse. In minor-league camp. Projected for Syracuse. In minor-league camp. Projected for St. Lucie. On 60-Day Injured List — right UCL surgery and nerve relocation surgery. Projected for Brooklyn. On 60 Day Injured List with fractured rib. Relief Pitchers Catchers Richard Lovelady A.J. Minter Dedniel Núñez Jonathan Pintaro Dylan Ross Austin Warren Ben Rortvedt L/L DoB: 1995-07-07 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: 1996-02-05 L/R DoB: 1997-09-25 Projected for Syracuse, despite being out of options. Expected to open season on Injured List — left UCL tear. On 60-Day Injured List — right UCL surgery. In minor-league camp. Projected for Binghamton. In minor-league camp. Projected for St. Lucie. In minor-league camp. Projected for St. Lucie. Projected for Syracuse. Out of options. Catchers Infielders Outfielders Outfielders Hayden Senger Ronny Mauricio MJ Melendez Nick Morabito R/R DoB: 1997-04-03 S/R DoB: 2001-04-04 L/R DoB: 1993-11-29 R/R DoB: 2003-05-07 In minor-league camp. Projected for Binghamton. In minor-league camp. Projected for Syracuse. In minor-league camp. Projected for Syracuse. In minor-league camp. Projected for Binghamton. Also in Camp "table { margin: 2px; width: auto; border: 1px solid black;} th { padding: 2px; line-height: 1; max-width: 90px; border: 3px solid black; font-family: ""Arial"", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; background-color: #000000; } td { padding: 6px; line-height: 1; max-width: 90px; border: 3px solid black; font-family: ""Arial"", sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;}" Relief Pitchers Outfielders Outfielders Outfielders Craig Kimbrel Carson Benge Cristian Pache " Mike Tauchman R/R DoB: 1988-05-28 L/R DoB: 2003-01-20 R/R DoB: 1998-11-19 L/L DoB: 1990-12-03 Projected for Release. Projected for Binghamton Projected for Binghamton Expected to Open Season on IL View full article

Daniel Robert, Phillies reliever (he appeared against the Mets last year) just suffered the second cardiac arrest of his career today, during what was his first bullpen session after signing a minor-league deal in February. He first collapsed during a session back in October, which — after lifesaving medical care — he was fitted with an internal defibrillation device. He is reported to be stable and conscious (and out of the hospital!), but man.

MJ has already been farmed out. Pache and Young remain.

Oh, Vidal is in. He is very in. Pache vs. Young vs. Benge is another thing.

Miami walks it off against Parker Carlson, who was signed in January and has yet to throw a regular season professional pitch. That is the way things go in the spring, but a tough break for David, Son of Peter, who is our xPotG.

The Marlins score one a fielder's choice groundout, but the force play eliminated Dub Gleed on the basepaths, so even though the Fish are still up, you can all breathe a little easier now. And ... that's the inning. No Dub, no troub.

The Mets have pulled Weaver with the bases loaded after the Marlins sent a chill through the stadium by inserting a pinch-runner named "Dub Gleed." Dub Gleed!

Luke Weaver taking over for Peterbilt in the sixth, and entroubling himself with two walks.

We pick up the action in the fifth, as the 12-12 Mets are coming off a three-run rally in the fourth to go up, 3–1. Francisco Lindor is in the lineup, three plate appearances into his day. David Peterson is on the mound and making like a big-leaguer.

A lot of the camp drama has been locked up. All that's left is to find out if Craig Kimbrell will make the Opening Day roster (hint: he won't) and who the fifth outfielder will be. Transactions, 3/20/2026 "table { margin: 2px; width: auto; border: 1px solid black;} th { padding: 2px; line-height: 1; max-width: 90px; border: 3px solid black; font-family: ""Arial"", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: right; vertical-align: top; background-color: #000000; } td { padding: 6px; line-height: 1; max-width: 90px; border: 3px solid black; font-family: ""Arial"", sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;}" GOING COMING Transferred to Minor-League Camp, Projected to Open Season in Syracuse on IL with Thoracic Outlet Syndrome Transferred to Minor-League Camp, Projected for Syracuse Optioned to Minor-League Camp, Projected for Syracuse Signed away from Durango (Mexican League) to Minor-League Contract, Projected for Brooklyn Starting Pitchers Relief Pitchers Relief Pitchers Infielders Robert Stock Kevin Herget Austin Warren Alejandro Urias L/R DoB: 32833 High Level: MLB (2025) L/R DoB: 1991-04-03 High Level: MLB (2025) R/R DoB: 1996-02-05 High Level: MLB (2025) R/R DoB: 2002-06-15 High Level: Mexican League (2025) We had already removed Robert Stock from our roster arrays, as he had been reported to have been suffering from thoracic outlet syndrome, which is a friend to no pitcher. We do not know what treatment option he is going for, but wish him well as he confronts the condition that felled Matt Harvey. The farming out of Kevin Herget and Austin Warren sets the Mets bullpen. The Mets have a veteran relief staff and any competition was going to be for a spot opened due to an injury that did not arise. Any room for Craig Kimbrel would have likely come at the expense of Bryan Hudson. Hudson had performed pretty poorly in spring games, but he is out of options and is but one of two lefty relief options in the pen. While there has not been a transaction regarding Kimbrel, the veteran (and quite possibly future Hall-of-Famer) has been informed he is not making the squad. Alejandro Urias is 24 and has never played in affiliated ball or even in the state-side indy leagues, having spent his whole career in the Mexican summer and winter leagues, and to judge from his productivity, he has clearly been dazzling them with his glove south of the border. Whatever virtues he brings to the organization, Mets Roster Central has never seen that baseball cap he is wearing in his profile pic and we are utterly beguiled by it. If you know where we can get such a splendid item, please drop us a line. Transactions, 3/21/2026 "table { margin: 2px; width: auto; border: 1px solid black;} th { padding: 2px; line-height: 1; max-width: 90px; border: 3px solid black; font-family: ""Arial"", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: right; vertical-align: top; background-color: #000000; } td { padding: 6px; line-height: 1; max-width: 90px; border: 3px solid black; font-family: ""Arial"", sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;}" GOING NEUTRAL Optioned to Minor-League Camp, Projected for Binghamton Transferred from Bullpen Transferred from Rotation Catchers Starting Pitchers Relief Pitchers Hayden Senger Kodai Senga Sean Manaea R/R DoB: 1997-04-03 High Level: MLB (2025) L/R DoB: 1993-01-30 High Level: MLB (2025) R/L DoB: 1992-02-01 High Level: MLB (2025) Hayden Senger competition was to sustain his current role of first catcher up in case of injury. His competition in this role is Ben Rortvedt, and Rorgasm remaining in big-league camp while Hayden is shipped out must feel like bad news, but maybe the Mets are just showcasing Rortvedt for a potential trade to a team looking to shore up at the end of camp. Teams rarely keep four catchers on the 40-Player Roster and things are crowded right now at catcher in the upper minors. A lot has been written about the Mets announcing their scheduled starters for the first five days of the schedule, and Sean Manaea's name not appearing there. Don't make too much of that. Look for him to get one or two relief appearances and then back to the starting grind. If injury does not make a decision for them, the Mets could continue with swinging the last two spots in the rotation back and forth to the bullpen, as their belief seems to be that Kodai Senga needs something like the once-a-week appearance rate he enjoyed in Japan. Carson Benge, Christian Pache, and Mike Tauchman remain in camp trying to elbow out stubborn Canadian Jared Young for the fifth outfield spot. As of publishing time, though, Tauchman appears to be getting bad news about a torn meniscus, so that looks like a three-man battle.

Me, too. And now we have a place to park the full roster.

And three remains superior to two.

Gavin Lux has been downgraded to Gavin Premium. And he is starting to approach Gavin Affordable.

Hopefully shorter going forward. Another update to come shortly.

Long has our roster gone without updates while we sorted through the boxes and hauled the furniture over in moving vans from the old place to the new. This has necessitated reprogramming the Mets Roster Central database as well. We apologize if this means catching up, but we need not go into Opening Day without a less-than-up-to-date roster. Please note that Mets Roster Central Updates will no longer include endless scrolls through the entire Mets roster in the forum threads (Yay!). We'll just provide the updates and post the full roster in the news articles. Let's get caught up! Transactions, 8/4/2025 "table { margin: 2px; width: auto; border: 1px solid black;} th { padding: 2px; line-height: 1; max-width: 90px; border: 3px solid black; font-family: ""Arial"", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: right; vertical-align: top; background-color: #000000; } td { padding: 6px; line-height: 1; max-width: 90px; border: 3px solid black; font-family: ""Arial"", sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;}" GOING Released Outfielders Willy Fanas S/R DoB: 1/23/2004 High Level: A (2025) We open, as too often happens, with an overlooked transaction from days gone by. These transactions, if nothing else, allow Mets Roster Central to update their database thumbnail photos of young prospects on the way out the door. Willy Fanas was signed as an 18-year-old and represented in the database by a grainy shot of him swinging the bat on the back field of a Dominican academy. In his three-plus years in the Mets system, he showed a promising walk/speed package, but made too little contact — and too little consequential contact — to get more than semi-regular work, or to advance past A ball. More interesting Fanas-fact is that the Mets only grabbed him after the Angels reneged on a deal — leading to a lawsuit filed by Willy and Keiderson Pavon, another prospect the Angels spurned. We don't know how that turned out, but it's always nice to see oft-exploited young Dominican ballplayers express their rights. But enough about guys released last summer. Transactions, 3/12/2026 "table { margin: 2px; width: auto; border: 1px solid black;} th { padding: 2px; line-height: 1; max-width: 90px; border: 3px solid black; font-family: ""Arial"", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: right; vertical-align: top; background-color: #000000; } td { padding: 6px; line-height: 1; max-width: 90px; border: 3px solid black; font-family: ""Arial"", sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;}" COMING Purchased from Washington (Frontier League), Projected for St. Lucie Purchased from Lake Country (American Association), Projected for Brooklyn Infielders Outfielders Cole Fowler JT Benson L/R DoB: 2002-12-10 High Level: Frontier League (2025) R/R DoB: 2002-04-01 High Level: American Association (2024) March isn't too late to go scouting indy-league guys. Cole and JT were probably already in Florida working out with some indy squads. The two come to the Mets from very different college pedigrees. Cole Fowler plied his trade with Division II Lynn University in Boca Raton. While a handful of D-II players get pro contracts every year, and some even sneak into the draft, nobody touched young Cole, despite a senior year for the ages — going .438/.472 /.810 (!!) for a 1.281 OPS with the Fighting Knights. (Again, that's an .810 slugging percentage! By an infielder!) That was in a robust 230 plate appearances, but no MLB team would give him a tumble, until now. JT Benson went the more traditional route, playing with Louisville in the elite Atlantic Coast Conference. Traditionally, when the draft was bigger, virtually all ACC players — even utility infielders and mop-up relievers — got a look on draft day. But JT, despite getting better every season and performing well in the wood-bat Northwoods Summer League, did not get a call. Until now. Best of luck to them both. Transactions, 3/14/2026 "table { margin: 2px; width: auto; border: 1px solid black;} th { padding: 2px; line-height: 1; max-width: 90px; border: 3px solid black; font-family: ""Arial"", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: right; vertical-align: top; background-color: #000000; } td { padding: 6px; line-height: 1; max-width: 90px; border: 3px solid black; font-family: ""Arial"", sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;}" GOING COMING Placed on 60-Day Injured List with a Rib Fracture Claimed off Waivers from WAS, In Camp, Projected for Syracuse, Despite Being Out of Options Relief Pitchers Relief Pitchers Justin Hagenman Richard Lovelady R/R DoB: 35345 High Level: MLB (2025) L/L DoB: 34887 High Level: MLB (2025) Now, we move on to trannies that affect the current Mets roster directly. Justin Hagenman has been a swingman, but the Mets had been working him as a starter this spring, and they seemed serious about giving him a real look as a backup plan should one of their projected starters go down — and the nature of projected starters suggests they will. So this setback looks like a lost opportunity for Justin, but broken ribs heal, and there will be other opportunities down the road as the season unfolds. The rib injury went largely unreported until the Mets needed a roster spot to reclaim the celebrated Richard Lovelady. Richard — nee Dicky — has been the subject of a tug of war between the Mets and the Nats, each trying to sneak him through waivers when they need a roster spot, each failing as the other gets all grabby. Richard is out of options, though, so unless an injury (especially to fellow lefty relievers Brooks Raley or Bryan Hudson) comes calling, there is a good chance he will get yet another ticket on the DFA train before the spring is out. Dicky is a good pitcher, but it apparently takes more than one fractured rib to get him onto an MLB squad. Transactions, 3/16/2026 COMING Signed away from Sioux City (American Association) to Minor-League Contract, Projected for Brooklyn Signed away from TOR to Minor-League Contract, Projected for Syracuse Relief Pitchers Infielders Felix Cepeda Eddinson Paulino R/R DoB: 36722 High Level: AA (2024) L/R DoB: 37439 High Level: AA (2025) Just look at that smug smirk on the face of Felix Cepeda. With that cocky smile and that slash shaved through his eyebrow, you'd think he was coming with the Hall-of-Fame pedigree his name implies. But like Eddinson Paulino, he's a Dominican who has played out his six minor-league reserve years with a big-league organization — the Sox, in his case — without joining a big-league roster. Paulino is probably the better bet, coming with just enough of a profile to possibly edge Grae Kessinger off the Syracuse roster. (We're talking a hair's difference — a single decimal point — so who knows how such a comparison would break in real life?) Apart from bearing (a variation) on the name of a great inventor, he was a good average hitter in the low minors, but as he tried to add power to his profile. Eddie was the Jay's (supposedly) 23rd-best prospect as recently as mid-2025, so it looks like he still has some upside. And to judge from that thumbnail shot of him, he's an athletic-looking, serious dude. In fairness, that may just be an illusion of seeing him next to Felix Cepeda, who just looks like a jerk. Transactions, 3/17/2026 "table { margin: 2px; width: auto; border: 1px solid black;} th { padding: 2px; line-height: 1; max-width: 90px; border: 3px solid black; font-family: ""Arial"", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: right; vertical-align: top; background-color: #000000; } td { padding: 6px; line-height: 1; max-width: 90px; border: 3px solid black; font-family: ""Arial"", sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;}" GOING Optioned to Minor-League Camp, Projected for Syracuse Reassigned to Minor-League Camp, Projected for Syracuse Reassigned to Minor-League Camp, Projected for Binghamton Reassigned to Minor-League Camp, Projected for Binghamton Reassigned to Minor-League Camp, Projected for Syracuse Starting Pitchers Relief Pitchers Relief Pitchers Relief Pitchers Infielders Christian Scott Adbert Alzolay Nick Burdi Daniel Duarte Christian Arroyo R/R DoB: 1999-06-15 High Level: AA (2024) R/R DoB: 1995-03-01 High Level: MLB (2024) R/R DoB: 1993-01-19 High Level: MLB (2025) R/R DoB: 1996-12-04 High Level: MLB (2024) R/R DoB: 1995-05-30 High Level: MLB (2023) GOING COMING Reassigned to Minor-League Camp, Projected for Syracuse Optioned to Minor-League Camp, Projected for Syracuse Added to Projected Roster Infielders Outfielders Outfielders José Rojas MJ Melendez Jared Young L/R DoB: 1993-02-24 High Level: MLB (2022) L/R DoB: 1993-11-29 High Level: AA (2025) L/R DoB: 1995-07-09 High Level: MLB (2025) The St. Patrick's Day Massacre was when the Mets camp really began to get cleaned out in earnest, as a group of players with meaningful MLB experience went down. Christian Scott and Adbert Alzolay, of course, both spent 2025 not pitching at all, so just getting through camp not hurt has to be at least some consolation. The real big news here is MJ Melendez getting shipped out when he had the strongest profile of all the competitors for the fifth outfield spot. Profile — which we use here as a shorter version of accumulated statistical profile — isn't everything, of course, and part of what camp is about is figuring out who is maturing into form and who is fading. While this is most immediately good news for the Jared Young Fan Club (they hold their meetings in taxis), that may well only be temporary. Jared gets the first look as he is on the roster, but still alive and seemingly coming on strong (.412 / .487 / .500 // .987 in 39 spring plate appearances) is Carson Benge. Evaluators will tell you that teams look beyond the numbers in such cases, but the numbers sure look good. Also hanging around in the corners of the picture are Mike Tauchman, who profiles nicely as a lefty pinch-hitter, as well as Dominican ballhawk Cristian Pache. Pache wasn't expected to be sticking to the camp roster anywhere near this long, but an absolutely torrid spring (.464 / .516 / .786 // 1.302 in 31 plate appearances) has made him awfully hard to send away. Transactions, 3/19/2026 "table { margin: 2px; width: auto; border: 1px solid black;} th { padding: 2px; line-height: 1; max-width: 90px; border: 3px solid black; font-family: ""Arial"", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: right; vertical-align: top; background-color: #000000; } td { padding: 6px; line-height: 1; max-width: 90px; border: 3px solid black; font-family: ""Arial"", sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;}" GOING COMING Transferred to Minor-League Camp, Projected for Syracuse Optioned to Minor-League Camp, Projected for St. Lucie Transferred to Minor-League Camp, Projected for Syracuse Optioned to Minor-League Camp, Projected for Syracuse Added to Projected Roster Relief Pitchers Relief Pitchers Relief Pitchers Infielders Infielders Mike Baumann Joey Gerber Brandon Waddell Ronny Mauricio Francisco Lindor R/R DoB: 1995-09-10 High Level: MLB (2024) R/R DoB: 1997-05-03 High Level: MLB (2025) L/L DoB: 1994-06-03 High Level: MLB (2025) S/R DoB: 2001-04-04 High Level: MLB (2025) S/R DoB: 1993-11-14 High Level: MLB (202 We get brought up to date with the clearing out of Brandon Waddell — just needed an injury to make the team in what has turned out to be a surprising (knock wood) injury-free spring since the bad Francisco Lindor news that opened camp, along with fellow vets Mike Baumann and Joey Gerber (somehow not reported to be nicknamed "Baby," who the Mets were presumably surprised to find still hanging around after getting only one and two innings, respectively, this spring. But the real news that brings us up to date is the farming out of former top prospect Ronny Mauricio. Ronny still has upside, but his ticket to minor-league camp opens up a seat for the historically hard-to-keep-down Francisco Lindor, who is now all but guaranteed to be the Mets' Opening Day shortstop. As much as fate may still yet intervene, Francisco simply has a way of being master of his own fate. And that brings you all up to date. Here's to our new home, and future updates from the folks at Mets Roster Central being short and sweet. And to see the full roster as it currently stands, smash the button below.