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Mike Tauchman released! Austin Warren on rehab to Syracuse!

A legitimately pleasant surprise. Holmes and Griffin Canning both got off to wonderful starts last year. Canning fell off, as was inevitable, but Holmes just kept on trucking. I wasn't sure if he'd be able to transition to starting, but he did and he did so with flying colors. Invariably the Mets' best and most consistent starter of 2025. 2025 Holmes was a pitcher of the 2024 Severino-Manaea-Quintana mold. Not stellar, but steady. I'd rather have three Holmes instead of one superstar and two mediocre guys like Megill. He finishes his Mets career with a 16-12, 3.26 line.

I'm part English and part Irish. I'm also part German and part Polish. Maybe that's why I have so much internal conflict.

What? Honestly, they should just be one country, it'd be much more convenient. Wonder if they ever tried that. Don Florence is correct. Next hint: This hard-throwing Panamanian right-hander earned the nicknames "Señor Smoke" and "El Gasolino" for his blazing fastball, eventually winning two World Series with different franchises. He debuted with the Mets in 1978 but struggled with control during his three seasons in New York before blossoming into an effective reliever elsewhere, highlighted by a standout 1987 championship season with the Twins.

Whatever, it can't be that big a deal, I'm pretty sure Ireland and the UK are basically the same thing anyway.

We nearly missed that home run due to the stupid commercial playing. Bichette's hitting .293 since June 1.

Manaea is on a roll.

They didn't stop, apparently. Wyatt Young has been released. Ji Hwan Bae has been released. They also ... activated Dedniel Núñez from the 60-day injured list. activated Chayce McDermott. designated Bryce Conley for assignment. recalled Jefry Yan from Triple-A Syracuse. outrighted Kevin Herget to Triple-A Syracuse. selected Cristian Pache's contract from Triple-A Syracuse. outrighted MJ Melendez to Triple-A Syracuse. selected Nate Lavender's contract from Triple-A Syracuse.

My boy Wyatt has been released! 😞😞😞😞😞😞😞😞😞😞😞😞😞😞😞😞😞

Genesis Cabrera - 29-year-old former Mets reliever (2025) has played for the Phillies and Royals Triple-A clubs this year, going 2-5 with an 8.17 ERA in 32 games between them. He is currently with the Diablos Rojos del Mexico in the Mexican League and has a 20.25 ERA in 5 games. Griffin Canning - 30-year-old former Mets starter (2025) is 3-9 with a 6.58 ERA in 17 games (11 starts) for the Padres. At Triple-A, he is 1-1 with a 3.60 ERA in 5 starts. Robinson Cano - 43-year-old former Mets infielder (2019-2020, 2022) is hitting .298/.351/.494 with 15 home runs and 70 RBI in 82 games for the Diablos Rojos del Mexico in the Mexican League. Carlos Carrasco - 39-year-old former Mets pitcher (2021-2023) was signed and granted free agency by the Braves about 4 million times this year. In total, he was 0-0 with a 5.94 ERA in 8 relief appearances with the club. For their Triple-A club, he was 2-1 with a 2.55 ERA in 8 games (6 starts). He latched on with Korea's LG Twins in late July, has made one start, and has a 0.00 ERA in 7 innings there. Alex Carrillo - 29-year-old former Mets reliever (2025) was let go by the Mets partway through 2026 and signed with the Giants. It appears he has yet to pitch in their system. Jose Castillo - 30-year-old former Mets reliever (2025) has a 1.59 ERA in 7 relief appearances for the Chiba Lotte Marines of the NPB and a 2.25 ERA in 4 games for their farm team. Miguel Castro - 31-year-old former Mets reliever (2020 & 2021) is 2-3 with a 4.89 ERA in 40 relief appearances for the Leones de Yucatan in Mexico. He's averaging more than a K per frame. Juan Centeno - 36-year-old former Mets catcher (2013 & 2014) is currently in the Diamondbacks system, but he has been hurt and hasn't played this year. Alex Claudio - 34-year-old former Mets pitcher (2022) is 2-2 with a 3.76 mark in 38 relief appearances for the Saraperos de Saltillo in Mexico. Michael Conforto - 33-year-old former Mets outfielder (2015-2021) is hitting .231/.325/.456 with 9 home runs and 24 RBI in 75 games as a reserve for the Cubs in 2026. John Curtiss - 33-year-old former Mets reliever (2023) was 1-1 with a 5.11 ERA in 13 relief appearances for the Charros de Jalisco in Mexico before being released in mid-July.

Alas, Matt Rudick has been released.

Mets Clean House Release: Eris Albino Luis Alvarez Sam Biller Yoralbert Cadiz Taylor Darden Franyel Diaz Jordan Geber Jackson Hauge Nick Lucky Adolfo Miranda Jaylen Palmer - 22nd round pick in 2018 Sam Robertson - 17th round pick in 2025 Jose Rojas Matt Rudick - 13th round pick in 2021 AJ Salgado Jack Scanlon JT Schwartz - 4th round pick in 2021 Jun-Seok Shim Onix Vega Omar Victorino Brandon Waddell Tanner Witt - 14th round pick in 2024 Sucks about Waddell, he was solid last year. Kept waiting for Geber to do something, but he never quite got there. Spent parts of three seasons at Triple-A, but never made the majors. Had some solid numbers, though. Rudick also showed occasional promise, but not enough. Diaz could strike guys out, but couldn't master his control. Same could be said for Victorino, Witt and others. Schwartz was a pretty high pick, but never showed any standout skills in the minors. Robertson had good speed and could draw a walk; they might've wanted to give him a longer look. Nick Lucky wasn't a free agent long, rejoining the independent Lancaster Stormers not long after his release. Onix Vega wasn't a free agent long, either, as he's already latched on with the independent Kansas City Monarchs. Jackson Hauge has returned to his former home, the Hagerstown Flying Boxcars and Taylor Darden has returned to his former home, the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs. Nick Roselli, released in July, was signed by the independent Long Island Ducks. Mets signed a youngster named Biguey Santana. Grae Kessinger, released by the Mets in July, later signed with the Pirates. Adbert Alzolay, released at about the same time as Kessinger, later signed with the Toros de Tijuana of the Mexican League. Tyler Burch, released by the Mets in June, signed with the indy Gastonia Ghost Peppers a few days ago. John Valle, released by the Mets in June, was quickly signed by the Nationals, who just as quickly released him after a few games in their system.

Dedniel Nunez: Coming off IL on Tuesday. Nunez (elbow) will be activated from the 60-day injured list Tuesday, Will Sammon of The Athletic reports. The Mets traded away most of their bullpen at the deadline aside from closer Devin Williams, so Nunez could be thrust into a high-leverage role right away. The 30-year-old right-hander underwent Tommy John surgery last July and has looked good on his rehab assignment, posting a 3.00 ERA, 1.00 WHIP and 9:5 K:BB in nine innings for Triple-A Syracuse. In his most recent appearance Aug. 1 he appeared to be comfortably sitting around 96 mph with his fastball. Injury: Elbow. Est. Return 8/4/2026.

Dream not realized: We're getting one true prospect in Nathan Lavender, an old career minor leaguer (Yan), a Quadruple-A retread (Pache), another Quadruple-A retread who's actually done well with NY this season (Curry) and a wild card coming off the IL (Nunez). Well, we have two months left to see some young names, I guess.

I knew him as Jimmy Yank-a-boner back in the day.

I think David Stearns has proven to suck, Maybe he could handle a small market team like Milwaukee, but he was a big fish in a small pond there. Not so much in New York. He just can handle it. His unwavering commitment to stick with his methods despite their constant failures is itself a failure. I think these trades might pan out in the future, but, surprise surprise, it's because they're a slightly different tact than what he usually does, which is scratch the bottom of every barrel looking for an infinite number of diamonds in the rough and trading prospects away for veterans that might or might not pan out.

Nate Lavender. Finally.

His contract has been selected. Now the team has two old career minor leaguers on their active roster awaiting their debuts, 31-year-old Bryce Conley and 29-year old Yan.

Well, one move has been announced. 29-year-old Jefry Yan, still averaging 16,6 K/9 this year, has had his contract selected. He's not one of these "young prospects" we want to see, but at least he's not a major league retread.

I knew he did something momentous in 2024, but couldn't remember what it was. I still don't remember what it was, but that above post makes me vaguely recall it even more.

Geniuses like Stearns think too much in theory and think theory and real-life are the same thing.

One more time for those in the back: Acquired Jefferson Rojas from Cubs for Clay Holmes and Tyrone Taylor. Acquired Sammy Stafura from Pirates for Luke Weaver and cash considerations. Acquired Chayce McDermott from Dodgers for Ben Rortvedt. Acquired Luke Gabrysh and John Spikerman from Phillies for Brooks Raley. Acquired Gabe Davis and Zach Franklin from White Sox for Huascar Brazoban. Acquired Aidan Smith, Emilien Pitre and Gary Gill Hill from the Rays for Freddy Peralta. Also, the Mets recalled Xzavion Curry.

Steve Reed (1955-2025) was a right-handed pitcher selected 23rd overall by the Cincinnati Reds in the 1974 amateur draft who spent seven seasons in the minor leagues but never reached the major leagues, finishing with a 37-41 record and a 3.35 ERA in 189 games. He showed early promise with standout seasons in 1974 and 1975 and later briefly reached Triple-A with the Milwaukee Brewers organization before retiring after the 1980 season.

Rentaro Imanishi (1924-2026) was a Japanese right-handed pitcher who played 10 seasons in Nippon Pro Baseball from 1946 to 1955, compiling an 88-102 record with a 3.23 ERA over 1,690⅓ innings while spending time with the Hankyu Braves, Taiyo Whales, and Toei Flyers. He enjoyed his best years with Hankyu in the late 1940s, winning 21 games in 1947 and 23 in 1948, before retiring after the 1955 season. Perry Pelekoudas (1934-2026) was a longtime minor league umpire whose career spanned multiple leagues beginning in 1959, and although he was named to the National League umpiring staff for 1972, he never worked a major league game. A member of a notable baseball family, he was the brother of major league umpire Chris Pelekoudas and the uncle of baseball executive Lee Pelekoudas.

Today's hint: This New Hampshire-born left-handed pitcher reached the majors for the first time at age 28 after seven seasons in the minors and made the most of his brief opportunity. In his only big league season, he went 3–0 with a 1.50 ERA in 14 bullpen appearances for the 1995 Mets, yet never pitched another major league game.