Cowtipper

Maybe they just need a small change of pace. I recommend replacing the manager and GM.

it's better, because now instead of giving up 6 runs per 6 innings pitched, he will now only be giving up 1 run per 1 inning pitched. https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2026/06/mets-move-kodai-senga-bullpen.html

Getting Edgy to whine is enough for one evening. My day is complete. Have a wonderful night, all.

I look away for 30 seconds and that fella is on the ground. What in the world happened? Was he blinded by David Stearns' genius and knocked off his feet?

Why not? Not like they're gonna score.

Slick play. I never thought that inning would end.

Sheesh, if you didn't know Cionel Perez was Cuban, you'd think he was from the heart of Italy or something.

Kodai is still in there, huh. He's turning into Patrick Corbin really fast.

Senga's ERA is now up over 10, which still wouldn't be among the worst in the Pecos League.

Well, Senga lost it. He's done. Cooked. Adios pal. Enjoy your trade.

That had the crack of a grand slam.

Welp.

That inning drops Senga's ERA to 8.64. He's getting there!

A good game today could get Bo Bichette above .250! That would put the following Mets at or above .250 for the season: Juan Soto (.301) AJ Ewing (.266) Carson Benge (.257) Francisco Alvarez (.250) Bo Bichette maybe (.248) The season is THAT underwhelming that this is the sort of stuff I'm now "looking forward to." *Jared Young could also get back above .250 if he gets a couple at-bats and a couple hits. All Eric Wagaman has to do is go 1-for-1 to get himself above the Wynn Line**. **Named after Jimmy Wynn, who hit exactly .250 for his career. And if Kodai Senga can go 6 scoreless innings tonight, he will shed nearly TWO points from his ERA, bringing him to 7.20 on the year, which is very respectable by Pecos League standards.

I don't remember much from it, but I do actually remember watching the single game he pitched in., I also remember the predictable results. I remember it was kind of a bloodbath. I remember he and Zack Pop were signed about the same time. Looking at it more closely, he was let go by the Mets, but the Mets re-signed him at about the time they signed Pop. I have no idea why I remember so much about him, but I do. I was watching the games a lot more closely last year than this year. I mostly have them playing in the background this year, with occasional check-ins here and there.

Another headscratcher, but since I love David Stearns and my shrine to Him only grows larger every day, I can only assume this is part of his esoteric and genius 9-D chess to lead us to the Holy Land by the end of the year. We foolish mortals see him as a 30-year-old hitter with a .175 batting average, but his super secret analytics say he's actually a .500 hitter with 95 home run per year potential, we just don't see it because we aren't super smart like David Stearns.

MJ Melendez, who has hit .111 in 72 at-bats since May 7, is ... the ... DH.

In all the hubbub of the offseason, no one noted that 2025 Met Colin Poche found a new team. On February 25, the Detroit Tigers signed Colin, who had a 27,00 ERA in his Mets career (which lasted a single game). But then the Tigers, not knowing the talent they had, released him on April 2. So, there's still hope he could rejoin the Mets yet.

Max Kranick, who underwent elbow surgery partway through 2025, was non-tendered by New York following the campaign. He didn't receive get much attention during the 2025-26 offseason from other teams, however on May 6, the Nationals signed him to a major league deal, with an option for the 2027 campaign. He wasn't a big name, but he was a solid piece of the bullpen in the early going in 2025, posting a 3.65 ERA in 24 games before being shut down. And that's my primary memory of him -- how effective he was despite his lack of pedigree. I also remember thinking the Mets should have brought him back and stored him somewhere in their system, just because he was so effective in 2025. He has made one appearance so far in the minors this season.

It ain't much, but in his first five games away from New York, he has a 2.25 ERA. (His ERA in his first five games with New York was 6.23).

Francisco Lindor: Mets manager Carlos Mendoza said that Lindor (calf) could return from the 10-day injured list as soon as Wednesday, Jorge Castillo of ESPN.com reports. Lindor is slated to make the third appearance of his rehab assignment Tuesday with Triple-A Syracuse, and if he receives a positive evaluation when he's re-examined following that game, the Mets will likely activate the veteran shortstop. Bo Bichette has been serving as the Mets' primary option at shortstop since a left calf strain forced Lindor to the IL on April 23, but Bichette will shift back to third base on a full-time basis once the five-time All-Star is back in the fold. Injury Calf. Est. Return 6/24/2026. Christian Scott: Scott (hip) is scheduled to throw a simulated game Monday, Tim Britton of The Athletic reports. The 27-year-old right-hander has been dealing with a hip impingement, but is feeling much better after receiving a shot last week. A timeline for Scott's return to the rotation should come into focus after the sim game, but he seems likely to get activated next week. Through nine starts for the Mets this season, Scott's produced a 3.10 ERA, 1.35 WHIP and 47:19 K:BB through 40.2 innings. Injury Hip. Est. Return 6/27/2026.

My guy Wyatt Young is hitting just .229/.307/.277 as a 26-year-old in Binghamton :-(.

Well, I mean it's kind of unfair to say anything about Jonah Tong right now as he's only 23, has less than 29 innings of big league experience and is in just his fourth season of pro ball. But how about Calvin Ziegler? Second round pick in 2021 that's played just four pro games since 2023, with just one appearance this year and none last year. I mean, look at what happens to their 'top prospects.' Either they get traded for rentals or don't pan out with the Mets. The following are all top-three picks going back to 2020. PCA and J.T. Ginn were traded for rentals. Ziegler's always hurt. Dom Hamel got into a single game with NY before being disposed of (and he's also struggled at AAA), Kumar Rocker didn't even sign, Kevin Parada is a dud offensively, Jett Williams was traded for what looks to be a rental before ever playing for NY (and is struggling in the minors now), Blade Tidwell was traded for a rental after being given just 15 innings with the Mets, Colin Houck has struggled to a .216 average in the Mets system, Sproat's gone for the same rental as Williams, McLean's done well, Benge has done well, Jonathan Santucci's performed well in the minors but has never pitched above AA, Nate Dohm was traded away, Mitch Voit has struggled since joining the organization, Antonio Jimenez is hitting below .200 since joining the organization, and Peter Kussow is always hurt. It's not just player development, it's the obsessively sticking with certain "top prospects" even after they're long past prospect age while disposing of the rest for oftentimes close to nothing all willy-nilly. The most egregious of recent vintage were Baty/Vientos/Alvarez. They weren't meant to just be solid, they were meant to be anchors with some level of stardom expected of each. Alvarez especially was rated very highly; I wanna say I read that some considered him the top prospect in the game. Which I guess does have to do with player development, because they're myopically focusing on the development of certain players -- desperately hoping to get them past ceilings that they clearly can't get above -- to the expense of other players and team success. I'm still waiting for Gavin Cecchini, Cesar Puello and Lastings Milledge to do something.

Christian Arroyo: Injury Undisclosed. Est. Return 6/26/2026. Mike Baumann: Injury Undisclosed. Est. Return 6/28/2026. Ryan Lambert: Triple-A Syracuse placed Lambert on the 7-day injured list June 4 due to an unspecified injury. Lambert, 23, has struck out one-third of the batters he's faced this season, but a bloated 18.7 percent walk rate played a big part in him submitting an inflated 6.19 ERA and 1.62 over 16 innings at Triple-A. He's without a clear timeline to return to action for Syracuse. Est. Return: Unknown.

Schwarber is going to give the Hall of Fame voters to think about if he keeps going and hits 500+ home runs with a career average under .240. Players like him have a knack for just collapsing, but clearly he's not to that point yet.