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200970–92 (0.432)
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GM: Omar Minaya

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2009, or a custom range (defaults to every team-season since 1985, when our data starts).

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Front Office

PoorAverageGreat
Value
Payroll $M
$142M
Surplus $M
-83
Win %
0.432
TAB
-16.5
WAB
-17.5
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
23.1
Dead money %
43%
Depth Players
4.0
Dead WAR
-4.9

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2009 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

ROmir Santos91
LBrian Schneider57
RRamon Castro⇄26
LJosh Thole16
RRobinson Cancel1

1B

LDaniel Murphy101
RFernando Tatis41
LCarlos Delgado25
RNick Evans5
LJeremy Reed4
LAlex Cora1

2B

BLuis Castillo137
BAnderson Hernandez⇄30
LAlex Cora19
RFernando Tatis7
LMarlon Anderson4
BArgenis Reyes3
RRamon Martinez2
RAndy Green1
RWilson Valdez1

3B

RDavid Wright142
RFernando Tatis27
RAndy Green1
RWilson Valdez1

SS

LAlex Cora56
BJosé Reyes35
RWilson Valdez32
BAnderson Hernandez⇄16
RRamon Martinez10
RAngel Berroa⇄8
RFernando Tatis2
BArgenis Reyes1

LF

LJeremy Reed50
RGary Sheffield46
LCory Sullivan38
LDaniel Murphy27
RFernando Tatis26
BÁngel Pagán20
LFernando Martinez11
RNick Evans10
RWilson Valdez2

CF

BCarlos Beltrán77
BÁngel Pagán61
LJeremy Reed12
LFernando Martinez8
LCory Sullivan6

RF

RJeff Francoeur⇄75
RGary Sheffield18
LJeremy Reed8
LFernando Martinez6
BÁngel Pagán6
LCory Sullivan2
RFernando Tatis2
REmil Brown1

DH

RGary Sheffield6
BCarlos Beltrán3

Starters

LJohan Santana3.8 WAR
RMike Pelfrey1.8 WAR
RLivan Hernandez⇄0.9 WAR
RNelson Figueroa0.9 WAR
RJohn Maine0.8 WAR
RBobby Parnell0.6 WAR
LJon Niese0.6 WAR
RFernando Nieve0.2 WAR
RTim Redding0.1 WAR
LPat Misch⇄-0.2 WAR
LOliver Perez-0.4 WAR

Bullpen

★ RFrancisco Rodriguez35 sv
LPedro Feliciano24 h
RSean Green14 h
RBrian Stokes10 h
RJ.J. Putz10 h
RElmer Dessens0 h
LKen Takahashi0 h
RLance Broadway⇄0 h

Each position shows its top 3 by games (top = starter) — click "+more" for the rest. The letter is bats/throws; ⇄ marks a player traded mid-season. Starters are ranked by WAR, bullpen by holds; ★ marks the closer (most save chances). MLB Stats API.

Key additions (new vs 2008)

PlayerfWAR
Livan Hernandez0.9
Jeff Francoeur0.8
Francisco Rodríguez0.7
Gary Sheffield0.3
Cory Sullivan0.3
Fernando Nieve0.2

Key subtractions (gone from 2008)

Player2008 fWAR
Endy Chavez0.9
Joe Smith0.3
Raul Casanova0.2
Duaner Sanchez0.2
Pedro Martínez0.2
Moises Alou0.2

Contract Value

WAR translated into tier-adjusted market value, then compared with what the player was paid by Mets. Guaranteed contracts from the 2015-present contract-data period use the known contract period through 2009; everyone else is shown as a 2009 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Johan Santana 2009 +3.8 +67.1 18.9 +48.3 $4.9M 2.19× –
Ángel Pagán 2009 +2.8 +36.5 0.6 +35.9 $0.2M 1.60× –
David Wright 2009 +3.2 +28.8 7.8 +21.1 $2.4M 1.12× –
Mike Pelfrey 2009 +1.8 +20.8 2.2 +18.6 $1.3M 1.49× –
Carlos Beltrán 2009 +2.9 +36.9 19.2 +17.6 $6.7M 1.60× –
Fernando Tatis 2009 +1.7 +11.2 1.7 +9.5 $1.0M 0.81× –
Livan Hernandez↔ 2009 +0.9 +7.2 0.5 +6.7 $0.6M 1.02× –
Bobby Parnell 2009 +0.6 +6.5 0.4 +6.1 $0.7M 1.34× –
Jonathon Niese 2009 +0.6 +4.7 0.4 +4.3 $0.7M 1.02× –
Jeff Francoeur↔ 2009 +0.8 +5.4 1.6 +3.8 $2.0M 0.83× –
John Maine 2009 +0.8 +6.2 2.6 +3.6 $3.4M 1.02× –
Daniel Murphy 2009 +0.8 +3.6 0.4 +3.2 $0.5M 0.56× –
Pedro Feliciano 2009 +0.7 +3.7 1.6 +2.1 $2.3M 0.67× –
Ryan Church↔ 2009 +0.5 +3.6 1.7 +1.9 $3.1M 0.83× –
Fernando Nieve 2009 +0.2 +1.9 0.4 +1.5 $1.8M 1.02× –
Cory Sullivan 2009 +0.3 +1.8 0.6 +1.2 $2.3M 0.83× –
Lance Broadway↔ 2009 +0.1 +0.7 0.2 +0.5 $1.5M 0.67× –
Luis Castillo 2009 +1.5 +6.5 6.2 +0.3 $4.3M 0.56× –
Darren O'Day↔ 2009 +0.0 +0.1 0.0 +0.1 $1.2M 0.67× –
Anderson Hernandez↔ 2009 +0.0 +0.1 0.1 -0.1 $8.2M 0.56× –
Brian Stokes 2009 -0.0 -0.1 0.4 -0.5 – 0.67× –
Billy Wagner↔ 2009 +0.1 +0.3 1.2 -0.9 $21.5M 0.67× –
Sean Green 2009 -0.1 -0.5 0.5 -1.0 – 0.67× –
Tim Redding 2009 +0.1 +1.1 2.2 -1.2 $17.2M 1.02× –
Marlon Anderson 2009 -0.1 -0.4 1.1 -1.6 – 0.56× –
Pat Misch↔ 2009 -0.2 -1.3 0.3 -1.6 – 0.67× –
Francisco Rodríguez 2009 +0.7 +7.4 9.2 -1.8 $13.3M 1.34× –
Alex Cora 2009 +0.0 +0.0 2.0 -2.0 $368.8M 0.61× –
José Reyes 2009 +0.7 +3.4 6.1 -2.7 $8.8M 0.61× –
Nick Evans 2009 -0.5 -3.5 0.4 -3.9 – 0.83× –
J.J. Putz 2009 +0.2 +1.0 6.0 -5.0 $33.6M 0.67× –
Brian Schneider 2009 -0.1 -0.3 4.9 -5.2 – 0.52× –
Jeremy Reed 2009 -0.7 -4.4 0.9 -5.4 – 0.83× –
Carlos Delgado 2009 +0.4 +1.8 12.0 -10.2 $30.0M 0.56× –
Gary Sheffield 2009 +0.3 +2.1 14.0 -11.9 $44.6M 0.83× –
Oliver Pérez 2009 -0.4 -3.4 12.0 -15.4 – 1.02× –
Ramon Castro↔ 2009 +0.3 +1.2 1.2 -0.0 $4.2M 0.52× –
Andy Green 2009 -0.0 -0.2 – – – 0.56× –
Angel Berroa↔ 2009 -0.2 -1.1 – – – 0.61× –
Argenis Reyes 2009 -0.2 -0.9 – – – 0.56× –
Casey Fossum 2009 +0.0 +0.1 – – – 0.67× –
Elmer Dessens 2009 -0.2 -1.3 – – – 0.67× –
Emil Brown 2009 -0.1 -0.4 – – – 0.83× –
Fernando Martinez 2009 -0.4 -2.7 – – – 0.83× –
Jon Switzer 2009 -0.2 -0.8 – – – 0.67× –
Josh Thole 2009 +0.0 +0.2 – – – 0.52× –
Ken Takahashi 2009 +0.1 +0.5 – – – 0.67× –
Nelson Figueroa 2009 +0.9 +7.1 – – – 1.02× –
Omir Santos 2009 -0.8 -3.2 – – – 0.52× –
Ramon Martinez 2009 -0.6 -2.8 – – – 0.61× –
Robinson Cancel 2009 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 0.52× –
Tobi Stoner 2009 -0.1 -0.6 – – – 0.67× –
Wilson Valdez 2009 +0.2 +0.8 – – – 0.61× –
Total—+23.1+252.3141.5+115.9—

Trades

Every graded 2009 deal involving the Mets — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 4 total.

2009 · NYM / BOS
NYM · Omar Minaya +$16.0M
Chris Carter, Eddie Lora
BOS · Theo Epstein −$16.0M
Billy Wagner
NYM came out ahead by $16.0M
2009 · NYM / CHW
NYM · Omar Minaya +$2.4M
Lance Broadway
CHW · Kenny Williams −$2.4M
Ramón Castro
NYM came out ahead by $2.4M
2009 · WSN / NYM
WSN · Michael Rizzo +$0.8M
Greg Veloz
NYM · Omar Minaya −$0.8M
Anderson Hernández
WSN came out ahead by $0.8M
2009 · ATL / NYM
ATL · Frank Wren +$8.8M
Ryan Church
NYM · Omar Minaya −$8.8M
Jeff Francoeur
ATL came out ahead by $8.8M

Current & Historical Payroll

2009 payroll
$141.8M

What the front office was committed to as of 2009, 2009–2015. Pre-2015 has no contract-terms data — forward italic $ are realized actuals (hindsight, not commitments known then). Control labels (ARB/FA) are point-in-time.

current $ guaranteed $ actual $ (hindsight) arbitration (proj) pre-arb (proj) free agent

Guaranteed / signed (25)

PlayerAgeSvc2009201020112012201320142015
Carlos Beltrán3211.000$19.2M$19.4M$13.3MFREE AGENT
Johan Santana309.000$18.9M$20.1MFREE AGENT$24.0M
Gary Sheffield4021.000$14.0MFREE AGENT
Carlos Delgado3716.000$12.0MFREE AGENT
Oliver Pérez277.000$12.0M$12.0MFREE AGENT
Francisco Rodríguez277.000$9.2M$12.2M$7.0MFREE AGENT
Luis Castillo3313.000$6.2M$6.2MFREE AGENT
José Reyes266.000$6.1M$9.4M$11.0MFREE AGENT
J.J. Putz326.000$6.0MFREE AGENT
Brian Schneider329.000$4.9MFREE AGENT
Tim Redding318.000$2.2MFREE AGENT
Alex Cora3311.000$2.0M$1.9MFREE AGENT
Fernando Tatis3412.000$1.7M$850kFREE AGENT
Pedro Feliciano327.000$1.6M$2.9MFREE AGENT$322k
Billy Wagner3714.000$1.2MFREE AGENT
Ramon Castro3310.000$1.2MFREE AGENT
Marlon Anderson3511.000$1.1MFREE AGENT
Livan Hernandez3413.000$537kFREE AGENT
Emil Brown3412.000—FREE AGENT
Elmer Dessens3813.000—FREE AGENT
Ramon Martinez3611.000—FREE AGENT
Nelson Figueroa359.000—FREE AGENT
Casey Fossum318.000—FREE AGENT
Angel Berroa318.000—FREE AGENT
Jon Switzer296.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (15)

PlayerAgeSvc2009201020112012201320142015
David Wright265.000$7.8MFREE AGENT
John Maine285.000$2.6MFREE AGENT
Mike Pelfrey253.000$2.2MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan Church305.000$1.7MFREE AGENT
Jeff Francoeur254.000$1.6MARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeremy Reed285.000$925kFREE AGENT
Cory Sullivan294.000$600kARB 3FREE AGENT
Ángel Pagán273.000$575kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Sean Green303.000$471kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Fernando Nieve263.000$414kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brian Stokes293.000$410kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Pat Misch273.000$340kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Anderson Hernandez264.000$150kARB 3FREE AGENT
Wilson Valdez315.000—FREE AGENT
Andy Green315.000—FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (13)

PlayerAgeSvc2009201020112012201320142015
Nick Evans231.000$403kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Daniel Murphy241.000$401kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jonathon Niese221.000$400kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bobby Parnell241.000$400kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Lance Broadway252.000$201kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Darren O'Day261.000$24kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Robinson Cancel33–—
Omir Santos28–—
Argenis Reyes26–—
Josh Thole220.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Fernando Martinez200.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tobi Stoner24–—
Ken Takahashi40–—

Graphs

How each 2009 acquisition stacked onto Mets's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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Decision-maker records extend to 1933; resource-controlled WAR and payroll metrics cover 1985–2026. Data sources include FanGraphs, Baseball-Reference, the Chadwick Bureau register, the Lahman Database, prospect rankings from Baseball America, MLB Pipeline, and FanGraphs, and public payroll records. Transaction and trade data was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet. Executive birth/death data via Wikidata (CC0).
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