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201590–72 (0.556)Lost World Series
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GM: Sandy Alderson

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2015, 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
$119M
Surplus $M
+19
Win %
0.556
TAB
+9.6
WAB
+8.4
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
43.6
Dead money %
33%
Depth Players
9.0
Dead WAR
-3.9

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2015 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RKevin Plawecki70
RTravis d'Arnaud64
RAnthony Recker28
LJohnny Monell12

1B

LLucas Duda129
RMichael Cuddyer18
LDaniel Murphy17
LKelly Johnson⇄12
REric Campbell5
RAnthony Recker1

2B

LDaniel Murphy69
RWilmer Flores37
RDilson Herrera29
RRubén Tejada13
LKelly Johnson⇄13
RJuan Uribe⇄3
BDanny Muno1

3B

REric Campbell48
LDaniel Murphy42
RJuan Uribe⇄40
RDavid Wright38
RRubén Tejada19
LKelly Johnson⇄6
BDanny Muno5
RAnthony Recker1

SS

RWilmer Flores103
RRubén Tejada81
LKelly Johnson⇄1

LF

RMichael Cuddyer69
LMichael Conforto50
RYoenis Cespedes⇄43
LKirk Nieuwenhuis⇄34
RJohn Mayberry Jr.19
BEric Young Jr.⇄18
LDarrell Ceciliani17
LKelly Johnson⇄14
REric Campbell4

CF

RJuan Lagares137
LKirk Nieuwenhuis⇄16
RYoenis Cespedes⇄13
LDarrell Ceciliani7
LCurtis Granderson2

RF

LCurtis Granderson149
RJohn Mayberry Jr.11
LKirk Nieuwenhuis⇄7
RMichael Cuddyer6
LKelly Johnson⇄4
BEric Young Jr.⇄2
RJuan Lagares2

DH

RMichael Cuddyer5
LCurtis Granderson1
LDaniel Murphy1
BDanny Muno1
RJuan Uribe⇄1
RYoenis Cespedes⇄1

Starters

RJacob deGrom5.2 WAR
RMatt Harvey3.9 WAR
RNoah Syndergaard3.2 WAR
RBartolo Colon2.4 WAR
LJon Niese1.0 WAR
LSean Gilmartin0.9 WAR
LSteven Matz0.7 WAR
RRafael Montero0.3 WAR
RDillon Gee0.2 WAR
RLogan Verrett⇄0.1 WAR

Bullpen

★ RJeurys Familia43 sv
RHansel Robles12 h
RCarlos Torres11 h
RTyler Clippard⇄8 h
LAlex Torres7 h
RBobby Parnell5 h
LSean Gilmartin2 h
RErik Goeddel2 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 2014)

PlayerfWAR
Matt Harvey3.9
Noah Syndergaard3.2
Yoenis Cespedes2.6
Michael Conforto1.9
Kevin Plawecki1.1
Sean Gilmartin0.9

Key subtractions (gone from 2014)

Player2014 fWAR
Matthew den Dekker1.0
Ike Davis0.4
Daisuke Matsuzaka0.3
Dana Eveland0.2
Vic Black0.1
Chris Young-0.0

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 2015; everyone else is shown as a 2015 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Jacob deGrom 2015 +5.2 +103.1 0.6 +102.6 $0.1M 2.50× Free Agent · 2023–2028 · $37.0M AAV
Curtis Granderson 2015 +5.3 +87.4 16.0 +71.4 $3.0M 2.05× –
Matt Harvey 2015 +3.9 +69.1 0.6 +68.5 $0.2M 2.19× –
Noah Syndergaard 2015 +3.2 +50.5 0.4 +50.0 $0.1M 1.96× –
Yoenis Cespedes↔ 2015 +2.6 +32.8 3.8 +29.1 $1.5M 1.60× –
Travis d'Arnaud 2015 +3.4 +27.0 0.5 +26.5 $0.2M 1.00× Free Agent · 2025–2026 · $6.0M AAV
Lucas Duda 2015 +3.2 +27.4 4.2 +23.2 $1.3M 1.07× –
Jeurys Familia 2015 +1.5 +23.6 0.5 +23.0 $0.3M 1.95× –
Bartolo Colon 2015 +2.4 +29.0 11.0 +18.0 $4.5M 1.49× –
Michael Conforto 2015 +1.9 +18.2 0.2 +18.0 $0.1M 1.22× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $2.0M AAV
Wilmer Flores 2015 +1.7 +12.3 0.5 +11.8 $0.3M 0.89× –
Daniel Murphy 2015 +2.2 +14.2 8.0 +6.2 $3.7M 0.82× –
Steven Matz 2015 +0.7 +5.6 0.3 +5.3 $0.4M 1.02× Free Agent · 2026–2027 · $7.5M AAV
Kevin Plawecki 2015 +1.1 +4.8 0.4 +4.4 $0.4M 0.52× –
Sean Gilmartin 2015 +0.9 +4.9 0.5 +4.3 $0.6M 0.67× –
Rubén Tejada 2015 +1.1 +5.6 1.9 +3.7 $1.6M 0.61× –
Juan Lagares 2015 +0.6 +3.7 0.5 +3.2 $1.0M 0.83× –
Erik Goeddel 2015 +0.5 +2.6 0.5 +2.1 $1.1M 0.67× –
Dilson Herrera 2015 +0.5 +2.0 0.2 +1.8 $0.5M 0.56× –
Carlos Torres 2015 +0.4 +2.3 0.6 +1.7 $1.4M 0.67× –
Addison Reed↔ 2015 +0.3 +3.0 1.5 +1.5 $5.3M 1.34× –
Darrell Ceciliani 2015 +0.3 +1.9 0.4 +1.5 $1.4M 0.83× –
Rafael Montero 2015 +0.3 +1.7 0.5 +1.2 $1.6M 0.67× –
Jonathon Niese 2015 +1.0 +8.1 7.0 +1.1 $7.0M 1.02× –
Buddy Carlyle 2015 +0.2 +1.3 0.7 +0.6 $3.0M 0.67× –
Kirk Nieuwenhuis↔ 2015 +0.1 +0.9 0.5 +0.5 $3.3M 0.83× –
Logan Verrett↔ 2015 +0.1 +0.6 0.2 +0.5 $1.4M 0.67× –
Hansel Robles 2015 +0.2 +0.8 0.5 +0.4 $3.0M 0.67× –
Kelly Johnson↔ 2015 +0.2 +1.1 0.7 +0.4 $4.0M 0.83× –
Jack Leathersich 2015 +0.1 +0.7 0.4 +0.3 $3.0M 0.67× –
Juan Uribe↔ 2015 +0.6 +2.6 2.4 +0.2 $4.2M 0.58× –
Akeel Morris 2015 -0.1 -0.6 0.0 -0.6 – 0.67× –
Eric Young Jr.↔ 2015 -0.1 -0.3 0.3 -0.7 – 0.83× –
Danny Muno 2015 -0.2 -1.0 0.1 -1.1 – 0.58× –
Jerry Blevins 2015 +0.2 +1.1 2.4 -1.3 $11.2M 0.67× –
Tim Stauffer↔ 2015 -0.1 -0.7 0.6 -1.3 – 0.67× –
Jenrry Mejia 2015 +0.2 +1.0 2.6 -1.6 $14.2M 0.67× –
Eric Campbell 2015 -0.2 -1.1 0.5 -1.7 – 0.58× –
Dario Alvarez 2015 -0.3 -1.7 0.1 -1.8 – 0.67× –
Johnny Monell 2015 -0.5 -1.9 0.2 -2.1 – 0.52× –
Eric O'Flaherty↔ 2015 -0.1 -0.7 2.1 -2.8 – 0.67× –
John Mayberry Jr. 2015 -0.3 -2.3 1.4 -3.7 – 0.83× –
Dillon Gee 2015 +0.2 +1.4 5.3 -3.9 $31.5M 1.02× –
Alex Torres 2015 -0.7 -3.7 0.5 -4.2 – 0.67× –
Anthony Recker 2015 -0.9 -3.8 0.5 -4.3 – 0.52× –
Bobby Parnell 2015 -0.1 -0.6 3.7 -4.3 – 0.67× –
Tyler Clippard↔ 2015 -0.2 -1.7 3.8 -5.5 – 1.34× –
Michael Cuddyer 2015 +0.2 +1.1 8.5 -7.4 $49.5M 0.83× –
David Wright 2015 +1.0 +4.8 20.0 -15.2 $19.5M 0.58× –
Total—+43.7+538.1118.6+419.5—

Trades

Every graded 2015 deal involving the Mets — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 8 total.

2015 · DET / NYM
DET · Dave Dombrowski +$87.2M
Michael Fulmer, Luis Cessa
NYM · Sandy Alderson −$87.2M
Yoenis Céspedes
DET came out ahead by $87.2M
2015 · NYM / ATL
NYM · Sandy Alderson +$1.6M
Juan Uribe, Kelly Johnson
ATL · John Hart −$1.6M
John Gant, Robert Whalen
NYM came out ahead by $1.6M
2015 · NYM / ARI
NYM · Sandy Alderson +$29.6M
Addison Reed
ARI · Dave Stewart −$29.6M
Matt Koch, Miller Diaz
NYM came out ahead by $29.6M
2015 · PIT / NYM
PIT · Neal Huntington +$0.8M
Jonathon Niese
NYM · Sandy Alderson −$0.8M
Neil Walker
PIT came out ahead by $0.8M
2015 · NYM / SDP
NYM · Sandy Alderson +$0.8M
Alex Torres
SDP · AJ Preller −$0.8M
Cory Mazzoni, Brad Wieck
NYM came out ahead by $0.8M
2015 · OAK / NYM
OAK · Billy Beane +$8.0M
Casey Meisner
NYM · Sandy Alderson −$8.0M
Tyler Clippard
OAK came out ahead by $8.0M
2015 · OAK / NYM
OAK · Billy Beane +$5.6M
Dawrin Frias
NYM · Sandy Alderson −$5.6M
Eric O'Flaherty
OAK came out ahead by $5.6M
2015 · WSN / NYM
WSN · Michael Rizzo +$16.8M
Matt den Dekker
NYM · Sandy Alderson −$16.8M
Jerry Blevins
WSN came out ahead by $16.8M

Current & Historical Payroll

2015 payroll
$118.8M
2016 guaranteed
$0M

What the front office was committed to as of 2015, 2015–2021. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2015; arbitration & free-agent years are projected from service time. Hover a figure for its luxury-tax (CBT) & actual-cash values.

current $ guaranteed $ arbitration (proj) pre-arb (proj) free agent club option player option mutual option vesting option

Guaranteed / signed (11)

PlayerAgeSvc2015201620172018201920202021
David Wright3213.075$20.0MFREE AGENT
Curtis Granderson3414.077$16.0MFREE AGENT
Bartolo Colon4216.061$11.0MFREE AGENT
Michael Cuddyer3611.157$8.5MFREE AGENT
Juan Uribe3613.089$2.4MFREE AGENT
Eric O'Flaherty307.062$2.1MFREE AGENT
John Mayberry Jr.316.000$1.4MFREE AGENT
Kelly Johnson339.127$662kFREE AGENT
Tim Stauffer336.143$611kFREE AGENT
Eric Young Jr.306.000$340kFREE AGENT
Steven Matz2411.099$275kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (11)

PlayerAgeSvc2015201620172018201920202021
Daniel Murphy305.109$8.0MFREE AGENT
Jonathon Niese285.107$7.0MFREE AGENT
Dillon Gee294.028$5.3MARB 3FREE AGENT
Lucas Duda293.137$4.2MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tyler Clippard305.148$3.8MFREE AGENT
Yoenis Cespedes293.000$3.8MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bobby Parnell305.132$3.7MFREE AGENT
Jerry Blevins315.081$2.4MFREE AGENT
Rubén Tejada253.171$1.9MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Addison Reed263.027$1.5MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Buddy Carlyle375.002$725kFREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (27)

PlayerAgeSvc2015201620172018201920202021
Jenrry Mejia252.140$2.6MARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Harvey262.072$614kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Carlos Torres322.114$582kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jacob deGrom270.139$557kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Juan Lagares261.160$529kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Travis d'Arnaud261.044$525kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeurys Familia252.029$524kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Alex Torres271.141$523kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Anthony Recker312.128$518kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Wilmer Flores231.003$514kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Eric Campbell280.142$511kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rafael Montero240.051$511kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Erik Goeddel261.126$509kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Sean Gilmartin250.000$507kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Hansel Robles240.000$466kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kirk Nieuwenhuis271.123$454kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Noah Syndergaard220.000$410kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kevin Plawecki240.000$408kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jack Leathersich240.000$402kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Darrell Ceciliani250.127$383kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dilson Herrera210.031$241kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Michael Conforto220.000$202kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Johnny Monell290.101$202kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Logan Verrett250.000$168kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Danny Muno26–$119k
Dario Alvarez260.151$89kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Akeel Morris220.000$6kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2015 acquisition stacked onto Mets's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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