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201687–75 (0.537)Made Playoffs
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GM: Sandy Alderson

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2016, 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
$144M
Surplus $M
-8
Win %
0.537
TAB
+6.2
WAB
+3.3
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
42.1
Dead money %
34%
Depth Players
10.0
Dead WAR
-3.4

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2016 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RTravis d'Arnaud73
RRené Rivera59
RKevin Plawecki45

1B

LJames Loney97
LLucas Duda45
RWilmer Flores27
REric Campbell21
LKelly Johnson⇄3
RRené Rivera1
RT.J. Rivera1
BTy Kelly1

2B

BNeil Walker111
LKelly Johnson⇄52
RT.J. Rivera26
RWilmer Flores18
RMatt Reynolds4
BTy Kelly2
REric Campbell1

3B

RWilmer Flores51
BJosé Reyes50
RDavid Wright36
LKelly Johnson⇄21
BTy Kelly10
RT.J. Rivera9
REric Campbell7
RMatt Reynolds7

SS

BAsdrúbal Cabrera135
RMatt Reynolds21
BJosé Reyes13
RWilmer Flores8
RGavin Cecchini2
LKelly Johnson⇄1

LF

RYoenis Cespedes80
LMichael Conforto73
LAlejandro De Aza22
LKelly Johnson⇄15
LBrandon Nimmo13
BTy Kelly8
LCurtis Granderson7
REric Campbell2
RJuan Lagares1
RMatt Reynolds1

CF

RJuan Lagares68
RYoenis Cespedes63
LAlejandro De Aza46
LCurtis Granderson36
LMichael Conforto6
RJustin Ruggiano⇄6
LBrandon Nimmo4
BTy Kelly1

RF

LCurtis Granderson110
LJay Bruce⇄49
LAlejandro De Aza14
LMichael Conforto9
LBrandon Nimmo7
RJuan Lagares2
RJustin Ruggiano⇄1
BTy Kelly1

DH

LMichael Conforto4
RYoenis Cespedes4
LCurtis Granderson1
LJay Bruce⇄1
RRené Rivera1

Starters

RNoah Syndergaard6.8 WAR
RJacob deGrom3.0 WAR
LSteven Matz2.7 WAR
RBartolo Colon2.2 WAR
RMatt Harvey1.8 WAR
RRobert Gsellman1.1 WAR
RGabriel Ynoa0.4 WAR
RSeth Lugo0.3 WAR
LSean Gilmartin-0.3 WAR
RRafael Montero-0.4 WAR
LJon Niese⇄-0.4 WAR
RLogan Verrett-0.9 WAR

Bullpen

★ RJeurys Familia51 sv
RAddison Reed40 h
LJerry Blevins16 h
RHansel Robles13 h
RJim Henderson11 h
RErik Goeddel3 h
LJosh Smoker3 h
LAntonio Bastardo⇄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 2015)

PlayerfWAR
Asdrúbal Cabrera3.4
Neil Walker2.3
José Reyes1.3
René Rivera1.2
Robert Gsellman1.1
T.J. Rivera0.5

Key subtractions (gone from 2015)

Player2015 fWAR
Daniel Murphy2.2
Juan Uribe0.6
Dilson Herrera0.5
Darrell Ceciliani0.3
Buddy Carlyle0.2
Jenrry Mejia0.2

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 2016; everyone else is shown as a 2016 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Noah Syndergaard 2016 +6.8 +136.4 0.5 +135.9 $0.1M 2.50× –
Jacob deGrom 2016 +3.0 +47.1 0.6 +46.5 $0.2M 1.96× Free Agent · 2023–2028 · $37.0M AAV
Steven Matz 2016 +2.7 +42.4 0.5 +41.9 $0.2M 1.96× Free Agent · 2026–2027 · $7.5M AAV
Addison Reed 2016 +2.4 +37.6 5.3 +32.3 $2.2M 1.95× –
Jeurys Familia 2016 +2.1 +32.4 4.1 +28.3 $2.0M 1.95× –
Asdrúbal Cabrera 2016 +3.4 +32.4 8.2 +24.2 $2.4M 1.18× –
Curtis Granderson 2016 +2.9 +37.1 16.0 +21.1 $5.5M 1.60× –
Bartolo Colon 2016 +2.2 +26.1 7.2 +18.9 $3.3M 1.49× –
Matt Harvey 2016 +1.8 +20.8 4.3 +16.5 $2.5M 1.49× –
Yoenis Cespedes 2016 +3.3 +41.7 27.5 +14.2 $8.4M 1.60× –
Robert Gsellman 2016 +1.1 +9.2 0.1 +9.1 $0.1M 1.02× –
José Reyes 2016 +1.3 +6.2 0.2 +5.9 $0.2M 0.58× –
Michael Conforto 2016 +1.0 +6.4 0.5 +5.9 $0.5M 0.83× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $2.0M AAV
Neil Walker 2016 +2.3 +15.1 10.6 +4.6 $4.6M 0.82× –
René Rivera 2016 +1.2 +5.0 0.4 +4.5 $0.4M 0.52× –
Travis d'Arnaud 2016 +1.2 +5.0 0.5 +4.4 $0.5M 0.52× Free Agent · 2025–2026 · $6.0M AAV
Hansel Robles 2016 +0.8 +4.1 0.5 +3.6 $0.7M 0.67× –
Kelly Johnson↔ 2016 +1.0 +4.6 1.3 +3.3 $1.2M 0.56× –
Wilmer Flores 2016 +0.7 +3.3 0.5 +2.8 $0.7M 0.58× –
Juan Lagares 2016 +0.7 +4.7 2.5 +2.2 $3.5M 0.83× –
T.J. Rivera 2016 +0.5 +2.3 0.1 +2.2 $0.2M 0.56× –
Gabriel Ynoa 2016 +0.4 +2.2 0.1 +2.1 $0.3M 0.67× –
Ty Kelly 2016 +0.5 +2.1 0.2 +1.9 $0.4M 0.58× –
Fernando Salas↔ 2016 +0.2 +2.3 0.5 +1.7 $2.6M 1.34× –
Seth Lugo 2016 +0.3 +1.5 0.2 +1.3 $0.8M 0.67× Extension · 2026–2028 · $23.0M AAV
Kevin Plawecki 2016 +0.4 +1.8 0.5 +1.2 $1.2M 0.52× –
Matt Reynolds 2016 +0.2 +0.9 0.2 +0.6 $1.3M 0.61× –
Gavin Cecchini 2016 +0.1 +0.4 0.1 +0.4 $0.9M 0.61× –
Brandon Nimmo 2016 +0.1 +0.5 0.2 +0.3 $2.4M 0.83× Free Agent · 2023–2030 · $20.2M AAV
Josh Smoker 2016 -0.0 -0.2 0.1 -0.3 – 0.67× –
Justin Ruggiano↔ 2016 +0.2 +1.2 1.5 -0.3 $8.3M 0.83× –
James Loney 2016 -0.0 -0.1 0.3 -0.4 – 0.56× –
Erik Goeddel 2016 -0.0 -0.2 0.3 -0.5 – 0.67× –
Josh Edgin 2016 -0.0 -0.0 0.6 -0.7 – 0.67× –
Jerry Blevins 2016 +0.6 +3.2 4.0 -0.8 $6.6M 0.67× –
Jim Henderson 2016 -0.2 -0.9 0.6 -1.5 – 0.67× –
Sean Gilmartin 2016 -0.3 -1.6 0.2 -1.7 – 0.67× –
Eric Campbell 2016 -0.4 -1.7 0.5 -2.2 – 0.56× –
Rafael Montero 2016 -0.4 -2.2 0.1 -2.3 – 0.67× –
Jonathon Niese↔ 2016 -0.4 -1.9 1.8 -3.7 – 0.67× –
Antonio Bastardo↔ 2016 -0.2 -1.2 3.2 -4.4 – 0.67× –
Logan Verrett 2016 -0.9 -4.7 0.5 -5.3 – 0.67× –
Lucas Duda 2016 +0.1 +0.6 6.7 -6.1 $48.2M 0.56× –
Jay Bruce↔ 2016 -0.3 -2.0 4.3 -6.3 – 0.83× –
Alejandro De Aza 2016 -0.2 -1.3 5.8 -7.0 – 0.83× –
David Wright 2016 -0.1 -0.3 20.0 -20.3 – 0.58× –
Total—+42.1+518.3143.9+374.0—

Trades

Every graded 2016 deal involving the Mets — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 5 total.

2016 · NYM / ATL
NYM · Sandy Alderson +$4.0M
Kelly Johnson
ATL · John Hart −$4.0M
Akeel Morris
NYM came out ahead by $4.0M
2016 · NYM / PIT
NYM · Sandy Alderson +$2.4M
Jonathon Niese
PIT · Neal Huntington −$2.4M
Antonio Bastardo
NYM came out ahead by $2.4M
2016 · ANA / NYM
ANA · Billy Eppler +$3.2M
Erik Manoah
NYM · Sandy Alderson −$3.2M
Fernando Salas
ANA came out ahead by $3.2M
2016 · NYM / TOR
NYM · Sandy Alderson +$2.4M
cash / PTBNL
TOR · Mark Shapiro −$2.4M
Darrell Ceciliani
NYM came out ahead by $2.4M
2016 · CIN / NYM
CIN · Dick Williams +$18.4M
Dilson Herrera, Max Wotell
NYM · Sandy Alderson −$18.4M
Jay Bruce
CIN came out ahead by $18.4M

Current & Historical Payroll

2016 payroll
$144.2M
2017 guaranteed
$0M

What the front office was committed to as of 2016, 2016–2022. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2016; 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 (12)

PlayerAgeSvc2016201720182019202020212022
David Wright3313.075$20.0MFREE AGENT
Curtis Granderson3514.077$16.0MFREE AGENT
Asdrúbal Cabrera308.027$8.2MFREE AGENT
Bartolo Colon4317.061$7.2MFREE AGENT
Alejandro De Aza329.000$5.8MFREE AGENT
Jay Bruce297.125$4.3MFREE AGENT
Jerry Blevins326.081$4.0MFREE AGENT
Antonio Bastardo306.054$3.2MFREE AGENT
Jonathon Niese296.107$1.8MFREE AGENT
Kelly Johnson3410.127$1.3MFREE AGENT
James Loney329.012$347kFREE AGENT
José Reyes3312.111$250kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (12)

PlayerAgeSvc2016201720182019202020212022
Yoenis Cespedes304.000$27.5MARB 3FREE AGENT
Neil Walker305.166$10.6MFREE AGENT
Lucas Duda304.137$6.7MARB 3FREE AGENT
Addison Reed274.001$5.3MARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Harvey273.072$4.3MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeurys Familia263.029$4.1MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Justin Ruggiano344.123$1.5MARB 3FREE AGENT
Josh Edgin293.015$625kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jim Henderson334.000$600kARB 3FREE AGENT
Fernando Salas315.048$544kFREE AGENT
René Rivera324.082$444kARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Reynolds254.089$236kARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (22)

PlayerAgeSvc2016201720182019202020212022
Juan Lagares272.160$2.5MARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jacob deGrom281.139$607kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Travis d'Arnaud272.044$543kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Noah Syndergaard230.149$535kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Wilmer Flores242.003$526kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Michael Conforto230.073$517kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Hansel Robles251.000$516kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Steven Matz250.099$516kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Logan Verrett260.094$515kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Eric Campbell291.112$513kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kevin Plawecki250.147$511kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Erik Goeddel271.126$273kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Seth Lugo260.000$227kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ty Kelly270.000$191kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brandon Nimmo230.000$183kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Sean Gilmartin261.000$153kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Josh Smoker271.044$128kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Robert Gsellman220.000$116kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
T.J. Rivera270.000$114kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rafael Montero251.051$108kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Gabriel Ynoa230.000$105kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Gavin Cecchini220.082$75kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2016 acquisition stacked onto Mets's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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