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202177–85 (0.475)
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President of baseball ops: Sandy Alderson · GM: Jared Porter

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2021, 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
$207M
Surplus $M
-87
Win %
0.475
TAB
-3.3
WAB
-11.2
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
36.9
Dead money %
32%
Depth Players
7.0
Dead WAR
-5.1

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2021 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RJames McCann107
RTomás Nido52
LPatrick Mazeika24
LChance Sisco⇄5

1B

RPete Alonso148
LDominic Smith15
RJames McCann6
RBrandon Drury3
LPatrick Mazeika1

2B

LJeff McNeil79
RJosé Peraza36
LLuis Guillorme18
RJavier Báez⇄12
BJonathan Villar9
LTravis Blankenhorn⇄6
RWilfredo Tovar4
RBrandon Drury2

3B

BJonathan Villar97
RJ.D. Davis50
LLuis Guillorme27
RJosé Peraza9
RBrandon Drury7
LJeff McNeil2
RTomás Nido1

SS

BFrancisco Lindor124
RJavier Báez⇄35
BJonathan Villar26
LLuis Guillorme11
RJosé Peraza1

LF

LDominic Smith114
RKevin Pillar52
LJeff McNeil28
LBilly McKinney⇄27
LBrandon Nimmo10
RBrandon Drury6
RCameron Maybin4
RAlbert Almora Jr.3
RJake Hager⇄2
RJosé Peraza1
LMason Williams1
LTravis Blankenhorn⇄1

CF

LBrandon Nimmo84
RKevin Pillar57
RAlbert Almora Jr.32
LMason Williams15
RCameron Maybin6
LBilly McKinney⇄3

RF

LMichael Conforto117
RKevin Pillar22
LKhalil Lee11
RBrandon Drury6
RCameron Maybin3
RAlbert Almora Jr.1
RJake Hager⇄1
LTravis Blankenhorn⇄1

DH

RPete Alonso3
LJeff McNeil2
LDominic Smith2
RJames McCann1
RJ.D. Davis1
LMichael Conforto1
LPatrick Mazeika1

Starters

RJacob deGrom5.4 WAR
RMarcus Stroman3.6 WAR
LAaron Loup1.6 WAR
RTaijuan Walker1.4 WAR
LRich Hill⇄1.0 WAR
RTylor Megill0.9 WAR
LJoey Lucchesi0.7 WAR
RTrevor Williams⇄0.6 WAR
LDavid Peterson0.4 WAR
RTommy Hunter0.2 WAR
RCorey Oswalt0.1 WAR
RMiguel Castro0.1 WAR
RJordan Yamamoto0.1 WAR
RRobert Gsellman0.1 WAR
RDrew Smith0.1 WAR
RNoah Syndergaard-0.0 WAR
RCarlos Carrasco-0.1 WAR
RRobert Stock⇄-0.2 WAR
RJerad Eickhoff-0.6 WAR

Bullpen

★ REdwin Diaz32 sv
LAaron Loup17 h
RTrevor May16 h
RSeth Lugo14 h
RJeurys Familia12 h
RMiguel Castro9 h
RDrew Smith1 h
RYennsy Diaz0 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 2020)

PlayerfWAR
Francisco Lindor3.9
Marcus Stroman3.6
Javier Báez2.0
Jonathan Villar2.0
Aaron Loup1.6
Taijuan Walker1.4

Key subtractions (gone from 2020)

Player2020 fWAR
Rick Porcello1.6
Andrés Giménez1.2
Justin Wilson0.5
Jake Marisnick0.3
Amed Rosario0.3
Todd Frazier0.2

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 2021; everyone else is shown as a 2021 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Jacob deGrom 2021 +5.4 +107.2 35.5 +71.7 $6.6M 2.50× Free Agent · 2023–2028 · $37.0M AAV
Marcus Stroman 2021 +3.6 +62.3 18.9 +43.4 $5.3M 2.19× –
Brandon Nimmo 2021 +3.2 +41.3 4.7 +36.6 $1.5M 1.60× Free Agent · 2023–2030 · $20.2M AAV
Pete Alonso 2021 +3.6 +34.3 0.7 +33.6 $0.2M 1.20× Free Agent · 2026–2030 · $31.0M AAV
Edwin Díaz 2021 +2.1 +32.2 7.0 +25.2 $3.4M 1.95× Free Agent · 2029–2029 · $23.0M AAV
Francisco Lindor 2021 +3.9 +41.5 22.3 +19.2 $5.7M 1.32× Extension · 2022–2031 · $34.1M AAV
Javier Báez↔ 2021 +2.0 +14.7 4.0 +10.7 $1.9M 0.89× Free Agent · 2022–2027 · $23.3M AAV
Aaron Loup 2021 +1.6 +12.7 3.0 +9.7 $1.8M 0.98× –
Jonathan Villar 2021 +2.0 +13.3 3.5 +9.7 $1.8M 0.85× –
Tylor Megill 2021 +0.9 +7.4 0.3 +7.1 $0.3M 1.02× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $2.5M AAV
Rich Hill↔ 2021 +1.0 +7.9 1.0 +6.9 $1.0M 1.02× –
Joey Lucchesi 2021 +0.7 +5.6 0.6 +5.0 $0.8M 1.02× –
J.D. Davis 2021 +1.3 +6.2 2.1 +4.1 $1.6M 0.58× –
Jeff McNeil 2021 +1.1 +4.7 0.6 +4.1 $0.6M 0.56× Arb extension · 2023–2026 · $12.5M AAV
Billy McKinney↔ 2021 +0.4 +2.8 0.1 +2.7 $0.2M 0.83× –
David Peterson 2021 +0.4 +3.0 0.6 +2.4 $1.6M 1.02× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $8.1M AAV
José Peraza 2021 +0.6 +2.9 0.6 +2.3 $0.9M 0.56× –
Tomás Nido 2021 +0.7 +2.9 0.6 +2.3 $0.8M 0.52× –
Trevor Williams↔ 2021 +0.6 +3.4 1.1 +2.3 $1.7M 0.67× Free Agent · 2025–2026 · $7.0M AAV
Luis Guillorme 2021 +0.5 +2.3 0.6 +1.7 $1.2M 0.58× –
Taijuan Walker 2021 +1.4 +11.6 10.0 +1.6 $7.0M 1.02× –
Seth Lugo 2021 +0.4 +4.2 2.9 +1.3 $7.5M 1.34× Extension · 2026–2028 · $23.0M AAV
Jake Reed↔ 2021 +0.2 +0.9 0.0 +0.8 $0.3M 0.67× –
Sean Reid-Foley 2021 +0.2 +1.2 0.4 +0.8 $1.9M 0.67× –
Heath Hembree↔ 2021 +0.1 +1.0 0.3 +0.7 $3.3M 1.34× –
Jordan Yamamoto 2021 +0.1 +1.0 0.4 +0.7 $2.9M 1.02× –
Brandon Drury 2021 +0.2 +1.1 0.6 +0.5 $2.4M 0.58× –
Corey Oswalt 2021 +0.1 +0.7 0.3 +0.4 $2.3M 0.67× –
Kevin Pillar 2021 +0.6 +4.0 3.6 +0.4 $6.0M 0.83× –
Johneshwy Fargas↔ 2021 +0.0 +0.3 0.1 +0.2 $1.4M 0.83× –
Akeem Bostick 2021 -0.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 – 0.67× –
Drew Smith 2021 +0.1 +0.3 0.5 -0.2 $8.9M 0.67× –
Geoff Hartlieb↔ 2021 -0.0 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 – 0.67× –
Wilfredo Tovar 2021 -0.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.2 – 0.56× –
Nick Tropeano↔ 2021 -0.1 -0.3 0.0 -0.3 – 0.67× –
Anthony Banda↔ 2021 -0.1 -0.4 0.0 -0.4 – 0.67× –
Chance Sisco↔ 2021 -0.1 -0.5 0.0 -0.5 – 0.52× –
Travis Blankenhorn↔ 2021 -0.1 -0.3 0.1 -0.5 – 0.56× –
Trevor Hildenberger 2021 -0.1 -0.5 0.1 -0.5 – 0.67× –
Mason Williams 2021 -0.0 -0.3 0.4 -0.6 – 0.83× –
Thomas Szapucki 2021 -0.1 -0.7 0.0 -0.7 – 0.67× –
Brad Hand↔ 2021 +0.2 +1.7 2.5 -0.8 $15.6M 1.34× –
Stephen Nogosek 2021 -0.1 -0.7 0.1 -0.8 – 0.67× –
Robert Gsellman 2021 +0.1 +0.4 1.3 -0.9 $19.6M 0.67× –
Jake Hager↔ 2021 -0.2 -1.0 0.0 -1.1 – 0.83× –
Miguel Castro 2021 +0.1 +0.6 1.7 -1.1 $16.1M 0.67× –
Tommy Hunter 2021 +0.2 +1.0 2.2 -1.2 $12.0M 0.67× –
Patrick Mazeika 2021 -0.3 -1.1 0.2 -1.3 – 0.52× –
Yennsy Díaz 2021 -0.2 -1.1 0.2 -1.3 – 0.67× –
Robert Stock↔ 2021 -0.2 -1.2 0.2 -1.4 – 1.02× –
Trevor May 2021 +0.5 +5.6 7.8 -2.2 $14.9M 1.34× –
Jacob Barnes↔ 2021 -0.4 -2.0 0.5 -2.5 – 0.67× –
Michael Conforto 2021 +1.5 +9.7 12.2 -2.5 $8.4M 0.83× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $2.0M AAV
Cameron Maybin 2021 -0.4 -2.7 0.0 -2.7 – 0.83× –
Khalil Lee 2021 -0.4 -2.9 0.1 -2.9 – 0.83× –
Albert Almora Jr. 2021 -0.6 -3.9 0.1 -4.0 – 0.83× –
Jerad Eickhoff 2021 -0.6 -4.8 0.1 -4.9 – 1.02× –
Dellin Betances 2021 -0.0 -0.1 6.0 -6.1 – 0.67× –
James McCann 2021 +0.3 +1.4 8.2 -6.8 $24.8M 0.52× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $2.8M AAV
Dominic Smith 2021 -1.0 -6.6 2.5 -9.1 – 0.83× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $1.2M AAV
Noah Syndergaard 2021 -0.0 -0.3 9.7 -10.0 – 1.02× –
Jeurys Familia 2021 +0.0 +0.4 11.7 -11.3 $312.8M 1.34× –
Carlos Carrasco 2021 -0.1 -0.8 12.0 -12.8 – 1.02× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $1.5M AAV
Stephen Tarpley 2021 +0.0 +0.0 0.0 -0.0 – 0.67× –
Total—+36.8+423.1206.8+216.2—

Trades

Every graded 2021 deal involving the Mets — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 11 total.

2021 · NYM / CLE
NYM · Sandy Alderson +$27.2M
Francisco Lindor, Carlos Carrasco
CLE · Chris Antonetti −$27.2M
Isaiah Greene, Josh Wolf, Andrés Giménez, Amed Rosario
NYM came out ahead by $27.2M
2021 · CHC / NYM
CHC · Jed Hoyer +$168.8M
Pete Crow-Armstrong
NYM · Sandy Alderson −$168.8M
Javier Báez, Trevor Williams
CHC came out ahead by $168.8M
2021 · NYM / MIL
NYM · Sandy Alderson +$2.4M
Billy McKinney
MIL · David Stearns −$2.4M
Pedro Quintana
NYM came out ahead by $2.4M
2021 · TOR / NYM
TOR · Mark Shapiro +$37.6M
Steven Matz
NYM · Sandy Alderson −$37.6M
Josh Winckowski, Yennsy Díaz, Sean Reid-Foley
TOR came out ahead by $37.6M
2021 · NYM / MIA
NYM · Sandy Alderson +$0.0M
Jordan Yamamoto
MIA · Kim Ng +$0.0M
Federico Polanco
Even trade
2021 · TOR / NYM
TOR · Mark Shapiro +$0.0M
Jacob Barnes
NYM · Sandy Alderson +$0.0M
Troy Miller
Even trade
2021 · SFG / NYM
SFG · Farhan Zaidi +$0.8M
Will Toffey
NYM · Sandy Alderson −$0.8M
Anthony Banda
SFG came out ahead by $0.8M
2021 · NYM / LAD
NYM · Sandy Alderson +$1.6M
Carlos Rincon
LAD · Andrew Friedman −$1.6M
Billy McKinney
NYM came out ahead by $1.6M
2021 · NYM / TBR
NYM · Sandy Alderson +$7.2M
Rich Hill
TBR · Erik Neander −$7.2M
Matthew Dyer, Tommy Hunter
NYM came out ahead by $7.2M
2021 · SDP / NYM / PIT
SDP · AJ Preller +$36.8M
Joe Musgrove
NYM · Sandy Alderson +$2.4M
Joey Lucchesi
PIT · Ben Cherington −$39.2M
Hudson Head, Endy Rodríguez, Omar Cruz, David Bednar, Drake Fellows
SDP came out ahead by $36.8M 3-team
2021 · KCR / NYM / BOS
KCR · J.J. Picollo +$22.4M
Andrew Benintendi
NYM · Sandy Alderson −$9.6M
Khalil Lee
BOS · Chaim Bloom −$12.8M
Josh Winckowski, Franchy Cordero, Luis De La Rosa, Grant Gambrell, Freddy Valdez
KCR came out ahead by $22.4M 3-team

Current & Historical Payroll

2021 payroll
$206.9M
2022 guaranteed
$0M

What the front office was committed to as of 2021, 2021–2027. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2021; 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 (15)

PlayerAgeSvc2021202220232024202520262027
Jacob deGrom336.139$35.5MFREE AGENT
Marcus Stroman306.026$18.9MFREE AGENT
Carlos Carrasco349.147$12.0MFREE AGENT
Jeurys Familia318.029$11.7MFREE AGENT
Taijuan Walker286.142$10.0MFREE AGENT
James McCann316.028$8.2MFREE AGENT
Trevor May316.012$7.8MFREE AGENT
Dellin Betances337.078$6.0MFREE AGENT
Kevin Pillar326.113$3.6MFREE AGENT
Jonathan Villar306.113$3.5MFREE AGENT
Aaron Loup338.040$3.0MFREE AGENT
Brad Hand317.092$2.5MFREE AGENT
Tommy Hunter3411.066$2.2MFREE AGENT
Rich Hill4111.127$1.0MFREE AGENT
Cameron Maybin3411.059$37kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (18)

PlayerAgeSvc2021202220232024202520262027
Francisco Lindor275.113$22.3MFREE AGENT
Michael Conforto285.043$12.2MFREE AGENT
Noah Syndergaard285.149$9.7MFREE AGENT
Edwin Díaz274.121$7.0MARB 3FREE AGENT
Brandon Nimmo284.042$4.7MARB 3FREE AGENT
Javier Báez285.089$4.0MFREE AGENT
Seth Lugo314.082$2.9MARB 3FREE AGENT
Miguel Castro264.079$1.7MARB 3FREE AGENT
Robert Gsellman274.042$1.3MARB 3FREE AGENT
Trevor Williams294.027$1.1MARB 3FREE AGENT
Brandon Drury284.096$592kARB 3FREE AGENT
José Peraza274.102$570kARB 3FREE AGENT
Jacob Barnes314.030$491kARB 3FREE AGENT
Mason Williams293.147$383kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Heath Hembree325.106$312kFREE AGENT
Jerad Eickhoff305.028$121kFREE AGENT
Albert Almora Jr.274.012$100kARB 3FREE AGENT
Nick Tropeano304.050$22kARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (31)

PlayerAgeSvc2021202220232024202520262027
Dominic Smith262.146$2.5MARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
J.D. Davis282.137$2.1MARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Pete Alonso262.000$677kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff McNeil292.069$642kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
David Peterson251.000$586kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Luis Guillorme261.167$581kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tomás Nido272.089$578kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joey Lucchesi282.067$574kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Drew Smith272.034$531kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Sean Reid-Foley250.122$417kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jordan Yamamoto250.154$371kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Corey Oswalt271.052$313kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tylor Megill250.000$310kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Yennsy Díaz241.008$227kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Patrick Mazeika270.008$215kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Robert Stock311.123$157kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Travis Blankenhorn240.008$115kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Billy McKinney261.107$77kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Trevor Hildenberger302.005$61kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Stephen Nogosek260.030$58kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Johneshwy Fargas26–$57k
Khalil Lee230.000$55kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jake Reed280.000$45kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Wilfredo Tovar290.099$43kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chance Sisco262.103$34kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Anthony Banda271.103$31kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Geoff Hartlieb271.093$30kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jake Hager280.000$24kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Stephen Tarpley281.130$21kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Thomas Szapucki252.061$15kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Akeem Bostick26–$3k

Graphs

How each 2021 acquisition stacked onto Mets's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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