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2022101–61 (0.623)Made Playoffs
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GM: Billy Eppler

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2022, 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
$262M
Surplus $M
-69
Win %
0.623
TAB
+11.1
WAB
+11.4
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
52.6
Dead money %
17%
Depth Players
12.0
Dead WAR
-4.0

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2022 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RTomás Nido96
RJames McCann60
LPatrick Mazeika22
LMichael Pérez⇄6
RFrancisco Alvarez2

1B

RPete Alonso134
LDominic Smith37
RDarin Ruf⇄11
RJames McCann3
LPatrick Mazeika2
RMark Canha1
LDaniel Vogelbach⇄1

2B

LJeff McNeil106
LLuis Guillorme67
LRobinson Canó⇄12
BEduardo Escobar2

3B

BEduardo Escobar130
RJ.D. Davis⇄66
LLuis Guillorme22
LBrett Baty11
BYolmer Sánchez⇄2
RMark Vientos2
RDeven Marrero1
LJeff McNeil1
RMark Canha1
RMatt Reynolds⇄1

SS

BFrancisco Lindor159
LLuis Guillorme15
RDeven Marrero3
BYolmer Sánchez⇄1

LF

RMark Canha123
LJeff McNeil34
LTravis Jankowski⇄19
RDarin Ruf⇄7
LTyler Naquin⇄7
LEnder Inciarte6
LNick Plummer4
RTerrance Gore3

CF

LBrandon Nimmo151
RMark Canha11
RTerrance Gore3
LKhalil Lee2
LEnder Inciarte2
RStarling Marte2
LTyler Naquin⇄1

RF

RStarling Marte116
LTyler Naquin⇄33
LJeff McNeil13
LTravis Jankowski⇄12
RMark Canha6
LNick Plummer5
RDarin Ruf⇄2
LEnder Inciarte2

DH

LDaniel Vogelbach⇄55
RPete Alonso27
LDominic Smith16
RMark Vientos11
RDarin Ruf⇄9
LTyler Naquin⇄7
BEduardo Escobar6
LNick Plummer5
LJeff McNeil4
RFrancisco Alvarez3
LLuis Guillorme3
RMark Canha3
LTravis Jankowski⇄2
BFrancisco Lindor2
RTerrance Gore2
LEnder Inciarte1
RStarling Marte1
LTravis Blankenhorn1

Starters

RMax Scherzer4.5 WAR
RChris Bassitt2.8 WAR
RTaijuan Walker2.7 WAR
RCarlos Carrasco2.5 WAR
RJacob deGrom2.2 WAR
LDavid Peterson1.5 WAR
RTrevor Williams0.7 WAR
RTylor Megill0.7 WAR
RMychal Givens⇄-0.0 WAR
RJose Butto-0.1 WAR
LThomas Szapucki⇄-0.4 WAR

Bullpen

★ REdwin Diaz32 sv
RAdam Ottavino19 h
RSeth Lugo16 h
RDrew Smith14 h
LJoely Rodriguez9 h
RMychal Givens⇄7 h
RTrevor May6 h
LChasen Shreve4 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 2021)

PlayerfWAR
Max Scherzer4.5
Starling Marte3.5
Chris Bassitt2.8
Mark Canha2.5
Eduardo Escobar1.9
Adam Ottavino1.1

Key subtractions (gone from 2021)

Player2021 fWAR
Marcus Stroman3.6
Javier Báez2.0
Jonathan Villar2.0
Aaron Loup1.6
Michael Conforto1.5
Rich Hill1.0

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 2022; everyone else is shown as a 2022 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Brandon Nimmo 2022 +5.5 +89.8 7.0 +82.8 $1.3M 2.05× Free Agent · 2023–2030 · $20.2M AAV
Jeff McNeil 2022 +5.5 +60.6 3.0 +57.6 $0.5M 1.38× Arb extension · 2023–2026 · $12.5M AAV
Edwin Díaz 2022 +3.0 +61.7 10.2 +51.5 $3.4M 2.57× Free Agent · 2029–2029 · $23.0M AAV
Francisco Lindor 2022 +6.4 +76.6 34.1 +42.5 $5.4M 1.51× Extension · 2022–2031 · $34.1M AAV
Chris Bassitt 2022 +2.8 +44.4 8.7 +35.7 $3.0M 1.96× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $18.5M AAV
Max Scherzer 2022 +4.5 +78.5 43.3 +35.1 $9.7M 2.19× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $3.0M AAV
Taijuan Walker 2022 +2.7 +41.8 7.0 +34.8 $2.6M 1.96× –
Starling Marte 2022 +3.5 +50.3 15.8 +34.6 $4.5M 1.79× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $1.0M AAV
Pete Alonso 2022 +3.8 +36.7 7.4 +29.3 $1.9M 1.20× Free Agent · 2026–2030 · $31.0M AAV
Carlos Carrasco 2022 +2.5 +39.2 12.0 +27.2 $4.8M 1.96× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $1.5M AAV
Mark Canha 2022 +2.5 +32.1 13.0 +19.1 $5.2M 1.60× –
David Peterson 2022 +1.5 +18.2 0.5 +17.7 $0.3M 1.49× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $8.1M AAV
Luis Guillorme 2022 +1.8 +11.6 0.9 +10.7 $0.5M 0.82× –
Adam Ottavino 2022 +1.1 +12.2 4.0 +8.2 $3.5M 1.34× –
Daniel Vogelbach↔ 2022 +0.9 +5.2 0.3 +4.8 $0.4M 0.69× –
Tomás Nido 2022 +1.4 +5.7 0.9 +4.8 $0.7M 0.52× –
Tylor Megill 2022 +0.7 +5.4 0.7 +4.7 $1.1M 1.02× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $2.5M AAV
Eduardo Escobar 2022 +1.9 +12.8 10.0 +2.8 $5.3M 0.85× –
Colin Holderman↔ 2022 +0.4 +2.1 0.2 +1.9 $0.4M 0.67× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $1.5M AAV
Francisco Alvarez 2022 +0.1 +0.5 0.0 +0.4 $0.2M 0.69× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $2.4M AAV
Bryce Montes de Oca 2022 +0.1 +0.3 0.1 +0.2 $2.1M 0.67× –
Khalil Lee 2022 +0.0 +0.2 0.0 +0.2 $0.8M 0.83× –
Rob Zastryzny↔ 2022 +0.0 +0.1 0.0 +0.1 $0.4M 0.67× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.9M AAV
Sam Clay↔ 2022 +0.0 +0.1 0.0 +0.1 $0.8M 0.67× –
Adonis Medina 2022 +0.0 +0.1 0.2 -0.1 $13.4M 0.67× –
Alex Claudio 2022 +0.0 +0.0 0.1 -0.1 $20.8M 0.67× –
Matt Reynolds↔ 2022 -0.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 – 0.58× –
Patrick Mazeika 2022 +0.0 +0.1 0.2 -0.1 $8.5M 0.52× –
Terrance Gore 2022 +0.0 +0.1 0.1 -0.1 $16.0M 0.83× –
Seth Lugo 2022 +0.3 +2.7 2.9 -0.2 $11.5M 1.34× Extension · 2026–2028 · $23.0M AAV
Trevor Williams 2022 +0.7 +3.7 3.9 -0.2 $5.6M 0.67× Free Agent · 2025–2026 · $7.0M AAV
Yolmer Sánchez↔ 2022 -0.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.2 – 0.58× –
Joely Rodríguez 2022 +0.4 +2.2 2.6 -0.4 $6.4M 0.67× –
Travis Blankenhorn 2022 -0.1 -0.4 0.0 -0.4 – 0.69× –
Deven Marrero 2022 -0.1 -0.4 0.1 -0.5 – 0.61× –
José Buttó 2022 -0.1 -0.5 0.0 -0.5 – 1.02× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Yoan López 2022 -0.1 -0.5 0.1 -0.6 – 0.67× –
Brett Baty 2022 -0.1 -0.5 0.2 -0.7 – 0.58× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Stephen Nogosek 2022 -0.1 -0.4 0.3 -0.7 – 0.67× –
Drew Smith 2022 -0.0 -0.1 0.8 -0.8 – 0.67× –
Ender Inciarte 2022 -0.1 -0.7 0.1 -0.8 – 0.83× –
Nick Plummer 2022 -0.1 -0.7 0.1 -0.8 – 0.69× –
Tommy Hunter 2022 -0.0 -0.1 0.7 -0.8 – 0.67× –
J.D. Davis↔ 2022 +0.1 +0.5 1.6 -1.1 $13.9M 0.58× –
Sean Reid-Foley 2022 -0.1 -0.4 0.7 -1.1 – 0.67× –
Jake Reed↔ 2022 -0.2 -1.2 0.0 -1.2 – 0.67× –
Mark Vientos 2022 -0.2 -1.3 0.1 -1.4 – 0.69× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
R.J. Alvarez 2022 -0.3 -1.4 0.0 -1.4 – 0.67× –
Tyler Naquin↔ 2022 +0.1 +0.3 1.9 -1.5 $35.9M 0.83× –
Mychal Givens↔ 2022 -0.0 -0.5 1.1 -1.6 – 1.34× –
Travis Jankowski↔ 2022 -0.1 -0.7 1.2 -1.9 – 0.83× –
Chasen Shreve 2022 -0.3 -1.4 0.7 -2.1 – 0.67× –
Thomas Szapucki↔ 2022 -0.4 -3.4 0.0 -3.4 – 1.02× –
Darin Ruf↔ 2022 -0.9 -3.8 0.7 -4.6 – 0.56× –
Dominic Smith 2022 -0.2 -1.1 4.0 -5.0 – 0.56× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $1.2M AAV
Trevor May 2022 +0.1 +0.6 7.8 -7.2 $71.5M 0.67× –
James McCann 2022 +0.1 +0.5 8.2 -7.6 $66.0M 0.52× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $2.8M AAV
Jacob deGrom 2022 +2.2 +26.5 35.5 -9.0 $15.9M 1.49× Free Agent · 2023–2028 · $37.0M AAV
Robinson Canó↔ 2022 -0.5 -2.2 7.2 -9.3 – 0.56× –
Michael Pérez↔ 2022 +0.0 +0.0 0.0 -0.0 $7.5M 0.52× –
Nate Fisher 2022 -0.0 -0.0 0.0 -0.0 – 0.67× –
Total—+52.6+701.5262.2+439.3—

Trades

Every graded 2022 deal involving the Mets — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 15 total.

2022 · NYM / OAK Mar 12, 2022
NYM · Billy Eppler +$32.8M
Chris Bassitt
OAK · Billy Beane −$32.8M
Adam Oller, J. T. Ginn
Too soon to call unsettled
2022 · NYM / BAL Dec 21, 2022
NYM · Billy Eppler +$17.6M
cash / PTBNL
BAL · Mike Elias −$17.6M
James McCann
Too soon to call unsettled
2022 · NYM / PIT Apr 7, 2022
NYM · Billy Eppler +$0.0M
Adonis Medina
PIT · Ben Cherington +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
Too soon to call unsettled
2022 · NYM / NYY Apr 3, 2022
NYM · Billy Eppler +$1.6M
Joely Rodríguez
NYY · Brian Cashman −$1.6M
Miguel Castro
Too soon to call unsettled
2022 · NYM / PIT Jul 22, 2022
NYM · Billy Eppler +$3.2M
Dan Vogelbach
PIT · Ben Cherington −$3.2M
cash / PTBNL
Too soon to call unsettled
2022 · NYM / MIA Dec 7, 2022
NYM · Billy Eppler +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
MIA · Kim Ng +$0.0M
Jake Mangum
Too soon to call unsettled
2022 · CHC / NYM Aug 2, 2022
CHC · Jed Hoyer +$0.8M
Saul Gonzalez
NYM · Billy Eppler −$0.8M
Mychal Givens
Too soon to call unsettled
2022 · NYM / PIT Jul 22, 2022
NYM · Billy Eppler +$0.8M
cash / PTBNL
PIT · Ben Cherington −$0.8M
Colin Holderman
Too soon to call unsettled
2022 · NYM / CLE May 25, 2022
NYM · Billy Eppler +$0.0M
Daniel Johnson
CLE · Chris Antonetti +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
Too soon to call unsettled
2022 · NYM / CIN May 28, 2022
NYM · Billy Eppler +$0.0M
JT Riddle
CIN · Nick Krall +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
Too soon to call unsettled
2022 · NYM / PIT Jul 23, 2022
NYM · Billy Eppler +$0.8M
Michael Pérez
PIT · Ben Cherington −$0.8M
cash / PTBNL
Too soon to call unsettled
2022 · CIN / NYM Jul 28, 2022
CIN · Nick Krall +$0.8M
Jose Acuna, Héctor Rodríguez
NYM · Billy Eppler −$0.8M
Tyler Naquin, Phillip Diehl
Too soon to call unsettled
2022 · SFG / NYM Aug 2, 2022
SFG · Farhan Zaidi +$18.4M
Carson Seymour, J. D. Davis, Thomas Szapucki, Nick Zwack
NYM · Billy Eppler −$18.4M
Darin Ruf
Too soon to call unsettled
2022 · MIA / NYM Nov 18, 2022
MIA · Kim Ng +$3.2M
Franklin Sanchez
NYM · Billy Eppler −$3.2M
Jeff Brigham, Elieser Hernández
Too soon to call unsettled
2022 · TBR / NYM Dec 7, 2022
TBR · Erik Neander +$4.8M
Keyshawn Askew
NYM · Billy Eppler −$4.8M
Brooks Raley
Too soon to call unsettled

Current & Historical Payroll

2022 payroll
$262.2M
2023 guaranteed
$34.1M

What the front office was committed to as of 2022, 2022–2028. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2022; 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 (19)

PlayerAgeSvc2022202320242025202620272028
Max Scherzer3713.079$43.3MFREE AGENT
Jacob deGrom347.139$35.5MFREE AGENT
Francisco Lindor286.113$34.1M$34.1M$34.2M$34.1M$32.5M$32.5M$32.5M
Starling Marte338.162$15.8MFREE AGENT
Mark Canha336.092$13.0MFREE AGENT
Carlos Carrasco3510.147$12.0MFREE AGENT
Eduardo Escobar339.128$10.0MFREE AGENT
James McCann327.028$8.2MFREE AGENT
Trevor May327.012$7.8MFREE AGENT
Robinson Canó3917.000$7.2MFREE AGENT
Taijuan Walker297.142$7.0MFREE AGENT
Adam Ottavino3610.087$4.0MFREE AGENT
Travis Jankowski317.000$1.2MFREE AGENT
Mychal Givens326.069$1.1MFREE AGENT
Tommy Hunter3512.045$700kFREE AGENT
Chasen Shreve318.000$700kFREE AGENT
Daniel Vogelbach296.000$338kFREE AGENT
Alex Claudio306.063$100kFREE AGENT
Ender Inciarte318.000$97kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (15)

PlayerAgeSvc2022202320242025202620272028
Edwin Díaz285.121$10.2MFREE AGENT
Chris Bassitt335.130$8.7MFREE AGENT
Pete Alonso273.000$7.4MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brandon Nimmo295.042$7.0MFREE AGENT
Dominic Smith273.146$4.0MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Trevor Williams305.027$3.9MFREE AGENT
Jeff McNeil303.069$3.0MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Seth Lugo325.082$2.9MFREE AGENT
Tyler Naquin315.032$1.9MFREE AGENT
J.D. Davis293.137$1.6MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tomás Nido283.089$890kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Drew Smith283.034$750kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Darin Ruf354.138$731kARB 3FREE AGENT
Michael Pérez293.000$35kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Yolmer Sánchez305.040$20kFREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (27)

PlayerAgeSvc2022202320242025202620272028
Joely Rodríguez302.096$2.6MARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Luis Guillorme272.167$875kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Sean Reid-Foley261.093$718kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tylor Megill260.103$708kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
David Peterson262.000$477kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Stephen Nogosek270.080$262kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Patrick Mazeika280.080$219kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Adonis Medina250.027$212kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brett Baty220.000$188kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Colin Holderman260.000$156kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2FREE AGENT
Nick Plummer25–$135k
Terrance Gore312.013$135kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bryce Montes de Oca26–$123k
Yoan López292.058$108kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mark Vientos220.000$96kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Deven Marrero312.067$62kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jake Reed290.051$34kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Khalil Lee240.019$27kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
R.J. Alvarez310.091$23kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Francisco Alvarez200.000$19kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rob Zastryzny300.100$10kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Sam Clay290.161$9kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Thomas Szapucki260.022$8kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Reynolds311.093$7kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Travis Blankenhorn250.054$4kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
José Buttó240.000$4kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Nate Fisher26–$4k

Graphs

How each 2022 acquisition stacked onto Mets's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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