Rosternomics
Log in Sign up 𝕏

Mets NYM

202375–87 (0.463)
‹ Previous Next ›

GM: Billy Eppler

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2023, or a custom range (defaults to every team-season since 1985, when our data starts).

to

Front Office

PoorAverageGreat
Value
Payroll $M
$255M
Surplus $M
-139
Win %
0.463
TAB
-11.0
WAB
-13.4
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
29.3
Dead money %
28%
Depth Players
6.0
Dead WAR
-6.4

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2023 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RFrancisco Alvarez108
LOmar Narváez47
RTomás Nido21
LMichael Pérez3
RGary Sánchez⇄3

1B

RPete Alonso144
LDaniel Vogelbach19
RMark Vientos10
LJeff McNeil1

2B

LJeff McNeil107
LLuis Guillorme29
BRonny Mauricio21
RDanny Mendick16
BJonathan Araúz7

3B

LBrett Baty100
RMark Vientos19
BJonathan Araúz15
LLuis Guillorme14
RDanny Mendick9
BRonny Mauricio5
RMark Canha⇄4

SS

BFrancisco Lindor158
LLuis Guillorme9
BJonathan Araúz5
BRonny Mauricio2
BEduardo Escobar⇄1
LJeff McNeil1

LF

LJeff McNeil32
RTim Locastro27
LRafael Ortega19
LBrandon Nimmo10
LDJ Stewart4
RDanny Mendick4
LBrett Baty1
BAbraham Almonte1

CF

LBrandon Nimmo136
LRafael Ortega25
RTommy Pham⇄7
RTim Locastro5
LJeff McNeil3
RStarling Marte1

RF

RStarling Marte84
LDJ Stewart44
LJeff McNeil41
LRafael Ortega7
BAbraham Almonte1
RTim Locastro1

DH

LDaniel Vogelbach85
RMark Vientos37
RPete Alonso9
LDJ Stewart7
RFrancisco Alvarez7
LBrandon Nimmo5
RTim Locastro4
LBrett Baty4
BAbraham Almonte2
RDanny Mendick2
LRafael Ortega2
BFrancisco Lindor1

Starters

RKodai Senga3.4 WAR
RJustin Verlander⇄1.9 WAR
LJose Quintana1.5 WAR
LDavid Peterson1.1 WAR
RMax Scherzer⇄1.0 WAR
LJoey Lucchesi0.7 WAR
RTylor Megill0.6 WAR
RJose Butto0.6 WAR
RDenyi Reyes0.1 WAR
RCarlos Carrasco-0.3 WAR

Bullpen

★ RAdam Ottavino12 sv
LBrooks Raley25 h
RDrew Smith12 h
RTrevor Gott⇄10 h
RJeff Brigham6 h
RGrant Hartwig2 h
RDavid Robertson⇄0 h
RDominic Leone⇄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 2022)

PlayerfWAR
Kodai Senga3.4
Justin Verlander1.9
Jose Quintana1.5
Tommy Pham1.4
DJ Stewart0.8
David Robertson0.8

Key subtractions (gone from 2022)

Player2022 fWAR
Chris Bassitt2.8
Taijuan Walker2.7
Jacob deGrom2.2
Trevor Williams0.7
Joely Rodríguez0.4
Colin Holderman0.4

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 2023; everyone else is shown as a 2023 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Francisco Lindor 2022–2023 +11.9 +143.0 68.2 +74.8 $5.7M 1.51× Extension · 2022–2031 · $34.1M AAV
Brandon Nimmo 2023 +4.2 +59.6 18.5 +41.1 $4.5M 1.79× Free Agent · 2023–2030 · $20.2M AAV
Kodai Senga 2023 +3.4 +53.9 15.0 +38.9 $4.4M 1.96× Free agent · 2023–2028 · $15.0M AAV
Francisco Alvarez 2023 +3.0 +23.7 0.7 +23.0 $0.2M 1.00× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $2.4M AAV
Pete Alonso 2023 +2.8 +24.0 14.5 +9.5 $5.2M 1.07× Free Agent · 2026–2030 · $31.0M AAV
Jeff McNeil 2023 +2.4 +15.7 6.2 +9.4 $2.6M 0.82× Arb extension · 2023–2026 · $12.5M AAV
David Peterson 2023 +1.1 +8.9 0.8 +8.1 $0.7M 1.02× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $8.1M AAV
Tommy Pham↔ 2023 +1.4 +9.2 3.7 +5.6 $2.7M 0.83× –
Jose Quintana 2023 +1.5 +18.1 13.0 +5.1 $8.5M 1.49× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $6.0M AAV
DJ Stewart 2023 +0.8 +5.3 0.3 +4.9 $0.4M 0.83× –
José Buttó 2023 +0.6 +4.9 0.2 +4.7 $0.3M 1.02× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Joey Lucchesi 2023 +0.7 +5.6 1.1 +4.5 $1.7M 1.02× –
Tylor Megill 2023 +0.6 +5.0 0.6 +4.4 $0.9M 1.02× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $2.5M AAV
Trevor Gott↔ 2023 +0.4 +4.2 0.6 +3.5 $1.6M 1.34× –
Brooks Raley 2023 +0.7 +7.2 4.5 +2.7 $6.7M 1.34× Free Agent · 2025–2026 · $1.9M AAV
Rafael Ortega 2023 +0.3 +1.8 0.2 +1.6 $0.9M 0.83× –
Sean Reid-Foley 2023 +0.2 +1.3 0.2 +1.2 $0.6M 0.67× –
Tim Locastro 2023 +0.4 +2.6 1.4 +1.2 $3.6M 0.83× –
Ronny Mauricio 2023 +0.3 +1.2 0.1 +1.1 $0.4M 0.56× –
Michael Pérez 2023 +0.2 +0.7 0.0 +0.7 $0.3M 0.52× –
Adam Kolarek↔ 2023 +0.1 +0.4 0.0 +0.4 $0.3M 0.67× –
Drew Smith 2023 +0.2 +1.7 1.3 +0.4 $8.4M 1.34× –
Vinny Nittoli 2023 +0.1 +0.4 0.0 +0.4 $0.5M 0.67× –
Denyi Reyes 2023 +0.1 +0.4 0.1 +0.3 $1.4M 0.67× –
Zach Muckenhirn 2023 +0.0 +0.1 0.0 +0.1 $1.1M 0.67× –
Phil Bickford↔ 2023 +0.0 +0.2 0.3 -0.1 $9.1M 0.67× –
Grant Hartwig 2023 +0.0 +0.2 0.3 -0.2 $9.7M 0.67× –
Reed Garrett↔ 2023 -0.0 -0.1 0.1 -0.2 – 0.67× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $1.3M AAV
T.J. McFarland 2023 -0.0 -0.0 0.4 -0.4 – 0.67× –
Anthony Kay↔ 2023 -0.1 -0.4 0.0 -0.5 – 0.67× Free Agent · 2026–2028 · $6.0M AAV
Edwin Uceta 2023 +0.0 +0.0 0.5 -0.5 $190.2M 0.67× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $1.5M AAV
Gary Sánchez↔ 2023 -0.1 -0.5 0.1 -0.5 – 0.52× Free Agent · 2026–2027 · $1.8M AAV
Jimmy Yacabonis 2023 -0.1 -0.3 0.2 -0.5 – 0.67× –
Daniel Vogelbach 2023 +0.2 +0.9 1.5 -0.6 $9.2M 0.69× –
Josh Walker 2023 -0.1 -0.6 0.3 -0.9 – 0.67× –
John Curtiss 2023 -0.0 -0.2 0.8 -1.0 – 0.67× –
Sam Coonrod 2023 -0.1 -0.6 0.7 -1.3 – 0.67× –
Jonathan Araúz 2023 -0.3 -1.4 0.2 -1.5 – 0.58× –
Abraham Almonte 2023 -0.3 -1.6 0.1 -1.6 – 0.69× –
Dennis Santana 2023 -0.1 -0.6 1.0 -1.6 – 0.67× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $3.5M AAV
Dominic Leone↔ 2023 -0.2 -1.3 0.3 -1.6 – 0.67× –
Tommy Hunter 2023 -0.3 -1.5 0.7 -2.2 – 0.67× –
David Robertson↔ 2023 +0.8 +4.1 6.5 -2.3 $8.3M 0.67× –
Brett Baty 2023 -0.5 -2.3 0.5 -2.8 – 0.58× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Stephen Nogosek 2023 -0.4 -2.0 0.7 -2.8 – 0.67× –
Eduardo Escobar↔ 2023 +0.2 +0.9 3.8 -2.9 $21.2M 0.61× –
Justin Verlander↔ 2023 +1.9 +22.6 25.7 -3.1 $13.5M 1.49× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $13.0M AAV
Luis Guillorme 2023 -0.3 -1.5 1.6 -3.1 – 0.56× –
Mark Canha↔ 2023 +0.8 +3.7 7.4 -3.6 $9.1M 0.58× –
Jeff Brigham 2023 -0.6 -3.1 0.8 -3.9 – 0.67× –
Tomás Nido 2023 -0.6 -2.5 1.6 -4.1 – 0.52× –
Mark Vientos 2023 -0.8 -4.3 0.4 -4.7 – 0.69× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Danny Mendick 2023 -0.9 -4.1 1.0 -5.1 – 0.56× –
Omar Narváez 2023 +0.0 +0.1 8.0 -7.9 $357.6M 0.52× –
Adam Ottavino 2023 -0.1 -0.7 7.2 -8.0 – 1.34× –
Carlos Carrasco 2023 -0.3 -2.2 14.0 -16.2 – 1.02× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $1.5M AAV
Max Scherzer↔ 2023 +1.0 +8.4 30.5 -22.1 $29.6M 1.02× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $3.0M AAV
Starling Marte 2023 -0.3 -1.8 20.8 -22.6 – 0.83× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $1.0M AAV
Tyson Miller↔ 2023 -0.0 -0.0 0.0 -0.0 – 0.67× –
Total—+35.8+406.4289.2+117.2—

Trades

Every graded 2023 deal involving the Mets — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 15 total.

2023 · NYM / HOU Aug 1, 2023
NYM · Billy Eppler +$51.2M
Ryan Clifford, Drew Gilbert
HOU · Dana Brown −$51.2M
Justin Verlander
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · NYM / TEX Jul 30, 2023
NYM · Billy Eppler +$45.6M
Luisangel Acuña
TEX · Chris Young −$45.6M
Max Scherzer
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · MIL / NYM Dec 20, 2023
MIL · Matt Arnold +$0.8M
Coleman Crow
NYM · Billy Eppler −$0.8M
Adrian Houser, Tyrone Taylor
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · NYM / SEA Jul 3, 2023
NYM · Billy Eppler +$1.6M
Trevor Gott, Chris Flexen
SEA · Jerry Dipoto −$1.6M
Zach Muckenhirn
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · NYM / MIA Jul 28, 2023
NYM · Billy Eppler +$2.4M
Marco Vargas, Ronald Hernandez
MIA · Kim Ng −$2.4M
David Robertson
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · NYM / LAD Aug 1, 2023
NYM · Billy Eppler +$0.8M
Phil Bickford, Adam Kolarek
LAD · Andrew Friedman −$0.8M
cash / PTBNL
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · NYM / ANA Jun 24, 2023
NYM · Billy Eppler +$14.4M
Landon Marceaux, Coleman Crow
ANA · Perry Minasian −$14.4M
Eduardo Escobar
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · NYM / BAL Jan 13, 2023
NYM · Billy Eppler +$0.0M
Luis De La Cruz
BAL · Mike Elias +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · NYM / MIN May 28, 2023
NYM · Billy Eppler +$0.0M
Tyler White
MIN · Derek Falvey +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · NYM / ANA Aug 1, 2023
NYM · Billy Eppler +$0.8M
Jeremiah Jackson
ANA · Perry Minasian −$0.8M
Dominic Leone
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · BOS / NYM Dec 6, 2023
BOS · Chaim Bloom +$10.4M
Justin Slaten
NYM · Billy Eppler −$10.4M
Ryan Ammons
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · NYM / ARI Aug 1, 2023
NYM · Billy Eppler +$0.8M
Jeremy Rodriguez
ARI · Mike Hazen −$0.8M
Tommy Pham
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · NYM / CHW Dec 18, 2023
NYM · Billy Eppler +$0.8M
Yohan Ramírez
CHW · Kenny Williams −$0.8M
cash / PTBNL
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · NYM / CHC Jun 2, 2023
NYM · Billy Eppler +$0.8M
Vinny Nittoli
CHC · Jed Hoyer −$0.8M
cash / PTBNL
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · NYM / MIL Jul 31, 2023
NYM · Billy Eppler +$4.0M
Justin Jarvis
MIL · Matt Arnold −$4.0M
Mark Canha
Too soon to call unsettled

Current & Historical Payroll

2023 payroll
$255.1M
2024 guaranteed
$79.9M

What the front office was committed to as of 2023, 2023–2029. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2023; 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 (20)

PlayerAgeSvc2023202420252026202720282029
Francisco Lindor297.113$34.1M$34.2M$34.1M$32.5M$32.5M$32.5M$32.5M
Max Scherzer3814.079$30.5MFREE AGENT
Justin Verlander4017.002$25.7MFREE AGENT
Starling Marte349.162$20.8MFREE AGENT
Brandon Nimmo306.042$18.5M$20.5M$20.5M$15.2M$20.5M$20.5M$20.5M
Kodai Senga300.000$15.0M$15.0M$15.0M$15.0M$15.0MFREE AGENT
Carlos Carrasco3611.147$14.0MCLUBFREE AGENT
Jose Quintana3410.133$13.0MFREE AGENT
Omar Narváez316.089$8.0MFREE AGENT
Mark Canha347.092$7.4MFREE AGENT
Adam Ottavino3711.087$7.2MFREE AGENT
David Robertson3813.119$6.5MFREE AGENT
Jeff McNeil314.069$6.2M$10.2M$15.8M$10.0M$15.8MCLUBFREE AGENT
Eduardo Escobar3410.128$3.8MFREE AGENT
Tommy Pham357.107$3.7MFREE AGENT
Daniel Vogelbach307.000$1.5MFREE AGENT
Tommy Hunter3615.000$687kFREE AGENT
T.J. McFarland3410.000$375kFREE AGENT
Dominic Leone316.153$292kFREE AGENT
Gary Sánchez306.086$60kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (15)

PlayerAgeSvc2023202420252026202720282029
Pete Alonso284.000$14.5MARB 3FREE AGENT
Brooks Raley353.045$4.5MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Luis Guillorme283.167$1.6MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tomás Nido294.089$1.6MARB 3FREE AGENT
Tim Locastro303.122$1.4MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Drew Smith294.034$1.3MARB 3FREE AGENT
Joey Lucchesi304.067$1.1MARB 3FREE AGENT
Dennis Santana273.095$1.0MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
John Curtiss303.045$775kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Brigham313.010$760kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Sam Coonrod303.078$675kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Trevor Gott304.057$638kARB 3FREE AGENT
Abraham Almonte345.012$58kFREE AGENT
Michael Pérez303.081$46kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Adam Kolarek343.166$25kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (24)

PlayerAgeSvc2023202420252026202720282029
Danny Mendick292.168$1.0MARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
David Peterson272.125$750kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Stephen Nogosek280.165$730kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Francisco Alvarez210.006$685kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tylor Megill271.103$573kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brett Baty230.050$550kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Edwin Uceta250.101$468kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mark Vientos230.026$403kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Grant Hartwig250.000$345kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
DJ Stewart292.069$345kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Josh Walker280.000$317kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Phil Bickford271.134$303kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rafael Ortega322.145$236kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jimmy Yacabonis312.027$201kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jonathan Araúz242.001$170kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
José Buttó250.002$155kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Sean Reid-Foley272.093$151kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ronny Mauricio220.000$116kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Denyi Reyes260.007$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Reed Garrett300.106$98kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Anthony Kay281.101$41kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Vinny Nittoli320.041$33kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Zach Muckenhirn28–$23k
Tyson Miller271.006$10kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2023 acquisition stacked onto Mets's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

Rosternomics — front-office performance, roster value, and transaction history. Follow @rosternomics on X.
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).
Privacy Policy · Terms of Service · © 2026 Rosternomics