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202489–73 (0.549)Made Playoffs
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President of baseball ops: David Stearns

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2024, 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
$266M
Surplus $M
-102
Win %
0.549
TAB
-0.9
WAB
+0.7
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
39.4
Dead money %
24%
Depth Players
7.0
Dead WAR
-3.8

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2024 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RFrancisco Alvarez96
RLuis Torrens44
RTomás Nido⇄32
LOmar Narváez28
RJoe Hudson1

1B

RPete Alonso161
RMark Vientos4
LDJ Stewart1

2B

LJeff McNeil110
RJose Iglesias61
LEddy Alvarez11
LJoey Wendle8
RLuisangel Acuña1

3B

RMark Vientos108
LBrett Baty47
RJose Iglesias36
LJoey Wendle7

SS

BFrancisco Lindor151
RLuisangel Acuña12
RZack Short⇄9
RJose Iglesias6
LJoey Wendle3
LEddy Alvarez1

LF

LBrandon Nimmo142
LJesse Winker⇄24
RTyrone Taylor21
LJeff McNeil15
LDJ Stewart11

CF

RHarrison Bader140
RTyrone Taylor44
LBrandon Nimmo28

RF

RStarling Marte85
RTyrone Taylor70
LDJ Stewart26
LJeff McNeil17
LJesse Winker⇄6

DH

RJ.D. Martinez117
LDJ Stewart22
LJesse Winker⇄14
RStarling Marte8
RTyrone Taylor6
LBrandon Nimmo4
RFrancisco Alvarez3
LBen Gamel⇄2
RLuis Torrens2
RLuisangel Acuña2
BFrancisco Lindor1
RHarrison Bader1
RPablo Reyes⇄1
RMark Vientos1
RPete Alonso1
RZack Short⇄1

Starters

LSean Manaea2.8 WAR
RLuis Severino2.1 WAR
LDavid Peterson1.9 WAR
RTylor Megill1.4 WAR
LJose Quintana1.1 WAR
RJose Butto1.0 WAR
RChristian Scott0.4 WAR
RPaul Blackburn⇄0.1 WAR
RKodai Senga0.1 WAR
LJoey Lucchesi-0.0 WAR
RJulio Teheran-0.1 WAR
RAdrian Houser-0.1 WAR

Bullpen

★ REdwin Diaz20 sv
RPhil Maton⇄18 h
RAdam Ottavino15 h
RReed Garrett14 h
RDedniel Nunez9 h
LJake Diekman8 h
LDanny Young7 h
RJorge Lopez⇄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 2023)

PlayerfWAR
Sean Manaea2.8
Jose Iglesias2.5
Luis Severino2.1
Harrison Bader1.2
Edwin Díaz1.1
Tyrone Taylor1.0

Key subtractions (gone from 2023)

Player2023 fWAR
Tommy Pham1.4
Mark Canha0.8
David Robertson0.8
Tim Locastro0.4
Trevor Gott0.4
Rafael Ortega0.3

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 2024; everyone else is shown as a 2024 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Francisco Lindor 2022–2024 +19.5 +235.6 102.3 +133.3 $5.2M 1.51× Extension · 2022–2031 · $34.1M AAV
Brandon Nimmo 2023–2024 +6.9 +88.6 39.0 +49.6 $5.6M 1.60× Free Agent · 2023–2030 · $20.2M AAV
Sean Manaea 2024 +2.8 +43.5 14.5 +29.0 $5.2M 1.96× Free Agent · 2025–2027 · $25.0M AAV
Mark Vientos 2024 +2.9 +25.8 0.7 +25.1 $0.3M 1.12× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Jose Iglesias 2024 +2.5 +21.9 1.0 +20.9 $0.4M 1.07× –
David Peterson 2024 +1.9 +22.3 2.1 +20.2 $1.1M 1.49× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $8.1M AAV
Kodai Senga 2023–2024 +3.6 +42.7 30.0 +12.7 $8.4M 1.49× Free agent · 2023–2028 · $15.0M AAV
Luis Severino 2024 +2.1 +25.0 13.0 +12.0 $6.2M 1.49× Free Agent · 2025–2027 · $22.3M AAV
Francisco Alvarez 2024 +1.9 +11.4 0.8 +10.6 $0.4M 0.76× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $2.4M AAV
Tylor Megill 2024 +1.4 +11.4 0.8 +10.6 $0.5M 1.02× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $2.5M AAV
José Buttó 2024 +1.0 +10.3 0.7 +9.6 $0.8M 1.34× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Reed Garrett 2024 +0.9 +9.7 0.7 +8.9 $0.8M 1.34× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $1.3M AAV
Jeff McNeil 2023–2024 +3.7 +23.9 16.5 +7.4 $4.5M 0.82× Arb extension · 2023–2026 · $12.5M AAV
Tyrone Taylor 2024 +1.0 +6.7 2.0 +4.7 $2.0M 0.83× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $3.8M AAV
Phil Maton↔ 2024 +0.7 +7.2 2.7 +4.4 $4.1M 1.34× Free Agent · 2026–2028 · $7.2M AAV
Dedniel Núñez 2024 +0.9 +5.0 0.7 +4.3 $0.8M 0.67× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Luisangel Acuña 2024 +0.7 +3.4 0.1 +3.4 $0.1M 0.61× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Christian Scott 2024 +0.4 +3.6 0.7 +2.9 $1.7M 1.02× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Luis Torrens 2024 +0.8 +3.3 0.8 +2.5 $1.0M 0.52× Extension · 2027–2028 · $5.8M AAV
Brett Baty 2024 +0.5 +2.2 0.8 +1.5 $1.6M 0.58× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Sean Reid-Foley 2024 +0.4 +2.1 0.8 +1.4 $1.9M 0.67× –
Tomás Nido↔ 2024 +0.4 +1.7 1.4 +0.4 $3.3M 0.52× –
Yohan Ramírez↔ 2024 +0.1 +0.3 0.0 +0.3 $0.6M 0.67× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Danny Young 2024 +0.2 +0.8 0.7 +0.1 $4.7M 0.67× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $0.9M AAV
Cole Sulser↔ 2024 -0.0 -0.0 0.1 -0.1 – 0.67× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $1.1M AAV
Eddy Alvarez 2024 +0.0 +0.0 0.1 -0.1 $17.2M 0.56× –
Pablo Reyes↔ 2024 -0.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 – 0.69× –
Jesse Winker↔ 2024 +0.1 +0.4 0.6 -0.2 $11.0M 0.83× –
Josh Walker 2024 +0.0 +0.2 0.7 -0.5 $18.6M 0.67× –
Huascar Brazobán↔ 2024 -0.0 -0.2 0.4 -0.6 – 1.34× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $1.1M AAV
Ben Gamel↔ 2024 -0.1 -0.5 0.2 -0.7 – 0.69× –
Joe Hudson 2024 +0.0 +0.0 0.7 -0.7 $379.0M 0.52× –
Eric Orze 2024 -0.1 -0.7 0.0 -0.8 – 0.67× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Julio Teheran 2024 -0.1 -0.7 0.1 -0.8 – 1.02× –
Michael Tonkin↔ 2024 -0.2 -0.8 0.1 -0.9 – 0.67× –
Zack Short↔ 2024 -0.1 -0.7 0.2 -0.9 – 0.69× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Drew Smith 2024 +0.2 +1.2 2.2 -1.0 $10.1M 0.67× –
Alex Young↔ 2024 -0.0 -0.2 1.0 -1.2 – 0.67× –
Grant Hartwig 2024 -0.1 -0.5 0.7 -1.2 – 0.67× –
Jorge López↔ 2024 -0.1 -0.4 1.1 -1.5 – 0.67× –
Ryne Stanek↔ 2024 -0.1 -0.6 1.1 -1.6 – 1.34× Free Agent · 2026–2027 · $3.5M AAV
Adam Ottavino 2024 +0.5 +2.5 4.5 -2.0 $9.8M 0.67× –
Joey Lucchesi 2024 -0.0 -0.3 1.6 -2.0 – 1.02× –
Harrison Bader 2024 +1.2 +8.2 10.5 -2.3 $8.5M 0.83× Free Agent · 2026–2027 · $10.2M AAV
DJ Stewart 2024 -0.2 -1.4 1.4 -2.8 – 0.83× –
Ty Adcock 2024 -0.4 -2.3 0.7 -3.0 – 0.67× –
Joey Wendle 2024 -0.2 -1.1 2.0 -3.1 – 0.56× –
Jose Quintana 2024 +1.1 +8.6 13.0 -4.4 $12.3M 1.02× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $6.0M AAV
Brooks Raley 2024 +0.3 +1.6 6.5 -4.9 $21.6M 0.67× Free Agent · 2025–2026 · $1.9M AAV
Adrian Houser 2024 -0.1 -0.8 5.0 -5.8 – 0.67× Free Agent · 2026–2028 · $11.0M AAV
Pete Alonso 2024 +2.1 +13.4 20.5 -7.1 $9.9M 0.81× Free Agent · 2026–2030 · $31.0M AAV
J.D. Martinez 2024 +0.6 +3.3 12.0 -8.7 $20.2M 0.69× –
Edwin Díaz 2024 +1.1 +11.5 21.2 -9.7 $19.7M 1.34× Free Agent · 2029–2029 · $23.0M AAV
Omar Narváez 2024 -1.0 -4.2 7.0 -11.2 – 0.52× –
Jake Diekman 2024 -0.8 -8.7 4.0 -12.7 – 1.34× –
Starling Marte 2024 +0.6 +3.9 20.8 -16.8 $35.0M 0.83× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $1.0M AAV
Matt Festa↔ 2024 -0.0 -0.0 0.0 -0.0 – 0.67× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $1.0M AAV
Paul Blackburn↔ 2024 +0.1 +1.2 1.2 -0.0 $8.2M 1.02× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $2.0M AAV
Tyler Jay↔ 2024 +0.0 +0.0 0.0 +0.0 $1.2M 0.67× –
Total—+61.5+640.2374.0+266.4—

Trades

Every graded 2024 deal involving the Mets — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 25 total.

2024 · TBR / NYM Nov 19, 2024
TBR · Erik Neander +$5.6M
Eric Orze
NYM · David Stearns −$5.6M
José Siri
Too soon to call unsettled
2024 · OAK / NYM Jul 30, 2024
OAK · David Forst +$0.8M
Kade Morris
NYM · David Stearns −$0.8M
Paul Blackburn
Too soon to call unsettled
2024 · NYM / PIT Jul 30, 2024
NYM · David Stearns +$0.0M
Nicolas Carreno
PIT · Ben Cherington +$0.0M
Josh Walker
Too soon to call unsettled
2024 · SFG / NYM Jan 16, 2024
SFG · Farhan Zaidi +$0.0M
Cooper Hummel
NYM · David Stearns +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
Too soon to call unsettled
2024 · NYM / BOS May 1, 2024
NYM · David Stearns +$0.8M
cash / PTBNL
BOS · Craig Breslow −$0.8M
Zack Short
Too soon to call unsettled
2024 · NYM / MIN Jul 15, 2024
NYM · David Stearns +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
MIN · Derek Falvey +$0.0M
Rylan Bannon
Too soon to call unsettled
2024 · NYM / BOS May 25, 2024
NYM · David Stearns +$0.0M
Pablo Reyes
BOS · Craig Breslow +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
Too soon to call unsettled
2024 · LAD / NYM May 20, 2024
LAD · Andrew Friedman +$0.8M
Yohan Ramírez
NYM · David Stearns −$0.8M
cash / PTBNL
Too soon to call unsettled
2024 · NYM / BAL Apr 11, 2024
NYM · David Stearns +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
BAL · Mike Elias +$0.0M
Yohan Ramírez
Too soon to call unsettled
2024 · NYM / TBR Dec 6, 2024
NYM · David Stearns +$0.0M
Sean Harney
TBR · Erik Neander +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
Too soon to call unsettled
2024 · MIN / NYM Apr 9, 2024
MIN · Derek Falvey +$0.0M
Michael Tonkin
NYM · David Stearns +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
Too soon to call unsettled
2024 · CHC / NYM Apr 11, 2024
CHC · Jed Hoyer +$0.8M
cash / PTBNL
NYM · David Stearns −$0.8M
Joe Hudson
Too soon to call unsettled
2024 · WSN / NYM Jul 28, 2024
WSN · Michael Rizzo +$9.6M
Tyler Stuart
NYM · David Stearns −$9.6M
Jesse Winker
Too soon to call unsettled
2024 · NYM / OAK Mar 24, 2024
NYM · David Stearns +$1.6M
cash / PTBNL
OAK · David Forst −$1.6M
Austin Adams
Too soon to call unsettled
2024 · TBR / NYM Jul 26, 2024
TBR · Erik Neander +$3.2M
Cole Sulser
NYM · David Stearns −$3.2M
cash / PTBNL
Too soon to call unsettled
2024 · NYM / BOS Sep 8, 2024
NYM · David Stearns +$0.0M
Eddy Alvarez
BOS · Craig Breslow +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
Too soon to call unsettled
2024 · NYM / LAD Jul 7, 2024
NYM · David Stearns +$0.0M
Matt Gage
LAD · Andrew Friedman +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
Too soon to call unsettled
2024 · NYM / TBR Jul 9, 2024
NYM · David Stearns +$0.0M
Phil Maton
TBR · Erik Neander +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
Too soon to call unsettled
2024 · NYM / NYY May 31, 2024
NYM · David Stearns +$18.4M
Luis Torrens
NYY · Brian Cashman −$18.4M
cash / PTBNL
Too soon to call unsettled
2024 · NYM / MIA Jul 30, 2024
NYM · David Stearns +$4.8M
Huascar Brazobán
MIA · Peter Bendix −$4.8M
Wilfredo Lara
Too soon to call unsettled
2024 · NYM / BOS Feb 2, 2024
NYM · David Stearns +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
BOS · Craig Breslow +$0.0M
Tyler Heineman
Too soon to call unsettled
2024 · NYM / COL Jun 30, 2024
NYM · David Stearns +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
COL · Bill Schmidt +$0.0M
Andriel Lantigua
Too soon to call unsettled
2024 · SEA / NYM Jul 26, 2024
SEA · Jerry Dipoto +$6.4M
Rhylan Thomas
NYM · David Stearns −$6.4M
Ryne Stanek
Too soon to call unsettled
2024 · NYM / TBR Jul 30, 2024
NYM · David Stearns +$0.8M
Tyler Zuber
TBR · Erik Neander −$0.8M
Paul Gervase
Too soon to call unsettled
2024 · NYM / MIL Jul 21, 2024
NYM · David Stearns +$0.0M
TJ Shook
MIL · Matt Arnold +$0.0M
Tyler Jay
Too soon to call unsettled

Current & Historical Payroll

2024 payroll
$266.3M
2025 guaranteed
$85.4M

What the front office was committed to as of 2024, 2024–2030. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2024; 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 (23)

PlayerAgeSvc2024202520262027202820292030
Francisco Lindor308.113$34.1M$34.1M$32.5M$32.5M$32.5M$32.5M$32.5M
Edwin Díaz307.121$21.2MFREE AGENT
Starling Marte3510.162$20.8MFREE AGENT
Brandon Nimmo317.042$20.5M$20.5M$15.2M$20.5M$20.5M$20.5M$20.5M
Kodai Senga311.000$15.0M$15.0M$15.0M$15.0MFREE AGENT
Sean Manaea327.157$14.5MFREE AGENT
Luis Severino307.170$13.0MFREE AGENT
Jose Quintana3511.133$13.0MFREE AGENT
J.D. Martinez3612.036$12.0MFREE AGENT
Harrison Bader306.030$10.5MFREE AGENT
Jeff McNeil325.069$10.2M$15.8M$10.0M$15.8MCLUBFREE AGENT
Omar Narváez328.000$7.0MFREE AGENT
Adrian Houser319.000$5.0MFREE AGENT
Adam Ottavino3812.087$4.5MFREE AGENT
Jake Diekman3712.000$4.0MFREE AGENT
Phil Maton316.047$2.7MFREE AGENT
Joey Wendle348.000$2.0MFREE AGENT
Tomás Nido307.000$1.4MFREE AGENT
Ryne Stanek326.038$1.1MFREE AGENT
Jose Iglesias3410.036$984kFREE AGENT
Jesse Winker306.080$607kFREE AGENT
Ben Gamel326.056$165kFREE AGENT
Julio Teheran3310.062$121kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (13)

PlayerAgeSvc2024202520262027202820292030
Pete Alonso295.000$20.5MFREE AGENT
Brooks Raley364.045$6.5MCLUBARB 3FREE AGENT
Drew Smith305.034$2.2MFREE AGENT
David Peterson283.089$2.1MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tyrone Taylor303.093$2.0MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joey Lucchesi314.112$1.6MARB 3FREE AGENT
Paul Blackburn304.018$1.2MARB 3FREE AGENT
Jorge López315.102$1.1MFREE AGENT
Alex Young303.143$955kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Luis Torrens283.155$787kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Michael Tonkin343.074$88kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Cole Sulser343.157$64kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Yohan Ramírez293.001$38kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (23)

PlayerAgeSvc2024202520262027202820292030
DJ Stewart302.168$1.4MARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Sean Reid-Foley282.133$773kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tylor Megill282.073$766kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Francisco Alvarez221.006$762kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brett Baty241.022$750kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Grant Hartwig260.091$740kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ty Adcock271.000$740kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Josh Walker291.000$740kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mark Vientos240.132$740kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joe Hudson330.131$740kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Danny Young300.050$740kPre-ArbPre-ArbFREE AGENT
Reed Garrett310.143$740kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
José Buttó260.046$740kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dedniel Núñez280.074$740kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Christian Scott250.000$740kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Huascar Brazobán341.074$367kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Zack Short291.086$178kPre-ArbARB 1FREE AGENT
Eddy Alvarez340.146$80kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Luisangel Acuña220.000$60kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Eric Orze260.000$48kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Festa311.119$10kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tyler Jay30–$8k
Pablo Reyes302.043$6kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2024 acquisition stacked onto Mets's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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