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President of baseball ops: David Stearns

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2025, 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
$334M
Surplus $M
-154
Win %
0.512
TAB
+1.5
WAB
-8.6
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
45.0
Dead money %
24%
Depth Players
8.0
Dead WAR
-2.2

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2025 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RLuis Torrens86
RFrancisco Alvarez74
RHayden Senger31

1B

RPete Alonso160
RMark Vientos3
LJeff McNeil2
LJared Young1
RLuis Torrens1

2B

RLuisangel Acuña81
LJeff McNeil79
LBrett Baty57
BRonny Mauricio7

3B

LBrett Baty87
RMark Vientos72
BRonny Mauricio42
RLuisangel Acuña6

SS

BFrancisco Lindor158
RLuisangel Acuña7
BRonny Mauricio5

LF

LBrandon Nimmo150
LJeff McNeil10
RStarling Marte9
RTyrone Taylor5
RJosé Azócar⇄3
LJesse Winker2
LJared Young1
LTravis Jankowski⇄1

CF

RTyrone Taylor106
LCedric Mullins⇄42
LJeff McNeil34
RJose Siri14
LBrandon Nimmo5
RJosé Azócar⇄3
RLuisangel Acuña2

RF

LJuan Soto157
LJeff McNeil7
RStarling Marte3
LTravis Jankowski⇄3
RTyrone Taylor3

DH

RStarling Marte77
RMark Vientos44
LJesse Winker22
LJared Young13
LJeff McNeil10
BRonny Mauricio5
LBrandon Nimmo4
LJuan Soto3
LBrett Baty3
BFrancisco Lindor2
RPete Alonso2
RFrancisco Alvarez1
RLuis Torrens1
LTravis Jankowski⇄1

Starters

LDavid Peterson3.1 WAR
RClay Holmes1.9 WAR
RTylor Megill1.5 WAR
RKodai Senga1.4 WAR
RNolan McLean1.2 WAR
RGriffin Canning0.9 WAR
RReed Garrett0.8 WAR
RBrandon Sproat0.6 WAR
LSean Manaea0.4 WAR
RHuascar Brazoban0.4 WAR
RJonah Tong0.2 WAR
RJustin Hagenman0.2 WAR
RChris Devenski0.1 WAR
RPaul Blackburn⇄0.1 WAR
RFrankie Montas-0.0 WAR
LBrandon Waddell-0.1 WAR
RBlade Tidwell-0.3 WAR

Bullpen

★ REdwin Diaz28 sv
RTyler Rogers⇄32 h
LGregory Soto⇄23 h
RReed Garrett20 h
RHuascar Brazoban12 h
RRyne Stanek11 h
LBrooks Raley10 h
RJose Butto⇄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 2024)

PlayerfWAR
Juan Soto5.7
Clay Holmes1.9
Nolan McLean1.2
Griffin Canning0.9
Ronny Mauricio0.7
Brandon Sproat0.6

Key subtractions (gone from 2024)

Player2024 fWAR
Jose Iglesias2.5
Luis Severino2.1
Harrison Bader1.2
Jose Quintana1.1
Phil Maton0.7
J.D. Martinez0.6

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 2025; everyone else is shown as a 2025 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Francisco Lindor 2022–2025 +25.7 +309.6 136.5 +173.1 $5.3M 1.51× Extension · 2022–2031 · $34.1M AAV
Brandon Nimmo 2023–2025 +9.8 +125.6 59.5 +66.1 $6.1M 1.60× Free Agent · 2023–2030 · $20.2M AAV
David Peterson 2025 +3.1 +49.1 4.6 +44.5 $1.5M 1.96× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $8.1M AAV
Juan Soto 2025 +5.7 +92.9 62.3 +30.7 $11.0M 2.05× Free Agent · 2026–2039 · $51.0M AAV
Brett Baty 2025 +2.2 +15.1 0.7 +14.4 $0.3M 0.85× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Kodai Senga 2023–2025 +5.0 +59.4 45.0 +14.4 $9.0M 1.49× Free agent · 2023–2028 · $15.0M AAV
Tylor Megill 2025 +1.5 +12.2 2.0 +10.2 $1.3M 1.02× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $2.5M AAV
Francisco Alvarez 2025 +1.8 +10.8 0.7 +10.1 $0.4M 0.76× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $2.4M AAV
Edwin Díaz 2025 +2.0 +31.5 21.6 +9.9 $10.7M 1.95× Free Agent · 2029–2029 · $23.0M AAV
Clay Holmes 2025 +1.9 +22.7 13.0 +9.7 $6.8M 1.49× Free Agent · 2025–2027 · $12.7M AAV
Nolan McLean 2025 +1.2 +9.8 0.2 +9.6 $0.1M 1.02× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Reed Garrett 2025 +0.8 +8.3 0.9 +7.3 $1.2M 1.34× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $1.3M AAV
Brandon Sproat 2025 +0.6 +5.1 0.1 +5.0 $0.1M 1.02× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Jeff McNeil 2023–2025 +5.7 +37.2 32.2 +5.0 $5.7M 0.82× Arb extension · 2023–2026 · $12.5M AAV
Luis Torrens 2025 +1.4 +5.8 1.5 +4.3 $1.1M 0.52× Extension · 2027–2028 · $5.8M AAV
Griffin Canning 2025 +0.9 +7.7 4.2 +3.5 $4.5M 1.02× Free Agent · 2026–2027 · $2.5M AAV
Huascar Brazobán 2025 +0.4 +3.9 0.6 +3.3 $1.7M 1.34× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $1.1M AAV
José Buttó↔ 2025 +0.5 +2.9 0.3 +2.6 $0.6M 0.67× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Ronny Mauricio 2025 +0.7 +3.2 0.7 +2.5 $1.0M 0.58× –
Brooks Raley 2025 +0.8 +4.1 2.3 +1.8 $3.0M 0.67× Free Agent · 2025–2026 · $1.9M AAV
Tyrone Taylor 2025 +0.7 +4.8 3.0 +1.8 $4.2M 0.83× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $3.8M AAV
Jonah Tong 2025 +0.2 +1.6 0.1 +1.5 $0.6M 1.02× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Rico Garcia↔ 2025 +0.3 +1.6 0.1 +1.5 $0.2M 0.67× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.9M AAV
José Castillo↔ 2025 +0.3 +1.5 0.2 +1.3 $0.5M 0.67× –
Luisangel Acuña 2025 +0.3 +1.5 0.6 +0.9 $1.7M 0.56× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Tyler Rogers↔ 2025 +0.4 +2.1 1.2 +0.9 $3.1M 0.67× Free Agent · 2026–2029 · $12.3M AAV
Max Kranick 2025 +0.3 +1.6 0.7 +0.8 $2.5M 0.67× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $1.0M AAV
Justin Hagenman 2025 +0.2 +0.9 0.2 +0.7 $1.2M 0.67× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Kevin Herget↔ 2025 +0.2 +0.8 0.2 +0.7 $1.1M 0.67× –
Mark Vientos 2025 +0.3 +1.5 0.8 +0.7 $2.4M 0.58× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Chris Devenski 2025 +0.1 +0.8 0.2 +0.6 $1.2M 0.67× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Danny Young 2025 +0.2 +1.3 0.8 +0.5 $3.4M 0.67× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $0.9M AAV
Tyler Zuber↔ 2025 +0.1 +0.3 0.0 +0.2 $0.5M 0.67× –
Austin Warren 2025 +0.1 +0.4 0.2 +0.1 $3.6M 0.67× –
Gregory Soto↔ 2025 +0.2 +1.2 1.2 -0.1 $5.7M 0.67× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $7.8M AAV
Génesis Cabrera↔ 2025 -0.0 -0.0 0.1 -0.1 – 0.67× –
Jonathan Pintaro 2025 -0.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 – 0.67× –
Justin Garza 2025 +0.0 +0.0 0.1 -0.1 $19.9M 0.67× –
Colin Poche↔ 2025 -0.0 -0.2 0.1 -0.3 – 0.67× –
Ty Adcock 2025 -0.0 -0.2 0.1 -0.3 – 0.67× –
Hayden Senger 2025 +0.0 +0.1 0.4 -0.4 $28.3M 0.52× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Travis Jankowski↔ 2025 -0.0 -0.3 0.1 -0.4 – 0.83× –
José Ureña↔ 2025 -0.1 -0.5 0.0 -0.5 – 0.67× –
Brandon Waddell 2025 -0.1 -0.4 0.3 -0.6 – 0.67× –
José Azócar↔ 2025 -0.1 -0.5 0.2 -0.6 – 0.83× –
Pete Alonso 2025 +3.5 +29.6 30.2 -0.6 $8.7M 1.07× Free Agent · 2026–2030 · $31.0M AAV
Paul Blackburn↔ 2025 +0.1 +1.1 1.8 -0.7 $13.0M 1.02× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $2.0M AAV
Zach Pop↔ 2025 -0.1 -0.6 0.0 -0.7 – 0.67× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $0.9M AAV
Jared Young 2025 -0.0 -0.3 0.6 -0.9 – 0.69× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $1.1M AAV
Cedric Mullins↔ 2025 +0.1 +0.9 1.9 -1.0 $14.0M 0.83× Free Agent · 2026–2027 · $7.0M AAV
Richard Lovelady↔ 2025 -0.2 -1.2 0.8 -2.0 – 0.67× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $1.0M AAV
Blade Tidwell 2025 -0.3 -2.3 0.1 -2.4 – 1.02× –
Alex Carrillo 2025 -0.5 -2.6 0.1 -2.7 – 0.67× –
Ryan Helsley↔ 2025 -0.2 -2.0 2.1 -4.1 – 1.34× Free Agent · 2026–2027 · $14.0M AAV
Ryne Stanek 2025 +0.1 +0.7 4.8 -4.1 $71.2M 1.34× Free Agent · 2026–2027 · $3.5M AAV
Jose Siri 2025 -0.4 -2.6 2.4 -5.0 – 0.83× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $1.6M AAV
Jesse Winker 2025 -0.1 -0.6 7.5 -8.1 – 0.69× –
A.J. Minter 2025 +0.3 +1.7 11.0 -9.3 $34.1M 0.67× Free Agent · 2025–2026 · $11.0M AAV
Sean Manaea 2025 +0.4 +3.6 20.2 -16.6 $45.5M 1.02× Free Agent · 2025–2027 · $25.0M AAV
Frankie Montas 2025 -0.0 -0.1 17.0 -17.1 – 1.02× –
Starling Marte 2025 +0.6 +3.4 20.8 -17.3 $33.4M 0.69× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $1.0M AAV
Dedniel Núñez 2025 +0.1 +0.4 0.5 -0.0 $5.9M 0.67× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Dom Hamel 2025 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 0.67× –
Total—+78.7+865.7521.6+344.1—

Trades

Every graded 2025 deal involving the Mets — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 19 total.

2025 · NYM / OAK Dec 22, 2025
NYM · David Stearns +$9.6M
Yordan Rodriguez
OAK · David Forst −$9.6M
Jeff McNeil
Too soon to call unsettled
2025 · NYM / CHC Feb 25, 2025
NYM · David Stearns +$0.0M
Alexander Canario
CHC · Jed Hoyer +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
Too soon to call unsettled
2025 · BAL / NYM Jul 31, 2025
BAL · Mike Elias +$3.2M
Raimon Gomez, Chandler Marsh, Anthony Nunez
NYM · David Stearns −$3.2M
Cedric Mullins
Too soon to call unsettled
2025 · NYM / BOS Aug 31, 2025
NYM · David Stearns +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
BOS · Craig Breslow +$0.0M
Ali Sánchez
Too soon to call unsettled
2025 · NYM / PHI Mar 23, 2025
NYM · David Stearns +$0.0M
Troy Schreffler Jr.
PHI · Dave Dombrowski +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
Too soon to call unsettled
2025 · NYM / ARI May 15, 2025
NYM · David Stearns +$1.6M
José Castillo
ARI · Mike Hazen −$1.6M
cash / PTBNL
Too soon to call unsettled
2025 · NYM / TBR Nov 4, 2025
NYM · David Stearns +$0.0M
Joey Gerber
TBR · Erik Neander +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
Too soon to call unsettled
2025 · NYM / PHI Jul 1, 2025
NYM · David Stearns +$1.6M
cash / PTBNL
PHI · Dave Dombrowski −$1.6M
Donovan Walton
Too soon to call unsettled
2025 · PHI / NYM Feb 5, 2025
PHI · Dave Dombrowski +$0.0M
Josh Hejka
NYM · David Stearns +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
Too soon to call unsettled
2025 · NYM / KCR May 22, 2025
NYM · David Stearns +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
KCR · J.J. Picollo +$0.0M
Diego Castillo
Too soon to call unsettled
2025 · NYM / STL Mar 25, 2025
NYM · David Stearns +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
STL · John Mozeliak +$0.0M
Sean Harney
Too soon to call unsettled
2025 · NYM / HOU Apr 23, 2025
NYM · David Stearns +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
HOU · Dana Brown +$0.0M
Rowdey Jordan
Too soon to call unsettled
2025 · NYM / SEA Mar 22, 2025
NYM · David Stearns +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
SEA · Jerry Dipoto +$0.0M
Michael Hobbs
Too soon to call unsettled
2025 · STL / NYM Jul 30, 2025
STL · John Mozeliak +$6.4M
Jesús Báez#92, Frank Elissalt, Nate Dohm
NYM · David Stearns −$6.4M
Ryan Helsley
Too soon to call unsettled
2025 · BAL / NYM Jul 25, 2025
BAL · Mike Elias +$0.8M
Cameron Foster, Wellington Aracena
NYM · David Stearns −$0.8M
Gregory Soto
Too soon to call unsettled
2025 · NYM / SFG Jun 7, 2025
NYM · David Stearns +$0.0M
Justin Garza
SFG · Buster Posey +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
Too soon to call unsettled
2025 · NYM / PIT Mar 31, 2025
NYM · David Stearns +$3.2M
cash / PTBNL
PIT · Ben Cherington −$3.2M
Alexander Canario
Too soon to call unsettled
2025 · TEX / NYM Nov 24, 2025
TEX · Chris Young +$32.0M
Brandon Nimmo
NYM · David Stearns −$32.0M
Marcus Semien
Too soon to call unsettled
2025 · SFG / NYM Jul 30, 2025
SFG · Buster Posey +$8.8M
Blade Tidwell, José Buttó, Drew Gilbert
NYM · David Stearns −$8.8M
Tyler Rogers
Too soon to call unsettled

Current & Historical Payroll

2025 payroll
$333.7M
2026 guaranteed
$183.0M

What the front office was committed to as of 2025, 2025–2031. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2025; 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 (18)

PlayerAgeSvc2025202620272028202920302031
Juan Soto266.134$62.3M$61.9M$57.5M$61.9M$61.9M$46.0MOPT-OUT$46.0M
Francisco Lindor319.113$34.1M$32.5M$32.5M$32.5M$32.5M$32.5M$32.5M
Pete Alonso306.000$30.2MFREE AGENT
Edwin Díaz318.121$21.6MFREE AGENT
Starling Marte3611.162$20.8MFREE AGENT
Brandon Nimmo328.042$20.5M$15.2M$20.5M$20.5M$20.5M$20.5MFREE AGENT
Sean Manaea338.157$20.2M$19.7M$19.2MFREE AGENT
Frankie Montas327.015$17.0MFREE AGENT
Jeff McNeil336.069$15.8M$10.0M$15.8MCLUBFREE AGENT
Kodai Senga322.000$15.0M$15.0M$15.0MFREE AGENT
Clay Holmes326.031$13.0M$13.0M$12.0MPLAYERFREE AGENT
A.J. Minter316.154$11.0M$11.0MPLAYERFREE AGENT
Jesse Winker317.080$7.5MFREE AGENT
Ryne Stanek337.038$4.8MFREE AGENT
Brooks Raley375.045$2.3M$4.8MCLUBFREE AGENT
Chris Devenski347.115$172kFREE AGENT
Travis Jankowski347.153$52kFREE AGENT
José Ureña338.045$12kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (16)

PlayerAgeSvc2025202620272028202920302031
David Peterson294.089$4.6MARB 3FREE AGENT
Griffin Canning295.075$4.2MFREE AGENT
Tyrone Taylor314.093$3.0MARB 3FREE AGENT
Jose Siri293.015$2.4MARB 2FREE AGENT
Ryan Helsley305.105$2.1MFREE AGENT
Tylor Megill293.031$2.0MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Cedric Mullins305.078$1.9MFREE AGENT
Paul Blackburn315.018$1.8MFREE AGENT
Luis Torrens294.105$1.5MARB 3FREE AGENT
Gregory Soto305.102$1.2MFREE AGENT
Tyler Rogers345.034$1.2MFREE AGENT
Richard Lovelady293.008$800kARB 2FREE AGENT
José Castillo294.011$154kARB 3FREE AGENT
Colin Poche315.140$100kFREE AGENT
Génesis Cabrera285.011$52kFREE AGENT
Zach Pop283.024$18kARB 2FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (29)

PlayerAgeSvc2025202620272028202920302031
Reed Garrett321.143$950kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Danny Young310.160$825kPre-ArbFREE AGENT
Mark Vientos251.102$789kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brett Baty251.088$728kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Max Kranick272.011$725kARB 1FREE AGENT
Ronny Mauricio241.031$696kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Francisco Alvarez232.006$675kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jared Young290.061$635kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Huascar Brazobán352.023$615kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Luisangel Acuña230.016$577kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dedniel Núñez291.131$470kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Hayden Senger280.000$417kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
José Buttó270.168$328kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brandon Waddell310.106$290kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Austin Warren292.135$241kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Justin Hagenman280.000$210kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Nolan McLean230.000$180kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kevin Herget340.102$162kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
José Azócar292.002$162kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jonah Tong220.000$127kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Justin Garza310.157$100kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ty Adcock280.048$97kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brandon Sproat240.000$90kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Blade Tidwell240.000$86kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rico Garcia311.042$73kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Alex Carrillo280.000$69kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tyler Zuber302.104$25kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jonathan Pintaro270.000$4kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dom Hamel26–—

Graphs

How each 2025 acquisition stacked onto Mets's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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