Today is December 10th! The Winter Meetings will be continue until December 11th in Orlando with the Rule Five Draft today.

Mel Rojas turns 59 today! The right handed pitcher pitched for the 1997 and 1998 Mets after coming up with Montreal. Frankly, he was not very good for the Mets. Rojas came to the Mets via trade with the Cubs, the Mets traded Lance Johnson, Mark Clark and Manny Alexander to the Cubs for Rojas, Turk Wendell and Brian McRae. On November 11, 1998, the Mets traded him to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Bobby Bonilla. Yes, that guy.

Victor Diaz turns 44 today! The Dominican outfielder played for the Mets from 2004 to 2006 Mets before he was traded to the Texas Rangers for non-elite prospect Mike Nickeas. He was teammates with….

Dan Wheeler, who turns 48 today! He debuted with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in 1999 and pitched for the Art Howe era Mets in 2003 and 2004. He later spent four years with the Astros, pitched a second time with the Rays and later finished his career with the 2011 Red Sox and 2012 Cleveland Indians.

The Mets are teaming up with New York Cares for their [19th Annual Coat Drive](https://www.mlb.com/mets/community/coat-drive) presented by your local Toyota dealers TODAY from 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. at the Mets Team Store at Citi Field. Free parking will be available in Lot G. Fans bringing a new or gently used winter coat will receive a voucher redeemable for two (2) tickets to a select Monday – Thursday Mets home game in 2026. Fans will be limited to one (1) ticket voucher. Fans who donate will also receive an exclusive 20% discount at the team store. Some exclusions may apply. Please note that non-winter coats like windbreakers, jean jackets, raincoats or other light jackets will not be accepted. Fans will be limited to one (1) ticket voucher. Free parking for the Coat Drive will be available in Lot G. Lot G can be accessed through Gate 1 on Seaver Way.

38 comments

  1. Here’s my question: will LA fans have the patience and fortitude to handle emotional support base runners?

  2. Diaz is bad every other year, it’s his bad year in that rotation. It’s ok he signed somewhere else.

  3. Luke Weaver 1/12

    Hoby Milner 1/5

    Ranger Suarez 5/95

    Ryan O’Hearn 1/9

    Thoughts on these signings? I am okay with letting Pete walk. Reimer and Clifford are both 1B long term anyways, and O’Hearn platooned with Vientos would be a decent stopgap option. Suarez groundball heavy approach gels with Stearns’ desire to build the infield defense. I’d also see if we could acquire Yandy Diaz or Tristan Cases for something centered around Santucci or Wenninger

  4. If it’s true that Diaz was bothered about the signing of Devin, then how are we supposed to think he felt about being used in the 8th and in other non-save situations when he did that for us?

  5. Feinsand reported overnight that the Mets are aggressively pursuing Robert Suarez now that Díaz is off the table.

  6. I do think Diaz was sold on leaving us for LA. Its not a hard sell . They’re the best franchise in baseball. I think Stearns failed bc he wasn’t aggressive enough , not because he wasn’t willing to outbid. He’s gotta be more aggressive.

  7. 2026 in not a punt year yet but we are getting closer to it. Management needs to step up and go sign a couple of top producing guys because at the moment our lineup does not include Nimmo or Alonso.

  9. If the Mets plan on having Mark Vientos as their Opening Day 1B, I think I’m going to lose it. Please re-sign the franchise leader in HRs

  10. Friendly reminder that MLB disallowed the Padres’ contract offer for Aaron Judge as CBT circumvention only to turn around the next year and let Ohtani defer hundreds of millions to play for free for a decade.

    MLB will never do anything to the Dodgers. If you think the next CBT is going to target them aggressively I have a bridge to sell you. Players overwhelmingly love the way the Dodgers operate and why wouldn’t they? So MLBPA has every incentive to embolden the Dodgers to keep doing what they’re doing and the league will too. You’ll have your share of owners crying poor or whatever but at the end of the day they just want their revenue sharing money.

    You’ll get maybe some token stiffer CBT penalties that won’t deter the Dodgers at all and will in fact impact us and a few other teams worse. Nothing will be done about deferrals in this CBA. What you see is close to what you’ll get.

    The Dodgers are set up to be a powerhouse bringing in tons of talent every year through the rest of Ohtani’s career. If that upsets you then baseball probably just isn’t for you for the next 8 years.

  11. Diaz and Nimmo were huge pieces.  

    When doomers mention burning it down, is this what that looked like?

    I think it’s already been said that we’ll lean on the young pitchers that came up last year.  Lindor and Soto the two big guys that will definitely be in uniform next year.  

    Surprisingly not taking much for change to be noticeable.

  12. I hate baseball sometimes. Nimmo and Díaz have been two of my favorite Mets of the last 10 years.

  13. Can someone please tell me why Stearns and Cohen can’t operate like the Dodgers? They have the resources, a young farm with Lindor and Soto.

  15. The way things are going at the moment it feels like:

    – there was obviously some drama inside the club last year and there may be some type of rebuild underway that fully anchors the team around Soto and Lindor
    – because of that, Pete won’t be back
    – vibes also suggest no Ace is coming our way and we are going to roll with a lineup of mostly prospects

    These are the vibes I’m feeling, no what I want or what I agree should happen

  17. Saw the Robert Suarez rumors. What’s the most years and AAV you could stomach his deal for. My biggest concerns is his age (35 on opening day) and fastball dependency (although it’s a really good one). 

  18. keep seeing references to boy genius in this sub and get excited that everyone’s favorite sapphic indie pop group is somehow mets involved but then i realize…

  20. there is something in me that says when every “expert” is telling you you absolutely fucked up, the opposite is probably true.

  21. We can huff and puff all we want but at the end of the day Diaz did not want to be here.

  22. What are the chances David stearns is making moves under the assumption there will be a lockout in 2027 that will eventually result in a salary cap in the new cba and that’s why he’s actually concerned about money?

  23. Is the reliever free agent market moving that much faster than the market for positional players / starters, or are we just more aggressive in the reliever market? I can see the latter – you can acquire good arms in short-term, high AAV deals with relievers but not with starters. This starter class is also pretty mid, so I’m assuming we’re exploring trades to supplement the rotation. I can also see the price of starters being too high and this FO not wanting to give up all the young prospects they’ve been developing for years in a trade…which leaves us with a super bullpen and pretty weak rotation like at the trade deadline (yes, I know Helsley didn’t work out, but that’s the player’s fault, not FO). Either way, we need arms.

  26. I know that it’s a long way away and that we have to get there first and be careful what you wish for blah blah blah.

    Idk that I’ve ever wanted to play a team in the playoffs more than I’ve wanted to play the Dodgers right now. I want to knock them out so baldy and see Diaz’s smile fade as the team
    he went to to chase a ring gets knocked out by the team that he left.

    Make it happen.

  27. Boras spends the first part of the offseason figuring out these corny, pun-based diatribes for all of his clients. And then he breaks out something like “Skubal is a SABR-proof tiger” and I have to begrudgingly admit that it’s good.[](https://disqus.com/embed/comments/?base=default&f=gmmoad&t_u=https%3A%2F%2Fgmmoad2.blogspot.com%2F2025%2F11%2Fny-mets-2025-26-free-agent-spectacular.html&t_d=The%20Only%20Team%20That%20Matters%20M-E-T-S%20METS%20METS%20METS%3A%20NY%20METS%202025-26%20FREE%20AGENT%20SPECTACULAR%20AND%20HOT%20STOVE&t_t=The%20Only%20Team%20That%20Matters%20M-E-T-S%20METS%20METS%20METS%3A%20NY%20METS%202025-26%20FREE%20AGENT%20SPECTACULAR%20AND%20HOT%20STOVE&s_o=default#)

  28. It’s so funny to me that Diaz consistently performs like an absolute dawg on his contract years. Like the fan reaction would not be this bad if this was last year.

  30. 14 bullpens had better ERAs than the Mets’ bullpen last year. Interestingly, zero of those bullpens had Edwin Diaz in them.

  32. If you’re still a Stearns fan, when’s the time period where you begin to worry about how things are progressing? They still need a first baseman, an outfielder (assuming Benge plays either CF or LF), a starting pitcher who isn’t dogshit, and to flesh out the bullpen.

  33. As a distraction from yesterday, I think we should start a conspiracy theory.

    I’d like to propose the “u/Blue387 is John from Maspeth and u/DarthButcher is Ozzie from Woodbridge” conspiracy theory.

    Editor’s Note: I am not Evan Roberts

  34. Seeing Sugar in the mockup dodgers jersey and douchey LA fans excited for trumpets makes me sick to my stomach.

    This is the worst ive felt as a Met fan in a long time

  35. Something that hit me today: Maybe the Mets need a GM. I want David Stearns to keep this operation going for at least a decade, I have no appetite to go searching for someone else. He’s my President.

    But perhaps his logical approach isn’t good when talking to players. I don’t know what inside the room looks like, but he doesn’t come across as personal and passionate. So, maybe it’s time to have a GM who can connect better with players?

  36. 2025 projections out vs incoming players (from FanGraphs)

    Out:

    Nimmo – .256/.336/.428 (.764 OPS) 22 HR 70 RBI 116 wRC+ 2.6 fWAR

    Diaz – 66 IP, 36 SV 3.02 ERA, 2.91 FIP 1.1 fWAR

    Incoming:

    Marcus Semien – .241/.314/.400 22 HR 74 RBI 103 wRC+ 3.1 fWAR

    Devin Williams – 64 IP, 32 SV, 3.14 ERA, 3.24 FIP, 1.1 fWAR

    So per projections we sent out 3.7 fWAR and returned 4.4 fWAR, and I imagine this gap internally for the Mets looks even more in favor for us

    This also doesn’t include the fact that Semien will take over for McNeil and Benge will take over in LF, providing even more upside for the Mets if Benge can play to his 70th percentile outcome

  37. I’m not gonna shit on a good Met who ended up walking away from the franchise because our GM got cute in negotiations and rubbed him the wrong way. Especially coming after a disastrous season with a ton of turnover and change coming. The narrative the media is running with is the Mets let Diaz slip through their fingers. Perhaps the truth is somewhere in the middle. But I don’t think it would hurt if the Mets signaled to players that they actually want them rather than negotiate in a way that makes it obvious they find the player to be a risky investment that they don’t necessarily need. Usually when you communicate to people you like them but don’t need them, they hear the latter more than the former.

  38. I know people want a spectacle when it comes to free agency and trade, but I personally would like more players like Brett Baty in the line up – 3 WAR player, excellent defense, decent speed, above average batting. We need more athleticism and depth in this lineup. Compliment power hitters like Soto. It won’t grab headlines but we’ll probably end up winning more games.

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