Meet the Mets<\/p>\n
Come on, Superman, say your stupid line: Francisco Alvarez is in the best shape of his life<\/a> as spring training begins.<\/p>\n Christian Scott is very confident<\/a> as he makes his return from Tommy John surgery.<\/p>\n Unlike past springs, Jonah Tong is now firmly in the spotlight<\/a> for the Mets.<\/p>\n Steve Cohen spoke to Howie Rose<\/a> about the various departures the Mets experienced this offseason and the outlook on the 2026 squad.<\/p>\n As we inch closer to the start of baseball, here is another roster projection for the 2026 opening day Mets<\/a>.<\/p>\n Around the National League East<\/p>\n Several people with the Phillies offered their thoughts about Nick Castellanos\u2019s acrimonious departure<\/a> from the organization.<\/p>\n Spring training camp has begun, yet the Braves are still seeking to add a playoff-caliber starting pitcher<\/a>.<\/p>\n To the surprise of no one, Sandy Alc\u00e1ntara will be taking the mound<\/a> for the Marlins on opening day.<\/p>\n The Nationals\u2019 spring training stadium has leaped into the 21st century<\/a>.<\/p>\n Around Major League Baseball<\/p>\n One of the biggest name free agents remaining on the market is now off the board, as Zac Gallen is returning to the Diamondbacks<\/a> on a one-year deal.<\/p>\n Milwaukee has filled an infield hole on their roster by signing Luis Rengifo to a one-year deal<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Blue Jays and Astros have swung a trade, with Jes\u00fas S\u00e1nchez heading to Toronto and Houston receiving Joey Loperfido<\/a> in return.<\/p>\n Shelby Miller will likely miss the entire 2026 season, but the Cubs are signing him to a two-year deal<\/a> to secure his place on their 2027 squad.<\/p>\n Gerrit Cole is feeling good<\/a> as he seeks to make his return to the mound this season following last year\u2019s elbow surgery.<\/p>\n Alex Vesia offered an emotional statement to the media<\/a> in response to his missing the World Series last October due to the death of his infant child.<\/p>\n Which teams had the biggest WAR improvements<\/a> over the course of the offseason?<\/p>\n We still have a ways to go until opening day, but the college baseball season has begun with a splash, i.e. three grand slams from one player<\/a>.<\/p>\n Yesterday at Amazin\u2019 Avenue<\/p>\n We asked the community to provide their prediction for the 2026 NL East standings<\/a>.<\/p>\n Brian Salvatore examined Christian Arroyo<\/a>, one of many depth options the Mets have with them in spring training.<\/p>\n This Date in Mets History<\/p>\n Mets legends Jos\u00e9 Lima (RIP) and Liv\u00e1n Hern\u00e1ndez were signed on this day in 2006 and 2009<\/a>, respectively.<\/p>\n See More: Mets Morning News<\/a>Mets News<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Meet the Mets Come on, Superman, say your stupid line: Francisco Alvarez is in the best shape of…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":573874,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2396],"tags":[5,101,41599,4964,4,1690,61,2548,4203],"class_list":{"0":"post-573873","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york-mets","8":"tag-baseball","9":"tag-mets","10":"tag-mets-morning-news","11":"tag-mets-news","12":"tag-mlb","13":"tag-new-york","14":"tag-new-york-mets","15":"tag-newyork","16":"tag-newyorkmets"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@mlb\/116074780014260831","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/573873","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=573873"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/573873\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/573874"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=573873"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=573873"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=573873"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}