GM: Frank Cashen
1986: World Series champions · 108–54. Ranks are vs the 26 teams that season.
Each position lists its starter then backups by games (so platoons & bench show). Starters (mound) & bullpen (left, foul territory) are ranked by WAR; ★ marks the closer (most save chances). MLB Stats API.
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Hernandez | 32 | FA-elig | 149 | 5.8 | 1.6 | +0.1 |
| Lenny Dykstra | 23 | pre-arb | 147 | 4.5 | 0.1 | +1.3 |
| Dwight Gooden | 21 | pre-arb | 33 | 4.5 | 1.3 | +0.0 |
| Sid Fernandez | 23 | arb | 32 | 4.2 | 0.2 | +1.1 |
| Bob Ojeda | 28 | FA-elig | 32 | 3.9 | 0.6 | +0.6 |
| Gary Carter | 32 | FA-elig | 132 | 3.8 | 2.2 | -1.0 |
| Darryl Strawberry | 24 | arb | 136 | 3.4 | 0.9 | +0.1 |
| Ron Darling | 25 | arb | 34 | 3.2 | 0.4 | +0.5 |
| Wally Backman | 26 | FA-elig | 124 | 3.1 | 0.3 | +0.6 |
| Mookie Wilson | 30 | FA-elig | 123 | 2.9 | 0.7 | +0.2 |
| Kevin Mitchell | 24 | pre-arb | 108 | 2.7 | 0.1 | +0.7 |
| Ray Knight | 33 | FA-elig | 137 | 2.7 | 0.6 | +0.1 |
| Rick Aguilera | 24 | pre-arb | 32 | 1.9 | 0.1 | +0.4 |
| Roger McDowell | 25 | pre-arb | 75 | 1.4 | 0.2 | +0.2 |
| Howard Johnson | 25 | arb | 88 | 1.3 | 0.2 | +0.2 |
| Danny Heep | 28 | FA-elig | 86 | 0.8 | 0.3 | -0.1 |
| John Gibbons | 24 | pre-arb | 8 | 0.6 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Dave Magadan | 23 | – | 10 | 0.6 | – | – |
| Lee Mazzilli↔ PIT | 31 | FA-elig | 39 | 0.6 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
| Rick Anderson | 29 | – | 15 | 0.5 | – | – |
| Tim Teufel | 27 | arb | 93 | 0.4 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
| Ed Hearn | 25 | pre-arb | 49 | 0.4 | 0.1 | +0.0 |
| Jesse Orosco | 29 | FA-elig | 58 | 0.4 | 0.8 | -0.7 |
| Rafael Santana | 28 | arb | 139 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
| Randy Niemann | 30 | FA-elig | 31 | 0.3 | 0.1 | +0.0 |
| George Foster↔ CHW | 37 | FA-elig | 72 | 0.3 | 2.3 | -2.2 |
| Doug Sisk | 28 | arb | 41 | 0.3 | 0.3 | -0.2 |
| Stan Jefferson | 23 | – | 14 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Ed Lynch↔ CHC | 30 | FA-elig | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | +0.0 |
| Terry Leach | 32 | – | 6 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Kevin Elster | 21 | pre-arb | 19 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.0 |
| Randy Myers | 23 | – | 10 | -0.0 | – | – |
| John Mitchell | 20 | – | 4 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Tim Corcoran | 33 | FA-elig | 6 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -0.3 |
| Bruce Berenyi | 31 | – | 14 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Barry Lyons | 26 | – | 6 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Player | fWAR |
|---|---|
| Bob Ojeda | 3.9 |
| Kevin Mitchell | 2.7 |
| John Gibbons | 0.6 |
| Dave Magadan | 0.6 |
| Lee Mazzilli | 0.6 |
| Rick Anderson | 0.5 |
| Player | 1985 fWAR |
|---|---|
| Bill Latham | 0.4 |
| Rusty Staub | 0.3 |
| Ronn Reynolds | 0.1 |
| Tom Paciorek | 0.0 |
| Ron Gardenhire | 0.0 |
| Billy Beane | -0.0 |
What the front office was committed to as of 1986, 1986–1992. Pre-2015 has no contract-terms data — forward italic $ are realized actuals (hindsight, not commitments known then). Control labels (ARB/FA) are point-in-time.
| Player | Age | Svc | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Foster | 37 | 17.000 | $2.3M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Gary Carter | 32 | 12.000 | $2.2M | $2.1M | $2.2M | $2.2M | FREE AGENT | ||
| Keith Hernandez | 32 | 12.000 | $1.6M | $1.8M | $1.9M | $2.0M | FREE AGENT | ||
| Jesse Orosco | 29 | 7.000 | $825k | $925k | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Mookie Wilson | 30 | 6.000 | $700k | $800k | $900k | $597k | FREE AGENT | ||
| Ray Knight | 33 | 12.000 | $645k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Bob Ojeda | 28 | 6.000 | $550k | $650k | $725k | $925k | $1.3M | FREE AGENT | |
| Danny Heep | 28 | 7.000 | $350k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Wally Backman | 26 | 6.000 | $325k | $550k | $650k | FREE AGENT | |||
| Lee Mazzilli | 31 | 10.000 | $234k | $62k | $350k | $221k | FREE AGENT | ||
| Tim Corcoran | 33 | 9.000 | $220k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Randy Niemann | 30 | 7.000 | $83k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Ed Lynch | 30 | 6.000 | $22k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Bruce Berenyi | 31 | 6.000 | — | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darryl Strawberry | 24 | 3.000 | $945k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Ron Darling | 25 | 3.000 | $440k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Doug Sisk | 28 | 4.000 | $275k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Rafael Santana | 28 | 3.000 | $235k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Howard Johnson | 25 | 4.000 | $228k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Sid Fernandez | 23 | 3.000 | $200k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Tim Teufel | 27 | 3.000 | $200k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Terry Leach | 32 | 5.000 | — | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dwight Gooden | 21 | 2.000 | $1.3M | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Roger McDowell | 25 | 1.000 | $185k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Rick Aguilera | 24 | 1.000 | $130k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Lenny Dykstra | 23 | 1.000 | $92k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| John Gibbons | 24 | 2.000 | $65k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Ed Hearn | 25 | 0.000 | $60k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Kevin Elster | 21 | 0.000 | $60k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Kevin Mitchell | 24 | 2.000 | $60k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Rick Anderson | 29 | – | — | ||||||
| Stan Jefferson | 23 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Barry Lyons | 26 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Dave Magadan | 23 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| John Mitchell | 20 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Randy Myers | 23 | 1.000 | — | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR. Bars = Mets 1986; the black line = the league-average player at each slot that season. Staying above the line deep into the roster is the depth edge; dropping below it = holes & dead weight.
| Regime | Seasons | Win % | Playoff % | Pennant % | WS % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WINDOW | 289 | 52.2 | 30.1 | 4.8 | 1.0 |
| CONTEND | 311 | 56.8 | 63.0 | 19.3 | 10.3 |
| FORCED-SPEND | 260 | 47.9 | 8.8 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| REBUILD | 328 | 43.3 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
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