GM: Sandy Alderson
2015: won pennant · 90–72. Ranks are vs the 30 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curtis Granderson | 34 | FA-elig | 157 | 5.3 | 16.0 | +0.8 |
| Jacob deGrom | 27 | pre-arb | 31 | 5.2 | 0.6 | +15.7 |
| Matt Harvey | 26 | arb | 29 | 3.9 | 0.6 | +11.8 |
| Travis d'Arnaud | 26 | pre-arb | 67 | 3.4 | 0.5 | +10.1 |
| Noah Syndergaard | 22 | – | 24 | 3.2 | 0.4 | +9.8 |
| Lucas Duda | 29 | arb | 135 | 3.2 | 4.2 | +5.9 |
| Yoenis Cespedes↔ DET | 29 | arb | 57 | 2.6 | 3.8 | +4.3 |
| Bartolo Colon | 42 | FA-elig | 33 | 2.4 | 11.0 | -3.3 |
| Daniel Murphy | 30 | FA-elig | 130 | 2.2 | 8.0 | -1.1 |
| Michael Conforto | 22 | – | 56 | 1.9 | 0.2 | +5.7 |
| Wilmer Flores | 23 | pre-arb | 137 | 1.7 | 0.5 | +4.9 |
| Jeurys Familia | 25 | arb | 76 | 1.5 | 0.5 | +4.2 |
| Kevin Plawecki | 24 | – | 73 | 1.1 | 0.4 | +3.2 |
| Rubén Tejada | 25 | arb | 116 | 1.1 | 1.9 | +1.7 |
| David Wright | 32 | FA-elig | 38 | 1.0 | 20.0 | -16.8 |
| Jonathon Niese | 28 | FA-elig | 33 | 1.0 | 7.0 | -3.8 |
| Sean Gilmartin | 25 | – | 50 | 0.9 | 0.5 | +2.4 |
| Steven Matz | 24 | – | 6 | 0.7 | 0.3 | +1.9 |
| Juan Uribe↔ ATL | 36 | FA-elig | 44 | 0.6 | 2.4 | -0.6 |
| Juan Lagares | 26 | pre-arb | 143 | 0.6 | 0.5 | +1.2 |
| Erik Goeddel | 26 | pre-arb | 35 | 0.5 | 0.5 | +1.0 |
| Dilson Herrera | 21 | pre-arb | 31 | 0.5 | 0.2 | +1.2 |
| Carlos Torres | 32 | FA-elig | 59 | 0.4 | 0.6 | +0.7 |
| Rafael Montero | 24 | pre-arb | 5 | 0.3 | 0.5 | +0.5 |
| Addison Reed↔ ARI | 26 | arb | 17 | 0.3 | 1.5 | -0.6 |
| Darrell Ceciliani | 25 | pre-arb | 39 | 0.3 | 0.4 | +0.5 |
| Buddy Carlyle | 37 | FA-elig | 11 | 0.2 | 0.7 | +0.0 |
| Jerry Blevins | 31 | arb | 7 | 0.2 | 2.4 | -1.7 |
| Jenrry Mejia | 25 | arb | 7 | 0.2 | 2.6 | -2.0 |
| Michael Cuddyer | 36 | FA-elig | 117 | 0.2 | 8.5 | -8.0 |
| Dillon Gee | 29 | arb | 8 | 0.2 | 5.3 | -4.8 |
| Kelly Johnson↔ ATL | 33 | FA-elig | 49 | 0.2 | 0.7 | -0.1 |
| Hansel Robles | 24 | – | 57 | 0.2 | 0.5 | +0.0 |
| Kirk Nieuwenhuis↔ ANA | 27 | arb | 64 | 0.1 | 0.5 | -0.0 |
| Jack Leathersich | 24 | – | 17 | 0.1 | 0.4 | +0.0 |
| Logan Verrett↔ TEX | 25 | – | 14 | 0.1 | 0.2 | +0.2 |
| Eric Young Jr.↔ ATL | 30 | FA-elig | 18 | -0.1 | 0.3 | -0.5 |
| Bobby Parnell | 30 | FA-elig | 30 | -0.1 | 3.7 | -4.1 |
| Akeel Morris | 22 | – | 1 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.4 |
| Tim Stauffer↔ MIN | 33 | FA-elig | 5 | -0.1 | 0.6 | -1.0 |
| Eric O'Flaherty↔ OAK | 30 | FA-elig | 16 | -0.1 | 2.1 | -2.6 |
| Tyler Clippard↔ OAK | 30 | FA-elig | 32 | -0.2 | 3.8 | -4.3 |
| Danny Muno | 26 | – | 17 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.8 |
| Eric Campbell | 28 | pre-arb | 71 | -0.2 | 0.5 | -1.3 |
| Dario Alvarez | 26 | pre-arb | 6 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -1.1 |
| John Mayberry Jr. | 31 | FA-elig | 59 | -0.3 | 1.4 | -2.5 |
| Johnny Monell | 29 | pre-arb | 27 | -0.5 | 0.2 | -1.7 |
| Alex Torres | 27 | arb | 39 | -0.7 | 0.5 | -2.7 |
| Anthony Recker | 31 | arb | 32 | -0.9 | 0.5 | -3.4 |
| Player | fWAR |
|---|---|
| Matt Harvey | 3.9 |
| Noah Syndergaard | 3.2 |
| Yoenis Cespedes | 2.6 |
| Michael Conforto | 1.9 |
| Kevin Plawecki | 1.1 |
| Sean Gilmartin | 0.9 |
| Player | 2014 fWAR |
|---|---|
| Matthew den Dekker | 1.0 |
| Ike Davis | 0.4 |
| Daisuke Matsuzaka | 0.3 |
| Dana Eveland | 0.2 |
| Vic Black | 0.1 |
| Chris Young | -0.0 |
What the front office was committed to as of 2015, 2015–2021. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2015; arbitration & free-agent years are projected from service time. Hover a figure for its luxury-tax (CBT) & actual-cash values.
| Player | Age | Svc | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Wright | 32 | 13.075 | $20.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Curtis Granderson | 34 | 14.077 | $16.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Bartolo Colon | 42 | 16.061 | $11.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Michael Cuddyer | 36 | 11.157 | $8.5M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Juan Uribe | 36 | 13.089 | $2.4M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Eric O'Flaherty | 30 | 7.062 | $2.1M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| John Mayberry Jr. | 31 | 6.000 | $1.4M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Kelly Johnson | 33 | 9.127 | $662k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Tim Stauffer | 33 | 6.143 | $611k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Eric Young Jr. | 30 | 6.000 | $340k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Steven Matz | 24 | 11.099 | $275k | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Murphy | 30 | 5.109 | $8.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Jonathon Niese | 28 | 5.107 | $7.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Dillon Gee | 29 | 4.028 | $5.3M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Lucas Duda | 29 | 3.137 | $4.2M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Tyler Clippard | 30 | 5.148 | $3.8M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Yoenis Cespedes | 29 | 3.000 | $3.8M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Bobby Parnell | 30 | 5.132 | $3.7M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Jerry Blevins | 31 | 5.081 | $2.4M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Rubén Tejada | 25 | 3.171 | $1.9M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Addison Reed | 26 | 3.027 | $1.5M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Buddy Carlyle | 37 | 5.002 | $725k | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jenrry Mejia | 25 | 2.140 | $2.6M | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Matt Harvey | 26 | 2.072 | $614k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Carlos Torres | 32 | 2.114 | $582k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Jacob deGrom | 27 | 0.139 | $557k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Juan Lagares | 26 | 1.160 | $529k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Travis d'Arnaud | 26 | 1.044 | $525k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Jeurys Familia | 25 | 2.029 | $524k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Alex Torres | 27 | 1.141 | $523k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Anthony Recker | 31 | 2.128 | $518k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Wilmer Flores | 23 | 1.003 | $514k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Eric Campbell | 28 | 0.142 | $511k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Rafael Montero | 24 | 0.051 | $511k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Erik Goeddel | 26 | 1.126 | $509k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Sean Gilmartin | 25 | 0.000 | $507k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Hansel Robles | 24 | 0.000 | $466k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Kirk Nieuwenhuis | 27 | 1.123 | $454k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Noah Syndergaard | 22 | 0.000 | $410k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Kevin Plawecki | 24 | 0.000 | $408k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Jack Leathersich | 24 | 0.000 | $402k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Darrell Ceciliani | 25 | 0.127 | $383k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Dilson Herrera | 21 | 0.031 | $241k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Michael Conforto | 22 | 0.000 | $202k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Johnny Monell | 29 | 0.101 | $202k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Logan Verrett | 25 | 0.000 | $168k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Danny Muno | 26 | – | $119k | ||||||
| Dario Alvarez | 26 | 0.151 | $89k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Akeel Morris | 22 | 0.000 | $6k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR. Bars = Mets 2015; 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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