Last night, the Mets officially announced their latest deal with the infielder Bo Bichette and changed the trade of the former All-Star Luis Robert Jr. to check out the team’s field this year. That move is the latest in what has become a major overhaul of the Mets’ offense following a disappointing 83-win campaign that saw them miss the playoffs. Juan SotoThe first season under the control of the club. Old Franchises Pete Alonso, Brandon Nimmoagain Jeff McNeil he has left the club and a group of new faces have been brought in. It’s a bold decision by president of baseball David Stearns to right the wrong way in dramatic fashion when the team’s 112 wRC+ was good for the fifth best in the league last season.
The team missed again Kyle Tucker and you still can’t secure the front swing arm. Those incidents left some fans frustrated with the team heading into 2026. Spring Training is now one month away. While it is unlikely to make an additional move to complete the list, there is a chance that a big move has already been made. If the Mets’ current roster of position players is what they’ll be entering the 2026 campaign with, how does it compare to the team they fielded last year?
Both teams will have a one-two punch Francisco Lindor at shortstop and Soto in right field to get things going. Things start to get very different there, however. Alonso’s 141 wRC+ is hard to replace, and no player the Mets have added to the stats so far has put up a number as gaudy as that this year. Bichette (134 wRC+) and Jorge Polanco (132 wRC+) both entered the mix on the heels of strong seasons in their own rights, however, and both served as middle-of-the-order threats for the Mets this season. Neither Bichette nor Polanco will be able to provide the power that Alonso has, as he has hit 38 long balls this year. Bichette has never hit 30 homers in his career, and Polanco last did so in 2021.
Although losing Alonso is difficult, however, it can be argued that the team’s additions expand the overall system. While neither Bichette nor Polanco provide the same offensive impact as Alonso, both were reasonably superior to Brandon Nimmo (115 wRC+) and Jeff McNeil (111 wRC+) last season. Marcus Semien (89 wRC+) and Robert (84 wRC+) weren’t at that level, but both are coming off injury-riddled campaigns in 2025 and could see their numbers return to league average with better health. However, in Robert’s case, a repeat of last year would be much better for the Mets than what they got out of center field last year. The team’s central players (especially Tyrone Taylor again Cedric Mullins) combined for a wRC+ of 71 and just 0.7 fWAR. That makes Robert better even if he can’t come close to the All-Star form he flashed in 2023, when he posted a 129 wRC+ and 4.9 fWAR in 145 games.
The health of both Semien and Robert figures to be key to the Mets’ winning streak this year, but perhaps the wild card is how the team’s young talent will fare. All indications suggest that, if another move is made, the chances of an outfield are high Carson Benge will get a clear picture during regular Mets playtime in the outfield. Currently, Brett Baty will look to build on a successful 2025 season while possibly spending time at first base and DH alongside Polanco, and Francisco Alvarez will attempt to repeat last season’s monster second half within a full year. A diverse hope Jett Williams and figures to play a team role at some point this year, though when that will be (and where he’ll end up playing on the diamond) remains to be seen.
Taking a big trade like Jarren Duran didn’t go down well in changing the look of New York’s offense, how do MLBTR readers think the Mets’ roster will fare in 2026? Will they be able to match last season’s production? Can they cross it? Or will they come up short and be a less productive offense than the one Alonso helped lead last year? Have your say in the poll below:
