The Mets don’t need to chase the flashiest name on the market to clean up the mess from a disastrous 2026 season. They need a better process, especially around the edges, and that points to a far less glamorous target: Edmundo Sosa.
That might not set off the same buzz as Brandon Lowe or Jazz Chisholm Jr., but it fits what New York actually needs. The stars are already there - Juan Soto and Francisco Lindor - and the roster still has enough young talent around them, with Carson Benge, A.J.
Ewing, Francisco Alvarez, Nolan McLean and others in the mix, to keep the club competitive. What failed this year was the supporting cast, as too many of David Stearns’ role-player additions fell flat.
Sosa, 30, has been in Philadelphia since the Phillies picked him up at the 2022 trade deadline, and he’s carved out a strong case as the kind of dependable bench piece the Mets have lacked. In nearly 400 games since then, he has hit .260/.302/.444 and produced 6.4 fWAR. He has also bounced all over the field and turned in positive defensive work at second base, third base, shortstop and left field.
That combination matters. The Mets’ infielders combined for just 2.9 fWAR this season, and that number doesn’t even include the -1.4 fWAR Jorge Polanco provided as a designated hitter. A player who can handle almost every infield spot except first base, while giving you real production at the plate, would help patch over the empty stretches that showed up again and again in 2026.
Sosa isn’t a perfect fit, though. He struggled badly against right-handed pitching this season, posting a 45 wRC+ in that split, and this was his worst year with the Phillies. He’s not an answer to every infield issue the Mets have.
Still, as a useful reserve who can step into the lineup when needed, he’d be a cleaner option than forcing Polanco or Marcus Semien back into everyday roles. And in free agency, he should come at a relatively modest price - with the added perk, from New York’s point of view, of taking him away from Philadelphia.
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