The Mets are already staring down another offseason of hard choices, and a few familiar names look especially vulnerable as the club turns its attention toward 2027.
New York’s season ended in disappointment after a winter spending spree that didn’t deliver the payoff the front office wanted. Even with more than $200 million committed, the Mets finished nine games worse than they did in 2025. Still, there was at least one bright spot: a young core began to take shape, giving the franchise something real to build around.
But that also means the roster is headed for some turnover. Some players took a step toward the future. Others may have played their way out of it.
Marcus Semien sits near the top of that list. His first year in New York went sideways fast, with his bat and glove both slipping badly.
Across 139 games, he hit .215 with 15 home runs, posted a 74 wRC+ and finished with the second-worst OPS among qualified players at .619. The defense wasn’t much better.
One season after winning a Gold Glove at second base, Semien turned into one of the league’s worst defenders there, logging -9 OAA. His -0.4 fWAR tells the same story.
The Mets still owe him a combined $56 million over the next two seasons, and while they’d likely love to move that money, finding a trade partner could be tough. If nothing materializes, a DFA isn’t out of the question.
New York does have alternatives at second base, including Brett Baty and top prospect Jefferson Rojas.
Mark Vientos is in a similarly uncertain spot. After his breakout 2024, when he launched 27 homers in just 111 games, he couldn’t carry that momentum forward.
This season, he hit .212/.258/.394 with 13 home runs and a 78 wRC+ in 87 games. A shift from third base to first didn’t clean up the defensive problems either; he finished at -10 OAA.
Vientos is under contract for two more seasons and is entering his first year of arbitration eligibility. The Mets could keep him as a bench power bat, but that may not be the best outcome for either side, which makes a trade or non-tender the more likely path.
Bo Bichette’s future may come down to his own decision. He has the first of two opt-outs to weigh this winter, and reports have pointed in different directions about what he’ll do.
After a slow start through the first month-plus, Bichette settled in and looked much more like himself as the season wore on. He finished at .259/.311/.389 with 18 home runs and a 96 wRC+.
If he stays, the Mets would be on the hook for $42 million in 2027. That’s a big number for a player coming off a down year by his standards, but Bichette will turn 29 next year, and that shrinking window for a long-term deal could push him toward testing the market.
Ronny Mauricio may not get much of a chance to stick around either. The 25-year-old is out of minor league options, which makes his roster spot much less secure.
He has only 13 hits in 59 major-league at-bats this season, and while he did flash promise in 2023 when he reached the majors and looked like the top prospect he once was, that momentum was interrupted when he tore his ACL in the Dominican Winter League that offseason. With no clear opening for him and no easy way to send him back to the minors, a trade or non-tender looks likely.
Kodai Senga is harder to pin down. He’s entering the final year of his five-year, $75 million deal, and his future may depend on what role the Mets want him to play.
His time as a starter appears to be over after a brutal run this season, when he went 0-7 with a 9.66 ERA in eight starts. But after moving to the closer role, he looked much sharper, saving eight of nine chances and showing much better command.
The Mets would like to keep him in the bullpen, but Senga has made it clear he wants to return to the rotation. If that gap can’t be bridged, a trade could be the cleanest answer.
Connor Myers also finds himself in a precarious spot. Acquired from the Milwaukee Brewers along with Freddy Peralta before the season, he was expected to contribute in a meaningful way, whether as a starter or reliever.
The Mets used him in the bullpen first, and early on it worked - he kept an ERA under 3.00 through April and gave them length. Later, when rotation help was needed, New York sent him to Triple-A Syracuse to stretch him out.
That didn’t go according to plan. Myers struggled badly and spent most of the second half in the minors, finishing with a 5.64 ERA.
He’s out of minor league options now, and with the Mets needing bullpen help this winter, he may be squeezed out after being passed by relievers such as Austin Warren and Nate Lavender.
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