If not Pete Alonso, then who? Analyzing the 1B market from a Mets perspective

Huge fan of this series every year. Worth the price of the subscription, IMO.

Mets are indeed hiring Leiper as their 3B coach. @joelsherman.bsky.social had the hiring first.

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Mets announce they’ve acquired reliever Joey Gerber from the Rays for cash considerations and re-signed Brandon Waddell to a major-league deal.

It's Contract Projection Day: www.nytimes.com/athletic/677...

One name to look out for in the Mets' coaching search: Padres third-base and infield coach Tim Leiper. Mets have interviewed Leiper for a position, according to industry sources.

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On the Mets hiring Kai Correa, Jeff Albert as new major league coaches: www.nytimes.com/athletic/671...

Contained within, one part of the dynamic that needs to change, according to one of the coaches just let go.

“I’ve been around long enough to know how things work and there was going to be collateral damage. To be honest with you, there should be.” The Mets are overhauling their coaching staff:

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🎙️ Rates & Barrels ⚾ @enosarris.bsky.social, @brittghiroli.bsky.social and I have full playoff predictions in Part 2 of our preview. Plus, @timbritton.bsky.social joined to discuss the Mets' collapse. Happy Wild Card Day (v 1.0)! Audio: pod.fo/e/334531 YouTube: www.youtube.com/c/RatesBarrels

Why the Mets are sticking with Carlos Mendoza, and some insight on their coaching staff evaluations:

Carlos Mendoza will remain the Mets manager in 2026, David Stearns said. The coaching staff will be evaluated over the next week.

How the Mets lost their groove: Inside baseball’s biggest collapse, with @willsammon.bsky.social:

The Mets stumbled for the right words late Sunday, in the wake of a different kind of collapse. They settled on the right one, the only one. Failure.

NYM 0 MIA 4 Final/162 A carousel of relievers gave up four in the fourth. The Mets offense could not recover. It ended with a Francisco Lindor double play grounder. The Mets finish 83-79.

The Mets will have Mauricio, Mullins and Lindor due up to face Tyler Phillips, down 4-0. They have Marte, Torrens and Acuna on the bench.

The Brewers have given the Mets the help they needed. The Mets will need a comeback after eight innings for the first time this season to make the playoffs.

With the bases loaded, Pete Alonso smokes the ball 116 mph off the bat -- and into Javier Sanoja's glove in left field to end the threat. Edwin Diaz will take the mound in the fifth, the Mets still trailing 4-0.

Xavier Edwards' single scores Sanoja to make it 4-0. Edwin Diaz is warming in the bottom of the fourth. Starting to feel an awful lot like the last game last October.

Javier Sanoja's triple off Tyler Rogers makes it 3-0 Marlins. Miami could have PH for Wagaman, Navarreto and Sanoja with their usual LHH starters. Instead, all three delivered extra-base hits off right-handed pitchers.

Danny Jansen's two-run homer has lifted the Brewers ahead of the Reds, 3-2.

Brian Navarreto's double off Stanek -- another slider up -- has made it 2-0 Miami.

Eric Wagaman's RBI double off Ryne Stanek has given the Marlins a 1-0 lead in the fourth.

Mets have had a runner in scoring position each of the last three innings. They're 0-for-4 with RISP in a scoreless game. Meanwhile, Brewers got one back against Cincinnati in the third. It's 2-1 Reds there.

Freddy Peralta is out after two innings in Milwaukee. DL Hall now pitching for the Brewers. Reds lead, 1-0.

Carlos Mendoza said he'd be "aggressive" with his bullpen today. Sean Manaea is done after 1 2/3 innings, having walked two batters. Huascar Brazoban is coming in.

MLB announced the schedule for the first two days of the Wild Card Series. If the Mets qualify, their first two games in Los Angeles would start at 9:08 p.m. ET.

Mets lineup v. Edward Cabrera: SS Lindor RF Soto 1B Alonso LF Nimmo DH Vientos 2B McNeil C Alvarez 3B Mauricio CF Taylor SP Manaea

John Maine. Johan Santana. Clay Holmes. The Mets followed the historical blueprint on Saturday. They must break it on Sunday.

Plus, what the Mets like about Manaea as the starter tomorrow, and what Edwin Diaz said about his availability for Sunday.

John Maine. Johan Santana. Clay Holmes. The Mets followed the historical blueprint on Saturday. They must break it on Sunday.

Sean Manaea is starting Sunday.

NYM 5 MIA 0 Final Clay Holmes delivered. The bullpen was strong again. Pete Alonso drove in two. Regardless what happens in Milwaukee tonight, the Mets will play a game that matters on Sunday. The Mets are 83-78.

That's six shutout innings for Clay Holmes, continuing the Mets' tradition of excellent starts in Game 161 against the Marlins.

Pete Alonso's 264th career home run (and 38th this season) makes it 2-0 Mets in the third.

Brett Baty is going on the IL. Tried it out today but still feeling pain on swings. He’ll get an MRI to determine the severity of the injury. Jared Young will take his spot on the roster.

Ronny Mauricio is starting at third base in place of Baty — his first start since August 24. He has eight plate appearances this month.

As the Mets cycle through the emotions of this slow-motion demise, Carlos Mendoza reached a different stage Friday night. Exasperation.

The Reds have defeated the Brewers. The Mets (again) have lost control of their own destiny and will need at least one Cincinnati loss in the next two days to make the postseason.

NYM 2 MIA 6 Final The Mets unraveled in the fifth inning. They didn't get a hit after the third. They'll need a Brewers comeback to maintain their wild-card lead over Cincinnati. The Mets are 82-78.

Sandy Alcantara has retired 15 of the last 16 Mets, with the last 12 of those outs coming on infield groundouts. It's 6-2 at stretch time.

The fifth inning has gotten away from Brandon Sproat, Gregory Soto and the Mets. Three hits to start the frame and three more with two outs have combined to put a six-spot on the scoreboard. It's 6-2.

Right side soreness for Baty.

Brett Baty, who appeared to tweak his oblique in his first at-bat, is out of the game in the second inning Ronny Mauricio is playing third.

For the second consecutive series, Francisco Lindor gets the Mets off to a good start with a leadoff home run. It's 1-0.