On Lindor’s potential surgery, Soto’s position switch and A.J. Minter’s timeline:

David Stearns opens his first spring presser with some news: --Francisco Lindor will be evaluated Wednesday for a left stress reaction in his left hamate bone. If he requires surgery, it would be a six-week recovery that pushes a return right around Opening Day.

With @willsammon.bsky.social, what MJ Melendez could bring to the Mets’ bench:

Me on the death of the Washington Post sports section. This isn't a day to be nostalgic. It's a day to be angry. www.theringer.com/2026/02/04/m...

Inside the Mets’ offseason: A Bo Bichette plot twist and a methodical overhaul www.nytimes.com/athletic/700...

Doing a Reddit AMA this afternoon:

Freddy Peralta on an extension with the Mets: "I’ve got to learn about everybody — the coaches and the organization in general. And then we can see.”

With @willsammon.bsky.social, examining how the Mets and Freddy Peralta feel about an extension, and what it could eventually look like:

Mets have made this official.

Freddy Peralta is a Met:

Bo Bichette in a No. 19 Mets jersey:

Now that Carlos Beltrán is headed to Cooperstown, it's time for the Mets to retire No. 15:

From last night…

David Stearns and the Mets hope the fifth time is the charm in center field, with Luis Robert:

Mets announce they've acquired Luis Robert Jr. from the White Sox for IF Luisangel Acuna and RHP Truman Pauley.

The Mets have made the Bo Bichette signing official.

Carlos Beltrán asked whether his preference is to wear a Mets cap on his HOF plaque:

We have two new Hall of Famers. Carlos Beltran and Andruw Jones have been elected by the BBWAA. We'd had 2 center fielders elected in the previous 45 years ... and now 2 in one night!

"It's a gut punch," Dave Dombrowski said. "I mean, you feel it." A lot to still unpack from the Bo Bichette decision. Some quick thoughts on Dombrowski's comments: www.nytimes.com/athletic/698...

With @willsammon.bsky.social, how the Mets prepared themselves for their swift and stunning pivot to Bo Bichette:

Bo Bichette is a New York Met:

The biggest problem with becoming the “East Coast Dodgers” is the Dodgers remain very much in the way:

With @willsammon.bsky.social, how do the Mets pivot post-Tucker?

One more thing to keep in mind as the Mets pursue Kyle Tucker: The falloff to Plan B, this winter and in winters to come, could be steep:

My Hall of Fame ballot (along with those of a dozen colleagues):

My Hall of Fame ballot (along with those of a dozen colleagues):

NBC released its Sunday Night Baseball schedule, which includes four Mets games, two of which are actually Sunday night games: 3/26 v. PIT* 6/21 at PHI 7/5 at ATL** 8/30 v. HOU *This is Opening Day on a Thursday afternoon, which fulfills one-third of the "SNB" premise. **12:30 p.m.

Mailbag Part 1: *On a clubhouse political divide *The Mets' vision *The Cohen/Stearns dynamic *2026 as reset *Valuing Alonso *SP plans *Sorting out the IF surplus

(That means David Peterson is the last Met who played under Wilpon ownership.)

With the trade of Jeff McNeil, the Mets have now moved on from their five longest-tenured players from last season. No one who played for the Mets last decade is still with them.

The Mets once again tap into their favorite talent pipeline: recent Yankees.

Baseball will now centralize all in-game data & tech at minor league level as they have with Statcast at the major league level. This will bring the bottom up, but critics say it's anti-spending, anti-innovation, and punitive to the teams that have invested in the future of the game. t.co/0UuQei8EtW

Under pressure, can Mets, Padres line up on a trade that could help both clubs? With Will Sammon and Dennis Lin. www.nytimes.com/athletic/688...

Edwin Díaz will wear No. 3 with the Dodgers. "I'm really happy that we're here."

Pete Alonso will wear No. 25 for the Orioles. "Hell yeah," he said as he put on Baltimore's jersey for the first time.

I sketched out the rest of the Mets' offseason based off what they've said and how they've operated so far. It left me with one conclusion: They're gonna need to change tune somewhere.

The Mets’ core is no more. And now their front office needs to deliver. Column: www.nytimes.com/athletic/687...

From our Mets fan survey six weeks ago: www.nytimes.com/athletic/675...

It's hard to imagine the Mets without Pete Alonso:

Mets' longest-tenured players entering this offseason:

Pete Alonso is a Baltimore Oriole. With @ken-rosenthal.bsky.social:

We've never had a father and son in the broadcasters' wing of the Hall of Fame ... until now Congratulations to Joe Buck, just announced as the winner of the 2026 Ford Frick Award His father, Jack Buck, won in 1987. What an amazing family legacy the Bucks will be celebrating in Cooperstown in July

Tuesday was the kind of brutal winter day the Mets were not supposed to endure anymore. Whatever pressure David Stearns felt after one of the most disappointing seasons in club history has only been amplified by a meandering start to the winter.

The Mets did not move up in the draft lottery. Thus, their first-round pick drops 10 spots to No. 27.

With @willsammon.bsky.social, what are the Mets doing?

Edwin Díaz is a Dodger. With @willsammon.bsky.social and @fabianardaya.bsky.social:

With @willsammon.bsky.social, the Mets are getting calls on and open to moving David Peterson:

With @willsammon.bsky.social: www.nytimes.com/athletic/687...

David Stearns today in Orlando: --The Mets will not meet with Alonso on Tuesday. They believe the sides know each other well enough. --The trade market has been very active, including in "need-for-need" big-league trades like the Nimmo-for-Semien one. --"We are in the market for an OF."