2016 New York Mets season

2016 New York Mets
Major League affiliations
Location
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Owner(s) Fred Wilpon
General manager(s) Sandy Alderson
Manager(s) Terry Collins
Local television SportsNet New York
WPIX (CW affiliate)
(Gary Cohen, Ron Darling, Keith Hernandez)
Local radio WOR (English)
New York Mets Radio Network
(Howie Rose, Josh Lewin, Wayne Randazzo)
WQBU-FM (Spanish)
(Juan Alicea, Max Perez Jiminez)
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The 2016 New York Mets season is the franchise's 55th season. The Mets opened the season against their 2015 World Series opponent, the Kansas City Royals.[1] This is the first time in the history of the league that World Series opponents played a rematch on Opening Day. This was made possible by interleague play being scattered throughout the season. The Mets and Royals split the 2-game series, 1-1.

Offseason

November

On November 24, 2015, Stolmy Pimentel signed a minor league deal with the Mets.[2]

December

On December 2, 2015, bench coach Bob Geren left the Mets to join the Los Angeles Dodgers to fill the same position left by Tim Wallach who left to join the Miami Marlins in the same capacity. Geren served as the bench coach from 2011–2015.[3] Dick Scott was hired to replace Geren on December 16, 2015.[4] On December 3, the Mets signed pitcher Jim Henderson to a minor league deal.[5] On December 9, the Mets traded pitcher Jon Niese to the Pittsburgh Pirates for second baseman Neil Walker.[6] On December 10, the Mets signed Asdrúbal Cabrera to a two-year, $18.5 million contract.[7] On December 14, the Mets signed Buddy Carlyle to a minor league deal for the third time since the offseason leading to the 2014 season.[8] Duane Below was re-signed as well to a minor league deal.[9] Marc Krauss was signed as well to a minor league deal. On December 15, the Mets signed Jerry Blevins to a one-year, $4 million contract with incentives.[10] On December 16, Bartolo Colón was re-signed to a one-year, $7.25 million contract. To make room for Colón, the Mets designated Johnny Monell for assignment on December 18, when the deal became official.[11] On December 23, Alejandro De Aza signed a one-year, $5.75 million contract with the Mets.[12] On December 23, Kirk Nieuwenhuis was claimed off waivers by the Milwaukee Brewers.[13]

January

On January 15, 2016, Nevin Ashley was signed to a minor league deal with an invite to spring training.[14] On January 22, Antonio Bastardo was signed to a 2-year, $12 million contract.[15] On January 26, Yoenis Céspedes re-signed with the Mets on a 3-year, $75 million contract, with an opt out after the first season.[16] On January 22, Carlos Torres was designated for assignment by the Mets.[17] On January 29, Neil Walker signed a one-year, $10.55 million deal avoiding arbitration.[18] On January 30, the Mets placed Torres on waivers.[19] Torres cleared waivers on February 1 and elected free agency.[20]

February

On February 2, 2016, Darrell Ceciliani was traded to the Toronto Blue Jays for cash considerations.[21] On February 8, 2016, Roger Bernadina signed with the Mets on a minor-league contract.[22] On February 12, Jenrry Mejía was permanently banned from the MLB after his third performance-enhancing drugs (PED) violation.[23] He became the first player to be banned for life due to PED use, and one of only two living people to be permanently banned, the other being Pete Rose.[24] Mejía is allowed to apply for reinstatement after one year. However, he must sit out a minimum of two years, meaning that he will not be eligible to pitch again until 2018 at the earliest.[25]

Regular season

Detailed record

Team Home Away Total Win %
NL East
Atlanta Braves 0–0 3–0 3–0 1.000
Miami Marlins 1–2 0–0 1–2 .333
Philadelphia Phillies 1–2 2–1 3–3 .500
Washington Nationals 0–0 0–0 0–0
Total 2–4 5–1 7–5 .583
NL Central
Chicago Cubs 0–0 0–0 0–0
Cincinnati Reds 3–0 0–0 3–0 1.000
Milwaukee Brewers 0–0 0–0 0–0
Pittsburgh Pirates 0–0 0–0 0–0
St. Louis Cardinals 0–0 0–0 0–0
Total 3–0 0–0 3–0 1.000
NL West
Arizona Diamondbacks 0–0 0–0 0–0
Colorado Rockies 0–0 0–0 0–0
Los Angeles Dodgers 0–0 0–0 0–0
San Diego Padres 0–0 0–0 0–0
San Francisco Giants 2–0 0–0 2–0 1.000
Total 2–0 0–0 2–0 1.000
American League
Chicago White Sox 0–0 N/A 0–0
Cleveland Indians N/A 2–1 2–1 .667
Detroit Tigers N/A 0–0 0–0
Kansas City Royals 0–0 1–1 1–1 .500
Minnesota Twins 0–0 N/A 0–0
New York Yankees 0–0 0–0 0–0
Total 0–0 3–2 3–2 .600
Month Games Won Lost Win %
April 22 15 7 .682
May 0 0 0
June 0 0 0
July 0 0 0
August 0 0 0
September 0 0 0
October 0 0 0
Overall: 22 15 7 .682
Games Won Lost Win %
Home 11 7 4 .636
Away 11 8 3 .727

Games played as of April 30, 2016.

Season standings

National League East

NL East W L Pct. GB Home Road
Washington Nationals 19 9 0.679 8–4 11–5
New York Mets 17 10 0.630 9–6 8–4
Philadelphia Phillies 16 13 0.552 8–5 8–8
Miami Marlins 15 12 0.556 5–7 10–5
Atlanta Braves 7 20 0.259 11½ 1–12 6–8

National League Division Leaders

Division Leaders W L Pct.
Chicago Cubs 21 6 0.778
Washington Nationals 19 9 0.679
San Francisco Giants 15 15 0.500
Wild Card teams
(Top 2 qualify for 1-game playoff)
W L Pct. GB
New York Mets 17 10 0.630 +2
Miami Marlins 15 12 0.556
Philadelphia Phillies 16 13 0.552
Pittsburgh Pirates 15 13 0.536 ½
St. Louis Cardinals 15 14 0.517 1
Los Angeles Dodgers 14 14 0.500
Colorado Rockies 14 14 0.500
Cincinnati Reds 12 17 0.414 4
San Diego Padres 12 17 0.414 4
Arizona Diamondbacks 12 18 0.400
Milwaukee Brewers 11 17 0.393
Atlanta Braves 7 20 0.259 8

Record vs. opponents

2016 National League Records

Source: NL Standings Head-to-Head
Team ARI ATL CHC CIN COL LAD MIA MIL NYM PHI PIT SD SF STL WSH AL
Arizona 0–0 1–3 0–0 1–5 1–2 0–3 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–2 2–1 4–0 2–2 0–0 0–0
Atlanta 0–0 1–1 0–0 0–0 1–2 3–0 0–0 1–5 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–3 0–6 1–3
Chicago 3–1 1–1 6–1 1–2 0–0 0–0 2–0 0–0 0–0 3–0 0–0 0–0 2–1 1–0 2–0
Cincinnati 0–0 0–0 1–6 2–1 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–3 3–0 3–3 0–0 1–2 1–2 0–0 0–0
Colorado 5–1 0–0 2–1 1–2 1–2 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–3 2–4 3–1 0–0 0–0 0–0
Los Angeles 2–1 2–1 0–0 0–0 2–1 0–4 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 4–2 3–4 0–0 0–0 1–1
Miami 3–0 0–3 0–0 0–0 0–0 4–0 2–1 2–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–2 0–0 3–3 0–2
Milwaukee 0–0 0–0 0–2 0–1 0–0 0–0 1–2 0–0 1–2 1–2 0–0 1–2 1–2 0–0 6–4
New York 0–0 5–1 0–0 3–0 0–0 0–0 1–2 0–0 3–3 0–0 0–1 2–1 0–0 0–0 3–2
Philadelphia 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–3 0–0 0–0 0–0 2–1 3–3 0–0 3–1 0–0 1–3 4–2 3–0
Pittsburgh 2–1 0–0 0–3 3–3 3–0 0–0 0–0 2–1 0–0 0–0 1–2 0–0 3–0 0–0 1–3
San Diego 1–2 0–0 0–0 0–0 4–2 2–4 0–0 0–0 1–0 1–3 2–1 0–3 1–2 0–0 0–0
San Francisco 0–4 0–0 0–0 2–1 1–3 4–3 2–1 2–1 1–2 0–0 0–0 3–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
St. Louis 2–2 3–0 1–2 2–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 2–1 0–0 3–1 0–3 2–1 0–0 0–3 0–0
Washington 0–0 6–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 3–3 0–0 0–0 2–4 0–0 0–0 0–0 3–0 5–1

Through games of May 5, 2016.

Game log

Regular season

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2016 Game Log
Overall: 15–7 (Home: 9–6; Away: 8–3)

Current roster

New York Mets roster
Active roster Inactive roster Coaches/Other

Pitchers
Starting rotation

Bullpen

Closer

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

Coaches

60-day disabled list


25 active, 15 inactive

7- or 15-day disabled list
Suspended list
# Personal leave
Roster and coaches updated April 26, 2016
TransactionsDepth chart
All MLB rosters

Farm system

Level Team League Manager
AAA Las Vegas 51s Pacific Coast League Wally Backman
AA Binghamton Mets Eastern League Pedro Lopez
A-Advanced St. Lucie Mets Florida State League Luis Rojas
A Columbia Fireflies South Atlantic League Jose Leger
A-Short Season Brooklyn Cyclones New York–Penn League Steve Cohen
Rookie Kingsport Mets Appalachian League Luis Rivera
Rookie GCL Mets Gulf Coast League Jose Carreno
Rookie DSL Mets 1 & 2 Dominican Summer League Manny Martinez/David Davalillo

References

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  13. Fox Sports. "Brewers claim Nieuwenhuis, Pinto, Wilkins off waivers". FOX Sports. Retrieved December 27, 2015.
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  21. Rubin, Adam (February 2, 2016). "Mets trade outfielder Darrell Ceciliani to the Blue Jays for cash". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
  22. Rubin, Adam (February 8, 2016). "Mets sign Roger Bernadina to minor league deal". espn.go.com. Retrieved February 8, 2016.
  23. "Mets' Mejia handed permanent suspension". New York Mets. Retrieved February 12, 2016.
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  25. "Mets’ Jenrry Mejía gets permanent MLB drug ban". New York Post. February 12, 2016. Retrieved February 12, 2016.

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