It’s been a busy week for the Mets. We had Jonah Tong and Nolan McLean’s first starts of spring. We’ve seen the first spring training home runs from Marcus Semien and Ronny Mauricio. There has been a lot to be excited about.
That all continues today as two critical players for the 2026 Mets make their spring training debuts. The Mets entered the off season needing a front line starter and a star closer. Devin Williams, while not the first choice for the latter, looks to bounce back and return to his former self as the Mets new closer. Freddy Peralta was the playoff contending move the Mets desperately needed to make. It’s a great day!
Three Things To Watch For:
- Freddy Peralta. The Mets have been searching for an established, major league ace to anchor the rotation for the last couple of seasons, and they finally got one in Freddy Peralta. Peralta is coming off of his best season in the majors where he had a 5.5 bWAR with a 2.70 ERA, 3.64 FIP, 1.075 WHIP and a 154 ERA+ over 176 2/3 innings. Today he finally makes his Grapefruit League Mets debut!
- Devin Williams. Williams’ Mets journey starts today! The Mets were hoping to have Devin Williams and Edwin Díaz in the back of the bullpen this year, alas that wasn’t meant to be. Williams is coming off of a down year with the Yankees where he has a -0.3 bWAR over 62 innings with a 4.79 ERA, 2.68 FIP, 1.129 WHIP and an 85 ERA over 62 innings. It was a major departure from his six years with the Brewers where he had an 1.83 ERA, 2.39 FIP, 1.023 WHIP and 231 ERA+. The Mets are hoping that is the version of Devin Williams closing out games in the 9th inning this season.
- Homeruns. Save some home runs for the regular season! The Mets enter play today tied with the Royals for fifth in MLB with nine homeruns this spring. The Yankees are running away with 15 homers, followed by the Diamondbacks and Rockies who each have 12. The power on the Mets has come from regular, major league players and minor league players. Yesterday Marcus Semien and Tyrone Taylor hit homers off of Tatsuya Imai. The day before that Mike Tauchman and Ronny Mauricio hit home runs in the first inning. All nine home runs have come from nine different players too!
Let’s Go Mets!
