New York Mets All-Time 25-Man Roster
By Jason Evans
We continue our project by putting together the New York Mets all-time 25-man roster.
The New York Mets may be the little brother in New York, but they’ve had some great teams throughout the years. They’ve had a ton of excellent pitching, with multiple Cy Young Award winners. They won five NL Pennants and two World Series since coming into existence back in 1962.
The Miracle Mets won it all in 1969 after coming out of nowhere to win the NL East. They beat the Atlanta Braves in the first-ever NLCS and then the Orioles. The 1973 Mets went on a late run after battling injuries to barely win the NL East. They beat the Big Red Machine Cincinnati Reds but couldn’t quite best Oakland.
Then came some lean years with a lot of turnover. They traded Tom Seaver in 1977 and continued to be, well, awful. In the 1980s, Fred Wilpon and Nelson Doubleday bought the team. They upgraded Shea Stadium and brought in Frank Cashen to become the GM.
Cashen rebuilt the team by drafting well and adding power arms through both the draft and trades. In 1986, everything came together and the Mets won their second world championship. A dynasty was thought to be brewing, but they would only win one more division title two years later.
The 90s led to the end of the 80s team and the worst team money could buy. They rebuilt again and in 1999 made the NLCS and won the 2000 pennant. The Mets won the NL East in 2006 and almost went on another run of success. However, two straight September collapses ended that.
The most recent version has been rebuilt like the 1986 team with young power arms. That’s led to back-to-back playoff appearances and a pennant.
So who made the all-time roster? Let’s dive in.