Connor Rogers and Joe DeMayo are talking real baseball on an all-new episode of the The Mets Pod! The guys take a look at Freddy Peralta, Bo Bichette, Carson Benge, all the other new Mets through the first few games of the schedule, go Down on the Farm to ponder contract extensions for prospects, and launch a new season of the Scoreboard with new twists, turns, and stakes! Later, Connor and Joe open the Mailbag to answer questions about a role for Mark Vientos and the overall state of the bullpen. Be sure to subscribe to The Mets Pod at Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.

Today's Show:

00:00 Welcome to the show!

01:15 Opening Day and a strange early schedule

03:25 Eyes on the new guys: Freddy Peralta

05:15 Eyes on the new guys: Bo Bichette

08:55 Eyes on the new guys: Jorge Polanco, Luis Robert Jr, Marcus Semien

14:35 Eyes on the new guys: Tobias Myers, Luke Weaver, Devin Williams

19:05 Eyes on the new guys: Carson Benge

21:50 Down on the Farm – Prospect contract extensions?

28:25 The Scoreboard: recapping Opening Day predictions

31:25 The Scoreboard: making next week's bets, with new twists

41:05 Mailbag – What's the role for Mark Vientos?

45:40 Mailbag - How are you feeling about the bullpen overall?

47:25 A tangent on Mets jerseys

52:15 Closing Thoughts

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Connor Rogers and Joe DeMayo drop their official 2026 season preview episode of The Mets Pod, with help from new SNY MLB Insider Chelsea Janes! Connor and Joe chat with Chelsea about her first spring training covering the Mets for SNY, what she saw in Port St. Lucie from Carson Benge, Bo Bichette, Luis Robert Jr, the starting staff, bullpen, and more, plus ask for a player to keep an eye on this summer who may surprise. Later, the guys take the big picture temperature of the starting rotation, bullpen, lineup, and defense of the Mets heading into the regular season, drop their 2026 season predictions that will of course be hilarious to recap later on, go Down on the Farm to review the Spring Breakout Game, and answer Mailbag questions about Nolan McLean and his old college teammate, Mr. Benge. Be sure to subscribe to The Mets Pod at Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.

Today's Show:

00:00 SNY MLB Insider Chelsea Janes joins the show!

01:30 What was the outside the market perception of the Mets?

02:30 Carson Benge makes The Show

04:15 Luis Robert Jr, will it work?

05:30 Bo Bichette at the hot corner

06:40 State of the starting rotation and how it plays out

09:00 Does Devin Williams bounce back?

10:35 The bullpen questions

12:05 Player to keep an eye on

14:45 Goodbye to Chelsea

15:30 The Mets Pod Temperature Check: The starting rotation

17:10 The Mets Pod Temperature Check: The bullpen

18:45 The Mets Pod Temperature Check: The lineup

20:40 The Mets Pod Temperature Check: The defense

23:30 The Mets Pod 2026 Season Predictions!

48:30 Down on the Farm – Spring Breakout Game recap

51:55 Mailbag – Nolan McLean, Carson Benge, and the Cowboy connection?

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On the latest episode of The Mets Pod, Connor Rogers and Joe DeMayo put the wraps on the WBC, welcome Nolan McLean back to the Mets, and dive into the team's final roster decisions. Leading off, Connor and Joe look back at the World Baseball Classic and toward what it can be in the future, then turn their full focus back to the Mets and the battles for the final bullpen and bench spots. The guys also study the state of Sean Manaea, Kodai Senga, and the starting rotation, go Down on the Farm to preview this year's Spring Breakout Game, and answer Mailbag questions about Ryan Clifford, Mark Vientos, and prospect Zach Thornton. Be sure to subscribe to The Mets Pod at Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.

Today’s Show:

00:00 Welcome to the show

01:25 Nolan McLean and WBC recap

05:40 Mailbag - When's the best time for the WBC?

11:05 Roster Crunch Time - the final Benge/Bench spot(s)

18:00 Roster Crunch Time - the final bullpen spot

22:45 State of the Starting Rotation: Sean Manaea

25:15 State of the Starting Rotation: Kodai Senga

28:25 Down on the Farm: Spring Breakout Game

31:30 Mailbag: Will Ryan Clifford start at 1B at some point in 2026?

33:50 Mailbag: If not the roster, where to for Mark Vientos?

35:55 Mailbag: Zach Thornton call up?

38:10 Closing Thoughts

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