MMO Roundtable: Our 2026 Mets Hot Takes

It’s here! Opening Day is here. That means that it’s also time for us to share our prediction pieces with you. We’ve already told you what we think the Mets Opening Day lineup will look like. We also already told you how we think the Mets will do, who we think will take each division and who will end up in the playoffs. We shared our awards predictions for the season with you as well, letting you know who we think will be named Rookie of the Year, Cy Young and MVP.

For our final prediction piece of the season, we here at MMO are sharing our 2026 Mets hot takes. Here are our boldest thoughts on the 2025 season. Who knows, maybe a couple will actually happen. Ya gotta believe, right?

Chris Bello

Francisco Alvarez finally has his breakout season. He’ll make his first All-Star team and lead NL catchers in home runs.

David Melendi

The Mets are fun again. Bichette, Baty and Benge are dubbed the new Killer Bees. McDonald’s offers discounts on Nolan McLean Days. Devin Williams strikes out Aaron Judge to end the season.

Brandyn Pokrass

Brett Baty hits 30+ homers, makes the all-star team, and gets some MVP votes

Mojo Hill

I don’t know how hot this is necessarily, but I’m going to say Kodai Senga returns to ace-level form and stays healthy for the whole season. He’ll have the best ERA in the rotation and get Cy Young votes.

Christian De Block

Luis Robert Jr. rediscovers his 2023 form in the blue and orange, hitting 30+ home runs and winning his first Gold Glove since 2020.

James Villani

Jorge Polanco sets a career-high and hits the 100 RBI mark in his age-32 season, hitting behind Juan Soto and Bo Bichette.

Mathias Altman-Kurosaki

Marcus Semien finds the Fountain of Youth and puts up a 5-WAR season.

Johnluke Chaparro

Carson Benge wins NL Rookie of the Year. I feel a great season coming from him.

Allison Waxman

The Mets will beat the Dodgers in October baseball.

Kai Chang

Francisco Alvarez finally figures it out, stays fully healthy, and hits 35+ homers.

Michael Mayer

The Mets’ rotation is top 5 in baseball, and Nolan McLean finishes top 5 in NL Cy Young voting.

Rafael González

Juan Soto has a 50/50 season and finishes second in MVP voting.

Matt Mancuso

Juan Soto posts a career-high in Outs Above Average, easily clearing the +5 mark he set in 2019

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