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MLB Offseason Calendar for 2025-26: Important dates

With the World Series having ended last night, the offseason is officially upon us. Let’s take a look at the important dates coming up on the calendar as the Mets look to build a better team than the one that won just 83 games this season.

November 2 (today): Free agency officially begins for eligible players.

November 6: Free agents are free to sign with any team. Teams have until 5:00 PM EST to present eligible free agents with a qualifying offer.

November 10-13: General manager meetings

November 18: Players given qualifying offers have until 4:00 PM EST to decide whether or not to accept the QO. And teams must decide whether or not to protect eligible players from the Rule 5 draft by adding them to their 40-man rosters by this date.

November 21: Non-tender deadline

December 7-10: The Winter Meetings take place. During this stretch, the league holds its annual amateur draft lottery (December 9) and conducts the Rule 5 draft (December 10).

January 8: Teams and players who are eligible for arbitration exchange salary filings.

Early February: Arbitration hearings take place.

Source: https://www.amazinavenue.com/mlb-news/87229/mets-mlb-offseason-calendare-dates-free-agency

 

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Luis Torrens and David Peterson Don’t Win Gold Glove Awards

Luis Torrens and David Peterson, both of whom were previously named finalists for the 2025 Rawlings Gold Glove Awards, will be spending the offseason without any extra hardware. The winners were announced live on ESPN this Sunday night, with a pair of Giants in Patrick Bailey and Logan Webb earning the National League awards for catcher and pitcher, respectively.

Torrens outpaced Bailey — and all other N.L. catchers, for that matter — with a 43% caught stealing rate. Bailey, however, was the more well-rounded defender. The Giants backstop’s 25 framing runs were by far the most in the majors, and his solid 5 blocks above average sparkled compared to Torrens’ -1. Despite Torrens’ ability to gun runners down, Bailey still managed to record the better pop time to second base by a margin of just .01 seconds. Webb, meanwhile, recorded 7 Defensive Runs Saved (the most among N.L. pitchers), while Peterson recorded 6.

The SABR Defensive Index (SDI), which accounts for 25% of the Award’s selection process, rated Webb as the best fielding pitcher in baseball, and rated Bailey as the best overall fielder. Statcast concurred, with Bailey’s MLB-best Fielding Run Value of 31 more than doubling Mets villain Jacob Young’s, which ranked ninth. According to his SDI grade of 9.4, Torrens was the best defender in the National League not to win a Gold Glove at their position.

The Mets have now gone eleven seasons without a Gold Glove Award winner, as the last to do it in orange and blue was Juan Lagares in 2014. It’s the second-longest drought in the majors behind the Washington Nationals, who haven’t had a winner since Adam LaRoche in 2012.

MLB’s awards season is just beginning, with the announcement of this year’s N.L. Silver Slugger winners set for Thursday night at 6 PM ET on The Baseball Insiders stream on YouTube. Pete Alonso, Francisco Lindor, and Juan Soto were all named finalists. The winners of the most prestigious awards (Rookie of the Year, Cy Young, and MVP) will be announced the following week.

Source: https://www.amazinavenue.com/new-yo...gold-glove-awards-david-peterson-luis-torrens

 

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AJ Minter opts in, will remain a Met in 2026

AJ Minter has exercised his player option and will remain a Met in 2026, according to Jon Morosi.

Minter signed a two-year, $22 million deal with the Mets last winter, which included a player opt-out after the 2025 season. The longtime Brave got off to a sizzling start in New York, allowing no runs in 12 of his 13 appearances before undergoing season-ending lat surgery in early May. If he stays healthy, the 32-year-old should be one of the more reliable bullpen arms in baseball, with his 5.5 fWAR since 2020 marking the fourth-highest among left-handed relievers over that span.

With the news that Edwin Díaz has opted out of his contract and elected free agency, Minter’s return to the back end of the bullpen becomes all the more important as the Mets plan for 2026. Brooks Raley, who has logged by far the most left-handed relief innings for the Mets since arriving in 2023, should also be returning alongside Minter by virtue of a $4.75 million club option for next season.

Díaz, Padres closer Robert Suarez, and Braves closer Raisel Iglesias are potential high-end targets for David Stearns this offseason, as well as the trio of relievers the Mets previously acquired at the trade deadline (Gregory Soto, Tyler Rogers, and Ryan Helsley).

Source: https://www.amazinavenue.com/new-york-mets-news/87297/mets-aj-minter-opt-in-2026-free-agency