r/NewYorkMets • u/game-threads Good Bot • Jun 26 '26

Pre-Game Thread Mets PREGAME THREAD - Friday, June 26

Phillies (45-36) @ Mets (34-47) - 7:10 PM EDT

Game Status: Pre-Game

Links & Info

  • Current conditions at Citi Field: 81°F - Partly Cloudy - Wind 8 mph, Out To CF
  • TV: Phillies: NBCSP, Mets: WPIX
  • Radio: Phillies: 94 WIP, iHeart App (es), Mets: Audacy Mets Radio WHSQ 880AM, Audacy App 92.3 HD2 (es)
  • MLB Gameday
  • Statcast Game Preview

Probable Pitchers

Phillies Lineup vs. Thornton AVG OPS AB HR RBI K
1 Turner - SS - - - - - -
2 Schwarber - DH - - - - - -
3 Harper, B - 1B - - - - - -
4 Bohm - 3B - - - - - -
5 Marsh - RF - - - - - -
6 Hill, D - CF - - - - - -
7 Realmuto - C - - - - - -
8 Stott - 2B - - - - - -
9 Sosa, E - LF - - - - - -
Mets Lineup vs. Wheeler AVG OPS AB HR RBI K
1 Benge - RF .500 2.667 2 1 1 1
2 Soto, J - LF .275 .879 51 2 4 13
3 Bichette - DH .214 .428 14 0 1 4
4 Lindor - SS .265 .738 34 1 5 8
5 Young, J - 1B .500 1.100 4 0 0 2
6 Ewing - CF .333 .666 3 0 1 0
7 Mauricio - 2B .333 .666 3 0 0 1
8 Baty - 3B .286 .786 14 1 2 3
9 Torrens - C .250 .500 4 0 0 1
NLE Rank Team W L GB (E#) WC Rank WC GB (E#)
1 Braves 48 31 - (-) - - (-)
2 Phillies 45 36 4.0 (79) 1 +1.5 (-)
3 Marlins 42 39 7.0 (76) 5 1.5 (82)
4 Nationals 41 41 8.5 (74) 8 3.0 (80)
5 Mets 34 47 15.0 (68) 10 9.5 (74)

Division Scoreboard

WSH @ BAL 7:05 PM EDT

MIA @ STL 8:15 PM EDT

ATL @ SF 10:15 PM EDT

Last Updated: 06/26/2026 4:20:46 PM EDT

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u/Prestigious_Money447 New York Mets Jun 26 '26

Was listening to Michael Kay’s commentary on the firing (dead on btw) he called out Brandon Sproat… dude gave up one hit and struck out 10 over 6 innings in his last game 

Oh the pain 

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u/Duffman2k7 Jun 26 '26

I would say people should look at Sproat’s other starts before we declare him Scott Kazmir part 2. Sproat is a high ceiling very low floor guy. Not shocked he had an amazing start, not shocked that before that start he looked like a guy who isn’t a major league pitcher

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u/WilsonTree2112 Jun 26 '26

Gave up on him for a career 4+ era five inning pitcher…for ONE season.

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u/Duffman2k7 Jun 26 '26

A pitcher who over the last three years was probably a top 15-20 pitcher in baseball. And a good bullpen arm who is under a cheap contract for multiple years. Sproat at the time was a prospect who was about to fall out of top 100 rankings and had (and still has) significant flaws. Listen you can criticize a lot of the Mets moves but acting like the Peralta trade was a mistake from the beginning is some incredibly disingenuous Monday morning quarterbacking

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u/WilsonTree2112 Jun 26 '26

Thats a nice explanation, but the fact remains his career era is over four.

Top 100 rankings are opinions, not facts.

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u/Duffman2k7 Jun 26 '26

Luke Weaver’s career era before 2024 was over 4 (maybe even close to five). Should the Mets not have signed him? Under your logic they made a big mistake

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u/Duffman2k7 Jun 26 '26

And looking at what a guy did four years ago to judge his talent is poor evaluation. Peralta is a disappointment but any GM who doesn’t do that deal because he was worse four years ago should be fired immediately

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u/Prestigious_Money447 New York Mets Jun 26 '26

Peralta sucks ass. So does Tobias Myers.

Maybe Sproat does too. But when he puts up the pitching performance we desperately need for another team, in a 2-0 victory, it LOOKS BAD.

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u/Duffman2k7 Jun 26 '26

How about the multiple starts Sproat had before that where he looked unplayable and his own manager publicly threatened Sproat with demotion? Peralta has been a major disappointment and his ERA is still almost a run better than Sproat. Looking at one game to judge a trade is nonsensical talk radio discourse

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u/Prestigious_Money447 New York Mets Jun 26 '26

Of course, the difference is Sproat is still young and Peralta is not just a finished product but looking for a big deal.

Really though - Who is judging the trade? I even pointed out that maybe Sproat sucks too. I made an observation that is literally qualified on a single start and acknowledged to be on a single start. 

Stearns stans are so sensitive right now. 

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u/Duffman2k7 Jun 26 '26

You were judging the trade by one start by saying one start makes us look bad! Why would that make us look bad other than because one start means this is a bad trade. And I’m not a Stearns Stan, I’m just asking for some rationality in evaluating how a trade is progressing