2008 New York Mets season

2008 New York Mets
File:NewYorkMets.gif
Division	Eastern Division
Ballpark	Shea Stadium
City	New York, New York
Owners	Fred Wilpon
Managers	Willie Randolph
Television	SportsNet New York WPIX (CW 11)
Radio	WFAN WADO (Spanish)
Seasons

The 2008 New York Mets season is the franchise's 47th season. It is the Mets' final year at Shea Stadium. They will move to Citi Field in 2009.

Offseason

On January 29, 2008, the Mets and the Minnesota Twins agreed to a deal which involves the Mets trading four minor league prospects in exchange for two time Cy Young Award winning pitcher Johan Santana. He agreed on a contract extension on February 1, 2008 worth $137.5 million, (with a $7MM signing bonus) over the course of six years. The contract also gives Johan a player option and a team option for 2014, which can be reached by consecutive high finishes by year in the Cy Young voting or innings pitched over the course of the contract. The option in 2014 comes with a 5.5MM buyout. The year by year salary is: 2008: $19M, 2009: $20M, 2010: $21M, 2011: $22.5M, 2012: $24M, 2013: $25.5M, 2014(option): $25M, with a $5.5M buyout. Overall, it is considered by owner Jeff Wilpon and General Manager Omar Minaya as one of the most significant moves in the franchise's history.

Regular season

Season standings

NL East	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Philadelphia Phillies	92	70	0.568	—	48–33	44–37
New York Mets	89	73	0.549	3	48–33	41–40
Florida Marlins	84	77	0.522	7½	45–36	39–41
Atlanta Braves	72	90	0.444	20	43–38	29–52
Washington Nationals	59	102	0.366	32½	34–46	25–56

Record vs. opponents

2008 National League record Source: [1]
Team	AZ	ATL	CHC	CIN	COL	FLA	HOU	LAD	MIL	NYM	PHI	PIT	SD	SF	STL	WSH	AL
Arizona	–	3–5	2–4	2–4	15–3	2–7	4–2	8–10	2–5	3–3	3–4	4–3	10–8	11–7	3–4	4–2	6–9
Atlanta	5–3	–	0–6	3–3	4–3	10–8	3–3	4–2	3–6	11–7	4–14	2–5	5–1	2–5	2–5	6–12	8–7
Chicago	4–2	6–0	–	8–7	5–1	4–3	8–9	5–2	9–7	4–2	3–4	14–4	5–2	4–3	9–6	3–3	6–9
Cincinnati	4–2	3–3	7–8	–	1–5	6–2	3–12	1–7	10–8	3–4	3–5	6–9	4–3	5–1	5–10	4–3	9–6
Colorado	3–15	3–4	1–5	5–1	–	5–3	3–3	8–10	4–3	3–6	0–5	5–2	9–9	11–7	3–4	4–3	7–8
Florida	7–2	8–10	3–4	2–6	3–5	–	4–2	3–4	5–1	8–10	10–8	3–2	4–2	3–3	2–5	14–3	5–10
Houston	2–4	3–3	9–8	12–3	3–3	2–4	–	4–3	7–8	5–2	3–4	8–8	3–3	7–1	7–8	4–2	7–11
Los Angeles	10–8	2–4	2–5	7–1	10–8	4–3	3–4	–	4–2	3–4	4–4	5–2	11–7	9–9	2–4	3–3	5–10
Milwaukee	5–2	6–3	7–9	8–10	3–4	1–5	8–7	2–4	–	2–4	1–5	14–1	4–3	6–0	10–5	6–2	7–8
New York	3–3	7–11	2–4	4–3	6–3	10–8	2–5	4–3	4–2	–	11–7	4–3	2–5	5–1	4–3	12–6	9–6
Philadelphia	4–3	14–4	4–3	5–3	5–0	8–10	4–3	4–4	5–1	7–11	–	4–2	4–2	3–3	5–4	12–6	4–11
Pittsburgh	3–4	5–2	4–14	9–6	2–5	2–3	8–8	2–5	1–14	3–4	2–4	–	3–4	4–2	10–7	3–4	6–9
San Diego	8–10	1–5	2–5	3–4	9–9	2–4	3–3	7–11	3–4	5–2	2–4	4–3	–	5–13	1–6	5–1	3–15
San Francisco	7–11	5–2	3–4	1–5	7–11	3–3	1–7	9–9	0–6	1–5	3–3	2–4	13–5	–	4–3	7–0	6–12
St. Louis	4–3	5–2	6–9	10–5	4–3	5–2	8–7	4–2	5–10	3–4	4–5	7–10	6–1	3–4	–	5–1	7–8
Washington	2–4	12–6	3–3	3–4	3–4	3–14	2–4	3–3	2–6	6–12	6–12	4–3	1–5	0–7	1–5	–	8–10

Current roster

New York Mets roster
Active roster				Inactive roster		Coaches/Other
Pitchers Starting rotation 35 Adrian Houser 59 Sean Manaea 38 Tylor Megill 62 José Quintana 45 Christian Scott 40 Luis Severino Bullpen 30 Jake Diekman 75 Reed Garrett 52 Jorge López  0 Adam Ottavino 71 Sean Reid-Foley 91 Josh Walker Closer(s) 39 Edwin Díaz		Catchers  2 Omar Narváez  3 Tomás Nido Infielders 20 Pete Alonso 22 Brett Baty 12 Francisco Lindor  1 Jeff McNeil 27 Mark Vientos Outfielders 44 Harrison Bader  6 Starling Marte  9 Brandon Nimmo 29 DJ Stewart 15 Tyrone Taylor Designated hitters 28 J. D. Martinez		Pitchers 70 José Buttó 19 Shintaro Fujinami 56 Grant Hartwig 47 Joey Lucchesi 72 Dedniel Núñez 25 Brooks Raley 33 Drew Smith 54 Cole Sulser 81 Danny Young Catchers  4 Francisco Álvarez Infielders 73 Luisangel Acuña Outfielders 72 Alex Ramirez		Manager 64 Carlos Mendoza Coaches 79 Danny Barnes (information coach) 60 Jeremy Barnes (hitting) 61 Eric Chavez (hitting) 68 John Gibbons (bench) 65 Jeremy Hefner (pitching) 66 Antoan Richardson (first base) 67 José Rosado (bullpen) 88 Mike Sarbaugh (third base) 63 Glenn Sherlock (catching) 60-day injured list 10 Ronny Mauricio 23 David Peterson 34 Kodai Senga 26 active, 12 inactive 7-, 10-, or 15-day injured list # Personal leave Roster and coaches updated May 21, 2024 Transactions • Depth chart → All MLB rosters

Player stats

Batting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI	SB
Ryan Church	26	102	33	.324	4	22	1
David Wright	27	101	30	.297	5	25	4
Angel Pagán	24	79	22	.278	0	12	2
José Reyes	25	109	30	.275	2	10	7
Luis Castillo	22	85	21	.247	0	4	6
Carlos Delgado	27	100	21	.210	3	13	0
Carlos Beltrán	27	93	19	.204	2	13	3

Starting pitchers

Player	GS	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Johan Santana	6	40⅓	3	2	3.12	39
John Maine	6	33⅔	3	2	3.48	29
Óliver Pérez	6	29	2	2	4.03	26

Relief pitchers

Player	G	W	L	SV	HLD	ERA	SO
Carlos Muniz	3	0	0	0	0	0.00	2
Billy Wagner	11	0	0	6	0	0.00	12
Pedro Feliciano	16	0	1	0	5	0.93	9
Duaner Sánchez	9	0	0	0	4	1.04	7
Scott Schoeneweis	13	0	1	0	4	2.08	3
Joe Smith	14	0	0	0	5	2.70	8
Aaron Heilman	16	0	0	0	5	5.51	17
Jorge Sosa	14	3	1	0	1	7.02	10
Matt Wise	2	0	1	0	0	9.00	2

References

• 2008 New York Mets season at Baseball Reference
• The Kings of Queens. A blog covering the New York Mets.