About this episode

The episode features a preview of the 2026 Mets season with insights from SNY MLB Insider Chelsea Janes.

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…

People in this episode

Hosts: Connor Rogers, Joe DeMayo

Guest: Chelsea Janes

Topics covered

• 2026 season preview
• Mets analysis
• spring training
• player performance
• MLB insights

Keywords

• Mets
• 2026 season
• Chelsea Janes
• spring training
• Carson Benge
• Bo Bichette
• Luis Robert Jr
• bullpen
• starting rotation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: SNY

Places: Port St. Lucie, Mets

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