Projected NY Mets salaries for their 9 arbitration-eligible players

MLB Trade Rumors released their list of arbitration salary predictions for the 2026 season. Although it’s not definitive which players will be on each team with several mentioned being non-tender candidates, we get a good idea of what certain New York Mets players can earn in 2026.

Nine Mets players are eligible for arbitration, four of them on track to become free agents after the 2026 season. This is what each is projected to earn next season using the MLBTR algorithm along with the player’s current service time.

Luis Torrens (5.105): $2.2MM

A nice little bump for Luis Torrens from his $1.5 million in 2025, added playing time pushes him over $2 million for the coming year. It’s a more than fair price for such a quality backup catcher.

Tyrone Taylor (5.093): $3.6MM

The 2025 season ended up similar for Tyrone Taylor as it did with Torrens; lots of extra playing time. His salary was just over $3 million this past season. In what could be his last year with the Mets, it’ll be a big year to prove he’s worth a multi-year deal.

David Peterson (5.089): $7.6MM

The biggest raise of all belongs to David Peterson whose All-Star selection and early success pushes him up from from $4.6 million in 2025 to $7.6 million. This coming year is crucial for Peterson. As long as he’s serviceable, it could be his last year making less than $10 million per season.

Nick Madrigal (5.087): $1.35MM

Yep, Nick Madrigal is still under team control. Remember him? Hurt early on in spring training, he projects to earn the same amount he did to spend all of 2025 on the IL.

Tylor Megill (4.031): $2.6MM

Working as a starting pitcher helps Tylor Megill go over the $2 million mark and closer to $3 million next year. He was at $1.9 million this past season. The Mets have control of him through the 2027 season. Unfortunately, it looks like this paycheck seems to be going toward paying him to rehab.

Max Kranick (3.011): $1MM

Another guy who’ll miss at least a significant portion of next season, Max Kranick goes up from $740,070 to an even million. His surprising success and affordable contract makes him a candidate to keep around and see what he can do in the future.

Huascar Brazoban (2.170): $1.3MM

Huascar Brazoban was making just under $600,000 last year. His arbitration projection has him more than doubling it at $1.3 million. He is quickly becoming more expensive, but not anything the Mets can excuse themselves from having. For as unreliable as Brazoban was late in 2025, he was excellent to begin the year.

Francisco Alvarez (2.164): $2.4MM

Even though he missed a large chunk of this season, in part because he was demoted, Francisco Alvarez projects to go from just under $710,000 to $2.4 million. It’s a significant raise. Long believed to be an extension candidate, it’s his first trip into being arbitration eligible.

Reed Garrett (2.143): $1.4MM

How much do the Mets believe in Reed Garrett’s future? We’ll find out if they’re willing to pay him his projected $1.4 million. Garrett made $950,000 last season. Super two eligible (as is Kranick), he has a possible fourth arbitration eligible season in his future.