The Put it in the Books Show

Preview:

The Mets are 11-4 since the trade deadline, took 2 of 3 from the Padres, and are somehow creating a little excitement after selling off half the pitching staff. Because Mets baseball apparently enjoys making sense illegal.

This week on The Put it in the Books Show, Farace, Rodriguez, and Producer Joe break down whether this post-deadline run actually means something for 2027 or if it’s just pressure-free August baseball trying to trick everybody again.

Steve Cohen admitted the Mets took too much risk building the 2026 roster, which opens the real debate: how much blame belongs to David Stearns, and how much freedom should he get to fix it?

Carson Benge keeps raising his ceiling with power, speed, and a ridiculous outfield arm. Nolan McLean, Christian Scott, Zac Thornton, and Sean Manaea lead the 2027 rotation conversation. Kodai Senga might be turning into a ninth-inning weapon. Andy Green’s future gets more interesting. Jorge Polanco’s lost season becomes the poster child for roster risk.

Plus, Soto, Vientos, Devin Williams, the White Sox series, and the Brewers coming next.

Farace will try to find the hope, Rodriguez will explain why hope is a disease, and Producer Joe will somehow make the bullpen sound more organized than the show.

LGM.

The Mets sold off half the pitching staff, started winning immediately, swept Cleveland, then got to Atlanta and remembered they are still the 2026 Mets. Fun little vacation from reality while it lasted.

This week on The Put it in the Books Show, Farace, Rodriguez, and Producer Joe break down where the Mets actually stand now: 53-69, buried in the Wild Card picture, and basically playing the rest of the season to figure out who matters in 2027.

Nolan McLean keeps giving Mets fans dangerous reasons to believe, Sean Manaea has temporarily escaped the “Manure” nickname, and Kodai Senga suddenly has his first MLB save while the bullpen gets even weirder after Devin Williams landed on the IL.

Francisco Lindor says David Stearns is still the right guy, which gives Farace something to debate, Rodriguez something to doubt, and Producer Joe another chance to interrupt with a sound effect nobody asked for.

We’ll also hit Stock Up/Stock Down, Soto’s rehab, Jefry Yan’s energy, Carson Benge accidentally giving away Senga’s save ball, and the Nationals coming to Citi Field next.

The standings are cooked. The evaluation period is not. Farace will try to find hope, Rodriguez will show up with a shovel, and Producer Joe will somehow make the bullpen situation feel more organized than the show.

LGM.

The New York Mets traded away pitching at the deadline, reshaped the bullpen, and kept the offense mostly intact… and then immediately swept the Cleveland Guardians. Because of course they did.

On this week’s episode of The Put it in the Books Show, Farace, Rodriguez, and Producer Joe break down the post-MLB trade deadline Mets and what this new era of Mets baseball actually looks like. With the playoff push no longer the focus, the conversation shifts to player development, rookie call-ups, and veterans fighting for their future in Queens.

Rookie pitchers are taking center stage. Nate Lavender made his MLB debut with 1.1 scoreless innings, while Jefry Yan delivered a scoreless outing of his own and went viral thanks to a high-energy strikeout celebration that reminded everyone MLB baseball is supposed to be fun. Dedniel Núñez has also returned from injury, as the New York Mets bullpen continues its live rebuild in real time.

The biggest storyline? Kodai Senga’s new role in the Mets bullpen. The ace is now being used in high-leverage, one-inning situations. Can Senga’s ghost fork translate into dominance out of the bullpen, or is this just another experiment in a chaotic Mets pitching staff?

The crew also reacts to Keith Hernandez repeatedly apologizing on air and asks the real question: how much Mets commentary is too much Mets commentary?

Looking ahead, the Mets head to Pittsburgh for a three-game series before traveling to Atlanta, continuing a brutal stretch of MLB schedule following a chaotic trade deadline.

From the Cleveland Guardians sweep to the Mets roster selloff, rookie pitching debuts, and Kodai Senga’s bullpen experiment, this episode covers everything happening in Queens right now.

Farace is searching for optimism, Rodriguez is trying to stay realistic, and Producer Joe is somehow still losing every trade scenario.

LGM.