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What We're Hearing About Mets, Yankees at GM Meetings + Tom Verducci on Where This World Series Ranks All-Time

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The Mets may need Edwin Díaz more than Pete Alonso to function in 2026.

1. The Show: A NY Post baseball podcast with Joel Sherman and Jon Heyman covers the Mets, Yankees, and the World Series in one conversation. 2. Joel Sherman and Jon Heyman host the episode, and Tom Verducci joins as a guest because he covers MLB for MLB Network, Fox Sports, and Sports Illustrated. 3. The episode asks what the Mets and Yankees need at the GM meetings and where Tom Verducci ranks the 2025 World Series all-time. 4. The opening debate is Aaron Judge versus Cal Raleigh, with the hosts weighing Judge’s numbers against Raleigh’s switch-hitting and catcher value. 5. The hosts note that Raleigh hit 60 home runs and led the American League in innings caught. 6. Sherman says catcher OPS+ is usually below 90, and he uses Raleigh to argue that a 150 or 160 OPS+ from that position is a major advantage. 7. Verducci later joins to discuss the World Series, and he immediately compares the series’ drama with 2016 Cubs-Indians. 8. Verducci says the series changed by the hour and that Game 7 felt dramatic on an inning-by-inning basis. 9. He points to the pace created by Toronto putting the ball in play and to the number of defensive and baserunning plays. 10. The Mets segment turns on David Stearns’ comment that Carson Benge will come into spring training with a chance to make the team. 11. Heyman says that would be a major problem if Tyrone Taylor is more than a fourth or fifth outfielder for a Mets club with a $300 million payroll. 12. The hosts say the Mets still need a center fielder, a closer, right-handed power, and several bullpen arms. 13. Sherman says the Mets may need Edwin Díaz more than Pete Alonso because Díaz anchors the bullpen. 14. Heyman counters that Alonso’s 38 home runs and 126 RBIs matter because the current roster lacks right-handed thump. 15. On the Yankees, the discussion centers on Cody Bellinger as the key piece that could stabilize the roster. 16. The hosts say the Yankees also need a starting pitcher and bullpen help after losing Clay Holmes and Luke Weaver. 17. Verducci identifies Miguel Rojas’ home run as the play that surprised him most in the World Series. 18. He also describes Andy Pages being inserted from the dugout and making a catch that he says saved the Dodgers’ title run. 19. The tone is conversational and evaluative, with Sherman, Heyman, and Verducci trading roster arguments and World Series memories. 20. Baseball fans who follow Mets, Yankees, or October strategy will get the most from this episode. key_takeaway: The sharpest roster point is that the Mets may need Edwin Díaz more than Pete Alonso.

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