The Mets get Bo Bichette, after Kyle Tucker flies to LA

The Mets Pod

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Keith Hernandez, Sports, The Mets Pod, Joe De Mayo, Ny Mets, Mlb, New York Mets, Connor Rogers, Mets, Baseball, Sny, Joe Demayo, Andy Martino

4.6 • 796 Ratings

🗓️ 16 January 2026

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

On an emergency episode of The Mets Pod recorded live, Connor Rogers and Joe DeMayo are joined by SNY's Steve Gelbs for real-time reaction to the news that the Mets signed free agent infielder Bo Bichette to a three-year contract. The guys break down the deal, and the quick pivot the Mets made after losing their pursuit of Kyle Tucker to the Dodgers, plus discuss the positives of Bichette, how he will fit the team, and what it all means for Brett Baty. They also look ahead to what's next, including potential pitching additions and more outfield help. Later, Connor and Joe go Down on the Farm to cover the official signing of top international prospect Wandy Asigen, and answer Mailbag questions about Lars Nootbaar, Austin Hays, and a possible trade match with the Minnesota Twins. Be sure to subscribe to The Mets Pod at Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Today’s Show: 00:00 Welcome to the show 01:20 The Mets signed Bo Bichette, pivot after Dodgers get Kyle Tucker 01:40 How does Bo fit the roster? 03:30 What now for Brett Baty? 05:05 The search for contact hitters 08:00 What about pitching now? 10:40 The outfield plan? 12:45 Swiping Bo from Philly 14:20 Goodbye to Gelbs 15:50 More on the pivot and the pitching 21:40 Down on the Farm: Wandy Asigen 24:00 Mailbag: Lars Nootbaar + Austin Hays platoon? 25:55 Mailbag: Trade with the Twins? 27:20 What's next for the Mets?

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Mets Pod.
0:08.8	I'm your host, Connor Rogers.
0:10.3	Join us always by my co-host, Joe DiMayo and special guest, good friend of the show,
0:14.9	Steve Gelves, as the Mets, we have some breaking news.
0:18.3	Per Will Salmon of the Athletic, who was all over at at first have signed bo bouchette to a three-year
0:23.7	$126 million deal gellubs this is about as fast of a pivot as I've ever seen right after the
0:31.2	evening of Kyle Tucker choosing the Dodgers over the Mets and the Blue Jays I don't think a lot of
0:36.4	Mets fans saw this one coming.
0:38.7	How did it come together so quickly?
0:41.9	Yeah, it's funny.
0:43.3	When they lost out on Kyle Tucker last night,
0:46.6	I kind of mused about this on the air that I wondered if they would make a pivot into
0:52.0	Boba Chet.
0:52.8	It really did not seem like there was much, if any, conversation or traction about Cody Bellinger. And, you know, Boba Shett was just hanging out there. And I wondered if they would make some sort of a pivot to rethink third base. And that's exactly what they did. And, you know, for me, knowing Steve Cohen, the way that I do, this guy is as competitive as it gets, wants to win as badly as anyone.
1:14.4	And he went all in for Kyle Tucker and got beaten again like everybody else in baseball by the Dodgers who just came over the top with an even more ridiculous and ludicrous contract.
1:26.8	And it just feels to me like Steve
1:29.1	Combe was not going to miss out on another one of the big free agents. And as soon as they lost
1:34.8	out on Tucker, he just said, you know what? All right, let's pivot. We're going to Boe. And this time,
1:39.2	I'm not missing. Steve, how do you think Bo Bichette fits on the roster? Word out there now is that the
1:46.6	plan is to play him at third base. The Mets obviously had Brett Beatty as the incumbent at third base.
1:52.0	Like how, I know it's obviously a significant move, but how do you see Bo really just fitting into
1:57.1	this Mets roster in 2026? Yeah, in some respects, I think it's a better fit than Kyle Tucker even.
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