Francisco Alvarez and Other Damaging Mets' Injuries Scramble Fantasy Baseball Brains
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The New York Mets are stuck with one big injury bug. Their latest bad luck is Francisco Alvarez's torn meniscus. He has now been listed out for 6-8 weeks, add to the injuries of Francisco Lindor and Juan Soto. What does this all mean for fantasy baseball? The answer is: a lot.
Fantasy Baseball Impact
The injury to Alvarez now elevates Luis Torrens to the everyday starter. Torrens is batting .216 with a .567 OPS. In 2025, Torrens hit .226 with a .629 OPS. He is an elite catcher fielding-wise, but lacks much for fantasy baseball relevancy with his bat. Alvarez's best replacements lie with the catcher options below:
- Ryan Jeffers: He bats .299 on the season with a .948 OPS and 6 home runs, while being owned in about 50% of leagues.
- Dillon Dingler: He offers great contact on paper with a 3.6% home run rate (7 total) and a .774 OPS. Dingler is 52% available.
The Mets also had to hold their breath as Juan Soto left Wednesday's game in the 7th inning due to a foul ball off his right ankle. Soto's MRI results came back negative, so that he will be day-to-day. Soto could return as soon as Thursday night, but if so, he will play DH.
Luis Robert Jr. has been added to the Mets' injury list, being replaced by AJ Ewing. Click here for that analysis.
Francisco Lindor remains out for one more month, being supplemented by Bo Bichette and Brett Baty.
Nonetheless, the Mets are actually 7-4 in their last 11 games. The 17-25 team still has a very long way to go. Success is success, no matter how it is quantified. The Mets are still just +290 to make the playoffs.
Buy Or Sell: Mets Players
Alvarez is a player to hold until he returns. Being injured on a bad team, his value is very low, yet his ceiling is tremendous with star power in his bat.
Soto is untouchable, of course, and Lindor also remains with low value due to poor pre-injury results. At his best, Lindor is an MVP candidate, although unlikely to be seen in 2026 given time spent sidelined.
Robert Jr. has zero value whatsoever, so we can hope your team picked up AJ Ewing. If not, go pick him up on the waiver wire, if still available. Ewing has a 1.156 OPS through 2 games.
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Thomas Carelli is a sportswriter based on Northern New Jersey. He is a massive New York Jets and Mets fan, but that is not where is sports fandom stops. He loves to watch and play golf, all things football, baseball, and much more. If he can watch it, he will. Thomas graduated from William Paterson University in 2018 with a Bachelor's Degree in Sport Management. He spent 4 years working at a local golf course, volunteered past PGA events, and spent some part-time experience with the New York Jets events team. His passions for sport runs deep and his articles show for it.