Mets 2025 First Half Report Card: Outfielders
Among Mets outfielders, two positions have clearly stood out. Both corner outfielders rank among the league’s best at their respective spots. Juan Soto is tied for seventh in fWAR among primary right fielders, while Brandon Nimmo is tied for sixth among primary left fielders.
Mets center fielders haven’t been as bad as you might expect. This season, Tyrone Taylor, Jeff McNeil, and Jose Siri have shared time in center, with Taylor making 70 starts, McNeil 17, and Siri 8. The final two games were started by Nimmo. With that being said, the Flying Squirrel was already covered in our infielders report card, so he was left off this list.
Let’s get going!
LF Brandon Nimmo: A-
After an injury-plagued start to his career, Brandon Nimmo has settled in as one of the game’s most consistent outfielders. Since 2020, he’s posted a wRC+ over 120 every year except 2024, ironically, the one season he was again hampered by injuries. That trend resumed in 2025.
Nimmo owns a .259/.321/.463 slash line with 2.1 WAR, per FanGraphs. The biggest change to his game this season is his career-low .321 on-base percentage, but he’s more than made up for it with a career-high 18 home runs before the All-Star break. That total ranks 15th in the NL and puts him on pace for 31, which would easily surpass his previous high of 24 set in 2023. These trends are reflected in his peripherals, with career highs in average exit velocity (92 mph) and hard-hit percentage (50.9%), alongside career lows in walks and chase rate.
In addition to his power surge, Nimmo has just been spectacular since he had an April slump. Over the past two months, he has a .293 batting average and an .878 OPS. Altogether, Nimmo has delivered exactly what the team hoped for after a down year–and more. (.259/.321/.463, 18 HR, 53 RBI, 2.5 WAR)
CF Tyrone Taylor: D+
There’s no denying Taylor has struggled at the plate, posting a rough .213/.267/.313 slash line. While that marks a steep drop from his roughly league-average 2024 showing, his overall production isn’t too far off from what was realistically expected.
Taylor’s defense in center has provided some meaningful value to offset his struggles at the plate. He ranks in the 90th percentile for range with 4 Outs Above Average, and his arm ranks in the 97th percentile in value. That’s backed by his elite sprint speed at 29.2 feet per second, good for the 93rd percentile.
Still, he hasn’t done enough to warrant every day starts as the Mets’ primary center fielder. New York has started easing Jeff McNeil into the position, and a trade for a more natural center fielder wouldn’t be out of question, as it would allow McNeil to return to a spot he’s more comfortable playing. While Taylor hasn’t been completely unplayable, he’s been below average overall. Among primary center fielders with at least as many plate appearances, he ranks 21st out of 25. (.213/.267/.313, 2 HR, 17 RBI, 0.9 bWAR)
CF Jose Siri: Incomplete
This past offseason, the Mets traded Eric Orze to the Rays in exchange for center fielder Jose Siri. Siri was expected to split time with Taylor, but he fractured his left tibia after fouling a ball off his leg in April, forcing Taylor into a larger role. The latest update (from late June), per Anthony DiComo of MLB.com, noted that “new imaging showed the bone hadn’t healed as well as the Mets initially hoped.”
Siri was 1-for-20 with three walks and eight strikeouts before he went under the knife.
RF Juan Soto: A-
Juan Soto has been everything the Mets could have hoped. He’s brought all of his power and discipline to the top of the lineup. With a .262/.396/.509 slash line and 23 home runs, he’s been the spark this team needed. He’s played like a superstar and would likely rank in the top 10 in MVP voting if the season ended today. At times, he’s even felt like the guy who could carry New York all the way to the finish line.
Still, as good as he’s been, it’s fair to nitpick. Soto hasn’t exactly exceeded expectations, but he’s definitely met them. And while he’s been a tough out and undoubtedly helped Pete Alonso see better pitches behind him, there are areas where he hasn’t quite delivered. Chief among them: hitting with runners in scoring position. Soto is batting just .183 in those situations, with only seven extra-base hits in 107 plate appearances.
I’ll be the first to say the idea of being “clutch” is mostly a myth, and it tends to even out over time, but for all of Soto’s offensive value, those numbers with runners in scoring position are hard to ignore. He’s been great, no question. Yet the lingering question for many Mets fans remains: How hungry is he for more? Can he be the guy who sends that dotted curveball to the moon? (.262/.396/.509, 23 HR, 56 RBI, 3.9 WAR)
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