Will Sammon talks Soto, Lindor & the selling season, Jim Callis previews MLB Draft | The Mets Pod

Joe DeMayo welcomes The Athletic's Will Sammon as guest co-host to deliver the latest episode of The Mets Pod, as the Mets stumble towards the All-Star break. Joe and Will recap another frustrating week of games, plus have a discussion about the relationship between Francisco Lindor and Juan Soto. The guys then dive into a preview of a likely Mets trade deadline sale, including the value of potential returns for Freddy Peralta, Brooks Raley, A.J. Minter and other bullpen parts. Later, MLB.com's Jim Callis joins the show to preview the 2026 MLB Draft and pick options for the Mets, then the show wraps with the Mailbag, which answers questions about possibly trading Lindor, evaluating Francisco Alvarez, if there's a market for Bo Bichette, and chasing Japanese star Teruaki Sato. Be sure to .

Today's Show:
00:00 Welcome to the show!
01:50 The Week That Was...interesting, but still bad
06:50 Juan Soto is awesome and an All-Star
08:50 The Juan Soto and Francisco Lindor relationship
13:05 Thoughts on the next Mets manager
16:45 Are the Mets already in full sale prep?
19:50 What can the Mets get for Freddy Peralta?
23:30 The bullpen: who stays and who goes?
31:00 Down on the Farm: MLB Draft preview with Jim Callis of MLB.com
31:50 Strengths and weaknesses of 2026 MLB Draft
34:00 Evaluating the top picks of the draft
38:10 Top 10 possible surprises
39:55 Possibilities for the Mets at pick 27 overall
44:10 Mets bonus pool issues and effects
47:55 Options for Mets at picks 92 and 120
52:15 How to improve the MLB Draft in the future
01:00:10 Goodbye to Jim
01:01:45 Mailbag – Should the Mets consider trading Francisco Lindor?
01:06:05 Mailbag - "Give up" on Francisco Alvarez?
01:13:30 Mailbag Tangent - What's the next move with Clay Holmes?
01:16:30 Mailbag - Trade Bo Bichette?
01:20:30 Mailbag - Pursue Japanese star 3B Teruaki Sato?

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