2008 New York Mets Roster

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The 2008 New York Mets team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 2008 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 2008 New York Mets Opening Day starters list, a 2008 New York Mets salary list, a 2008 New York Mets uniform number breakdown and a 2008 New York Mets primary starters list. Research by Baseball Almanac.

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"You get so many statistical people together, they put so many stats on paper, and they say, well, if you do this and you score this many runs, you do that many times, you'll be in the playoffs. That's not really how it works, and that's what we have to get away from. And that's going to have to be a different mind-set of the team in going forward. We must win and we must know how to win rather than win because we have statistical people. We have to win because we have baseball players that know and can understand the game." - New York Mets Manager Jerry Manuel on ESPN.com (AP Wire, 10/04/2008)

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44 Tony Armas, Jr. 6-04 205 Right Right 1978-04-29
56 Luis Ayala 6-02 175 Right Right 1978-01-12
25 Pedro Feliciano 5-10 195 Left Left 1976-08-25
27 Nelson Figueroa 6-01 205 Right Both 1974-05-18
48 Aaron Heilman 6-05 220 Right Right 1978-11-12
28, 44 Brandon Knight 6-00 195 Right Right 1975-10-01
44 Eddie Kunz 6-05 265 Right Right 1986-04-08
33 John Maine 6-04 220 Right Right 1981-05-08
45 Pedro Martinez 5-11 195 Right Right 1971-10-25
32 Carlos Muniz 6-01 190 Right Right 1981-03-12
49 Jonathon Niese 6-03 215 Left Left 1986-10-27
39 Bobby Parnell 6-04 205 Right Right 1984-09-08
34 Mike Pelfrey 6-07 240 Right Right 1984-01-14
46 Oliver Pérez 6-03 225 Left Left 1981-08-15
73 Ricardo Rincon 6-00 190 Left Left 1970-04-13
50 Duaner Sanchez 6-00 190 Right Right 1979-10-14
57 Johan Santana 6-00 210 Left Left 1979-03-13
60 Scott Schoeneweis 6-00 185 Left Left 1973-10-02
35 Joe Smith 6-02 211 Right Right 1984-03-22
29 Jorge Sosa 6-02 180 Right Right 1977-04-28
43 Brian Stokes 6-01 205 Right Right 1979-09-07
39 Claudio Vargas 6-03 225 Right Right 1978-06-19
13 Billy Wagner 5-10 180 Left Left 1971-07-25
38 Matt Wise 6-04 197 Right Right 1975-11-18
4, 40 Robinson Cancel 6-00 190 Right Right 1976-05-04
30 Raul Casanova 6-00 192 Right Both 1972-08-23
11 Ramon Castro 6-03 225 Right Right 1976-03-01
6, 29 Gustavo Molina 6-00 220 Right Right 1982-02-24
23 Brian Schneider 6-01 210 Right Left 1976-11-26
1 Luis Castillo 5-11 145 Right Both 1975-09-12
21 Carlos Delgado 6-03 245 Right Left 1972-06-25
3 Damion Easley 5-11 195 Right Right 1969-11-11
22 Ramon Martinez 6-01 187 Right Right 1972-10-10
4 Argenis Reyes 5-10 180 Right Both 1982-09-25
7 Jose Reyes 6-00 195 Right Both 1983-06-11
5 David Wright 6-00 205 Right Right 1982-12-20
29 Chris Aguila 5-11 180 Right Right 1979-02-23
18 Moises Alou 6-03 190 Right Right 1966-07-03
9 Marlon Anderson 5-11 198 Right Left 1974-01-06
15 Carlos Beltran 6-01 215 Right Both 1977-04-24
10 Endy Chavez 6-00 170 Left Left 1978-02-07
19 Ryan Church 6-01 190 Left Left 1978-10-14
44 Brady Clark 6-02 195 Right Right 1973-04-18
6 Nick Evans 6-02 220 Right Right 1986-01-30
28 Daniel Murphy 6-01 221 Right Left 1985-04-01
6 Trot Nixon 6-01 195 Left Left 1974-04-11
16 Angel Pagan 6-02 200 Right Both 1981-07-02
29 Andy Phillips 6-00 205 Right Right 1977-04-06
17 Fernando Tatis 5-11 185 Right Right 1975-01-01
6 Abraham Nunez 5-11 160 Right Both 1976-03-16
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The 2008 New York Mets played 162 games during the regular season, won 89 games, lost 73 games, and finished in second position. They played their home games at Shea Stadium (Park Factors: 98/98) where 4,042,045 fans witnessed their 2008 Mets finish the season with a .549 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 2008 New York Mets Opening Day starters list, a 2008 New York Mets salary list, a 2008 New York Mets uniform number breakdown and a 2008 New York Mets primary starters list:

2008 New York Mets
Opening Day Starters

Carlos Beltran
Luis Castillo
Ryan Church
Carlos Delgado
Angel Pagan
Oliver Pérez
Jose Reyes
Brian Schneider
David Wright

2008 New York Mets
Most Games by Position

C Brian Schneider (109)
1B Carlos Delgado (154)
2B Luis Castillo (81)
3B David Wright (159)
SS Jose Reyes (158)
LF Endy Chavez (54)
CF Carlos Beltran (158)
RF Ryan Church (83)
  
SP John Maine
SP Pedro Martinez
SP Mike Pelfrey
SP Oliver Pérez
SP Johan Santana
  
RP Pedro Feliciano
RP Aaron Heilman
RP Duaner Sanchez
RP Scott Schoeneweis
RP Joe Smith
RP Jorge Sosa
RP Brian Stokes
CL Billy Wagner

2008 New York Mets
Salaries

Carlos Beltran $18,622,809.00
Johan Santana $16,984,216.00
Carlos Delgado $16,000,000.00
Pedro Martinez $11,813,351.00
Billy Wagner $10,500,000.00
Moises Alou $7,500,000.00
Oliver Pérez $6,500,000.00
Luis Castillo $6,250,000.00
David Wright $5,250,000.00
Brian Schneider $4,900,000.00
Jose Reyes $4,375,000.00
Scott Schoeneweis $3,600,000.00
Ryan Church $2,000,000.00
Mike Pelfrey $1,987,500.00
Ramon Castro $1,975,000.00
Endy Chavez $1,800,000.00
Fernando Tatis $1,400,000.00
Trot Nixon $1,390,000.00
Aaron Heilman $1,200,000.00
Matt Wise $1,200,000.00
Marlon Anderson $1,050,000.00
Pedro Feliciano $1,025,000.00
Ricardo Rincon $1,000,000.00
Damion Easley $950,000.00
Duaner Sanchez $850,000.00
John Maine $450,000.00
Nelson Figueroa $416,000.00
Angel Pagan $401,500.00
Joe Smith $398,000.00
Claudio Vargas $394,000.00
Nick Evans $390,000.00
Eddie Kunz $390,000.00
Gustavo Molina $390,000.00
Carlos Muniz $390,000.00
Daniel Murphy $390,000.00
Jonathon Niese $390,000.00
Bobby Parnell $390,000.00
Argenis Reyes $390,000.00
Brian Stokes $390,000.00

2008 New York Mets
Uniform Numbers

#1 Luis Castillo
#3 Damion Easley
#4 Robinson Cancel
#4 Argenis Reyes
#5 David Wright
#6 Nick Evans
#6 Gustavo Molina
#6 Trot Nixon
#6 Abraham Nunez
#7 Jose Reyes
#9 Marlon Anderson
#10 Endy Chavez
#11 Ramon Castro
#13 Billy Wagner
#15 Carlos Beltran
#16 Angel Pagan
#17 Fernando Tatis
#18 Moises Alou
#19 Ryan Church
#21 Carlos Delgado
#22 Ramon Martinez
#23 Brian Schneider
#25 Pedro Feliciano
#27 Nelson Figueroa
#28 Brandon Knight
#28 Daniel Murphy
#29 Chris Aguila
#29 Gustavo Molina
#29 Andy Phillips
#29 Jorge Sosa
#30 Raul Casanova
#32 Carlos Muniz
#33 John Maine
#34 Mike Pelfrey
#35 Joe Smith
#38 Matt Wise
#39 Bobby Parnell
#39 Claudio Vargas
#40 Robinson Cancel
#43 Brian Stokes
#44 Tony Armas, Jr.
#44 Brady Clark
#44 Brandon Knight
#44 Eddie Kunz
#45 Pedro Martinez
#46 Oliver Pérez
#48 Aaron Heilman
#49 Jonathon Niese
#50 Duaner Sanchez
#56 Luis Ayala
#57 Johan Santana
#60 Scott Schoeneweis
#73 Ricardo Rincon

Did you know that a 2008 New York Mets Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?