Mets stumble, Nolan McLean and Carson Benge strut, plus Aiden Robbins stops by the show

On the latest episode of The Mets Pod, Connor Rogers and Joe DeMayo turn to the youth for positivity as the Mets turn down the light a bit on the 2026 season. Despite a down week for the team, the guys see an up week for the National League Rookie of the Year cases for both Nolan McLean and Carson Benge. The Mets Pod Answering Machine shouts out voicemails about the bullpen and the solid catching situation, then Joe sits down for an exclusive interview with 2026 Mets third-round draft pick Aiden Robbins, as the outfielder gets his pro journey started at Single-A St. Lucie. The show wraps up with a Mailbag that unwraps questions about Tobias Myers, the struggles of prospect Ryan Clifford, and protection decisions ahead of the Rule 5 Draft. 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! 00:35 The Week That Was - mostly meh 01:20 The NL ROY cases for Nolan McLean and Carson Benge 03:30 The Mets are better, but the playoffs are far, far away 06:20 Andy Green pushing a lot of buttons 09:50 TMP Voicemail: Thoughts on the bullpen and Kodai Senga 16:35 TMP Voicemail: The catching situation 22:30 Down on the Farm: Aiden Robbins interview 23:00 The Aiden Robbins MLB Draft story 26:00 Did you know the Mets were interested? 26:45 "Baseball Jesus" - growing his hair to raise money for a special cause 28:45 Explaining "kinetic energy through the ground" 30:50 Hitting in the Cape Cod League with wood bats 32:20 Tale of two players: Seton Hall career vs Texas career 35:05 Early impressions of Mets organization and PSL player development 36:35 The Aiden Robbins self-scouting report 38:25 What do you like to do off the field? 39:30 Playing MLB The Show 40:30 Goals for the rest of 2026 and the offseason 41:55 Goodbye to Aiden 43:25 The Scoreboard: recapping last week's predictions 45:30 The Scoreboard: making next week's bets 53:10 Mailbag - What happened to Tobias Myers?  55:50 Mailbag - What is happening with Ryan Clifford? 58:45 Mailbag - What will happen before the Rule 5 Draft?  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.