Players on the Active Roster or DL with Accessible Options:
| RHP | LHP | C | IF | OF |
| Jeurys Familia 60-day DL | Josh Edgin | Anthony Recker | Daniel Murphy | Andrew Brown |
| Dillon Gee | Jon Niese | Josh Satin | Lucas Duda | |
| Matt Harvey | Scott Rice | Ruben Tejada 15-day DL | Juan Lagares | |
| Jeremy Hefner | Justin Turner 15-day DL | Kirk Nieuwenhuis | ||
| Jenrry Mejia 60-day DL | Jordany Valdespin | |||
| Bobby Parnell | ||||
| Zack Wheeler |
Minor Leaguers on the 40-man roster with Accessible Options:
| RHP | LHP | C | IF | OF |
| Greg Burke | Robert Carson | Travis d'Arnaud 7-day DL | Ike Davis | Mike Baxter |
| Gonzalez Germen | Wilmer Flores | Cesar Puello | ||
| Hansel Robles 7-day DL | Zach Lutz | |||
| Zack Wheeler | Wilfredo Tovar |
Detailed breakdown of Mets' options status (on 40-man roster or 60-day DL):
The following Mets have options remaining and cannot refuse any minor league assignment (optional or outright). The number of options each player had remaining at the start of the 2013 season is in parentheses and an asterisk (*) denotes that an option has been used in 2013:
Mike Baxter (2)
Andrew Brown (2) *
Greg Burke (3) *
Robert Carson (2) *
Travis d'Arnaud (2) *
Ike Davis (3) *
Lucas Duda (1)
Josh Edgin (3) *
Jeurys Familia (2) *
Wilmer Flores (2) *
Dillon Gee (3)
Gonzalez Germen (3) *
Matt Harvey (3)
Jeremy Hefner (1)
Juan Lagares (2) *
Zach Lutz (1) *
Jenrry Mejia (1)
Kirk Nieuwenhuis (2) *
Jon Niese (2)
Cesar Puello (2) *
Anthony Recker (2)
Scott Rice (3)
Hansel Robles (3) *
Josh Satin (2)
Ruben Tejada (1)
Wilfredo Tovar (3) *
Justin Turner (2)
Jordany Valdespin (1)
Zack Wheeler (3) *
The following Mets have options remaining and cannot refuse an optional assignment. However, they can refuse an outright assignment and elect to become a free agent. If they exercise this option at the time of the outright, they forfeit the remainder of their contract. If they accept the assignment, their right to free agency is deferred to the end of the year (provided they are not back on the 40-man roster at that time). The number of options each player had remaining at the start of the season is in parentheses and an asterisk (*) denotes that an option is being used in 2013:
Daniel Murphy (2)
Bobby Parnell (2)
The following Mets have options remaining, but they also have 5+ years of ML service, so they can refuse any minor league assignment (optional or outright). Additionally, if they exercise that right, the Mets would have to either keep them on the active roster or release them, continuing to pay out the remainder of their contract. The number of options each player had remaining at the start of the season is in parentheses and an asterisk (*) denotes that an option is being used in 2013:
Brandon Lyon (2)
Shaun Marcum (2)
Johan Santana (2)
David Wright (3)
The following Mets have options remaining, but due to Rule 5 restrictions, the options cannot be accessed until next season. The number of options each player had remaining at the start of the season is in parentheses:
None
The following Mets are out of options, but cannot refuse an outright assignment:
None
The following Mets are out of options, and can refuse an outright assignment and elect to become a free agent. If they exercise this option at the time of the outright, they forfeit the remainder of their contract. If they accept the assignment, their right to free agency is deferred to the end of the year (provided they are not back on the 40-man roster at that time):
Scott Atchison
Omar Quintanilla
Carlos Torres
Eric Young
The following Mets are out of options, and can refuse an outright assignment. Additionally, if they exercise that right, the Mets would have to either keep them on the active roster or release them, continuing to pay out the remainder of their contract:
David Aardsma
John Buck
Marlon Byrd
Frank Francisco
LaTroy Hawkins
* - Note: If a player spends less than 20 days on optional assignment in a given season, that option is not counted. In 2011, option years for Dillon Gee (17 days) and Justin Turner (19 days) did not count.
