Mets’ Carlos Mendoza glad to have Pete Alonso and his durability back
Port St. Lucy – Of all the numbers Pete Alonso can bring to the Mets lineup, 162 was the loudest for managers last season. That means Alonso played all 162 games for the Mets in the regular season and maintained a constant presence midway through the lineup. Alonso agreed to a two-year deal worth $54 […]
Mets’ Kodai Senga is convinced his injury issues are behind him
Port St. Lucy – Kodaisenga has spent some of the winter in rehabilitation mode at home in winter, with the goal of arriving in spring training ready for normal accumulation for the season. On that count, the Mets' right-hander is sure he's been successful. Senga on Tuesday said he has been “normal and healthy” since […]
Mets pitcher from Japan says team needs to ‘build a roof’ if it wants more Japanese stars
It's no secret that the Los Angeles Dodgers have been able to attract Japanese stars recently. Yoshinobu Yamamoto chose the Dodgers for the New York Mets last year. Recently, Saga Roki also chose the Dodgers, despite reportedly providing more money. Due to his age, Sasaki, 23, was limited to the money in the team's international […]
Yankees’ success relies on doing what the Mets refuse to
TAMPA – The New York team pursued Juan Soto, which exceeded $500 million and $600 million, and ultimately exceeded $700 million. Both still saw the influence of Prime's era, historic batting talent, and the lineup he can have. So the Yankees went 16 years at $760 million to try to keep him up, and the […]
Griffin Canning all in on Mets’ pitch technology lab: ‘Stupid not to use’
Port St. Lucy – Griffin Canning became obsessed with the Mets this offseason and began discussing technology that will help pitchers improve on Zoom calls while team officials are recruiting. One such technology system is Kinatrax. This shows the three-dimensional skeleton of the pitcher's delivery, not a video of his mechanics. Canned food was “intrigued” […]
Mets’ $765 million Juan Soto vision is about to get underway
Port St. Lucy – Many talented players have arrived at the Mets for decades. He's a Hall of Fame among them, but he wears the “Generation” label that was posted on Juan Soto this offseason. The buzzword was the Mets president of the baseball business, David Stearns, who used it in an interview with team […]
Francisco Alvarez believes Mets have ‘the best lineup in baseball’
Port St. Lucy – It's modest to say Francisco Alvarez has high expectations for the Mets lineup. Juan Soto is on board and last week the team agreed with Pete Alonso on a two-year contract. Francisco Lindor and Mark Bientos are Mets players who have had a big offensive season. “I think we're the best […]
Mets confident in low-cost rotation plan despite potential risks
Port St. Lucy – During the second winter, the Mets avoided the high end of the free agent market when dealing with their pitching needs. Blake Snell, Max Fried and Corbin Burns were one of the most attractive possibilities, but baseball business president David Stearns is smart without the massive outlay for pitchers in his […]
Mets set up to dream big despite their imperfection
They say you can't win the World Series in December, January or February. Anyway, that's what they say. I say: If the Dodgers don't win it all this year, and they're historically heavy favorites – then the spending heavy, the intense Mets could be just. If the Mets were to become champions, they won Steve […]
Inside the Pete Alonso-Steve Cohen sit-down that brought slugger back to Mets
Ultimately, it was an old-fashioned sit-in between the principles that helped end the deal that brought Pete Alonso back to the Mets. On Tuesday, the team's owner, Steve Cohen, flew to Tampa, where Alonso lives, and met with Alonso and first baseman president Scott Bolas, along with the president of baseball business David Stearns. The […]