Here are some video highlights of the Mets workouts and Mickey Callaway’s comments to the media about the team’s first full squard workout. Yoenis Cespedes talks about doing yoga during the off-season.
Position players reported to Port St. Lucie today. Team captain David Wright spoke to the media about his desire to play again. He wants to make sure that he makes every effort to play again before he decides to retire. But he doesn’t know if he’s ever going to be able to play again.
It’s incredibly sad to see a formerly great player go out because of injuries. Wright’s had three surgeries in the last year and a half on his back, neck, and shoulder. So it’s been looking more and more likely that we won’t ever see him play again.
The Mets signed LHP Jason Vargas for 2 years/$16 million. Vargas won 18 games for the Royals last year where Dave Eiland was his pitching coach. Continue reading “Mets Spring Summary Feb. 16, 2018”
deGrom is going into his 30 year old season in 2018 with just over 3 years of MLB service time. He’ll earn $7.4 million this year and be eligible for arbitration in 2019 and free agency in 2021.
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