Giddy up. Yoenis Céspedes is back. The Cuban slugger confirmed on a conference call Saturday that he’ll be ready to go, barring a setback, for the Mets’ season opener on July 24th. “I don’t have an exact percentage on how I feel, but I feel way better than I did in March,” Céspedes said through translator Alan Suriel. “I know for certain now that I will be...
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Speaking to reporters on Friday, Mets General Manager Brodie Van Wagenen said he could not provide an update on the groups involved in the bidding process for the sale of the team, in part because it is not a topic that has come across his desk. “Truthfully, it’s not a process I’m involved in,” Van Wagenen said. “For me and the baseball operations department, it...
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Average or power? For Jeff McNeil in 2020, hopefully both. “I feel like I can do both,” said a bulkier and longer-haired McNeil on Thursday. “Last year in the second half, I didn’t really change anything. The ball just started to go over the fence a little bit more.” That second half, McNeil’s final 57 games, was marked by a 73-point drop in batting average...
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J.D. Davis told reporters today that most of his reps early in camp have been in left field, and only began taking ground balls at third base on Tuesday. The team has also started conversations about the possibility of Davis serving as an occasional designated hitter, but no concrete plans have been finalized at this point. The breakdown of Davis’ outfield-to-infield-reps ratio over the...
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Who has the early advantage after this weird layoff, the pitchers or the hitters? It depends on who you ask. Luis Rojas said on Sunday that given the format and layout of the team’s live batting practice and simulated game sessions, the hitters can feel trapped and uncomfortable in the batting cage. Brandon Nimmo, speaking on Monday, said he feels on top of things despite having not seen...
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