The Mets added some minor league outfield depth Wednesday with the signing of Zach Borenstein, but they got even better news on the major league front.
According to Kristie Ackert of the New York Daily News, Yoenis Cespedes has fully recovered from his nagging hamstring injuries from this past season and will soon begin his normal workout regimen.
“He said that he will change his workouts this winter to get more flexibility in his legs, rather than the strengthening exercises he did last winter trying to bulk up his thighs,” Ackert said in her article. “He said he will do these different exercises with Mike Barwis, the Mets’ strength and conditioning advisor, who came under criticism this year with the team’s mounting injuries.”
The 32-year-old appeared in just 81 games this season and hit .292/.352/.540 with 17 home runs and 42 RBI in 321 plate appearances.
Cespedes’s health will be a major key for the Mets success this season as they will need someone to provide some power from the middle of the lineup after trading away over a hundred home runs at the deadline.
