David Wright told MLB Network Radio that his shoulder feels good and said that last week’s MRI results showed significant improvement compared to previous MRIs. “I’m starting to see some good results,” Wright said regarding his rehab progress. He estimated that he’s about a month away from conducting baseball activities.
“I think everything we know about David’s shoulder is positive,” Sandy Alderson told reporters on Thursday. “I couldn’t tell you that he’s 100 percent today but he’s substantially there. Anytime anybody is coming back from an injury that required him to be shut down the year before there’s some uncertainty.”
Mets manager Terry Collins is hoping that Wright doesn’t start swinging for the fences next season now that Citi Field’s walls are closer.
“I just hope guys don’t get caught up in trying to change too much,” Collins said. “I don’t want to give David Wright a chance to hit home runs. I want David Wright to be a good hitter. As I told him, when he’s swinging a bat good, he’s dangerous. I’ll take some balls off the wall.”
Welcome Back
The Mets made it official and Josh Lewin will indeed return to WOR and team up with Howie Rose for Mets radio broadcasts.
“I’m beyond thrilled to be continuing on with what is truly my dream job,” Lewin said. “I am very thankful to my bosses at WOR, the Mets, and my partner/big brother Howie Rose for making my time in New York such a pleasure.”
Welcome Back 2
The Mets signed first baseman Brandon Allen to a minor league deal with a spring training invite on Thursday. Allen, 28, played mostly for Triple-A Las Vegas last season where he batted .266/.368/.434 with 13 home runs, 64 runs scored and 52 RBI in 375 plate appearances. As a left-handed batter, there’s little chance he breaks camp with the Mets unless Lucas Duda was unable to start the season. Speaking of Duda, he received one vote in the National League MVP balloting from a writer in Ohio.
The Team, The Time
Last night on SNY’s Mets Hot Stove, Terry Collins said that there is absolutely no question that the Mets are going to the postseason in 2015. He cites the return of Matt Harvey, the addition of Michael Cuddyer and new hitting coach Kevin Long as the reason for his optimism. He also asserted that more improvements are on the way this offseason.
