According to Brian Costa of The Star-Ledger, the Mets will hold a voluntary minicamp next week as reported via his Twitter account.

Mets will hold a voluntary 3-day minicamp next week in Port St. Lucie. Perez, Santana, Niese, Maine, Murphy among those likely to attend.

I’m sure there will be even more players on hand, but I’m glad to see the initial list includes just about everyon who ended the season on the disabled list last year. We should be able to get some solid updates on the health of Jose Reyes and Johan Santana, both of whom concern me the most.

Also, check out the brand new Spring Training batting practice hats from New Era.

It seems like no matter how hard we keep urging them to get rid of the black, the more they keep sticking it in our faces. 

Personally, I think the design is awful, especially with the way the black piping comes down the front of the cap to the black trim on the bill. I guess there will also be new jerseys to match.