Check out this interview reporter Jon Santucci conducted with Terry Collins for TC Palm.
Here are two quotes I thought were pretty fascinating. The first one is Terry talking about what the message will be in spring training after a surprising World Series run in 2015.
“There has to be a confidence,” Collins said. “That’s a good way to describe it. We’re going to continue to talk about winning and what it takes to be successful, but we’re not going to sneak up on anybody now. We were the hunters for a long time. Now we’re going to be the hunted.”
Then asked if he will miss Yoenis Cespedes and Daniel Murphy, Collins responded:
“Well, those are huge pieces. Daniel Murphy is a guy who seemed dangerous all the time. And Cespedes was a big hitter. But remember, everybody thinks we turned it around when we got Cespedes. We turned around when we got Kelly Johnson and Juan Uribe and then we got Cespedes. We’ll miss them. But I still hold hope that when all is said and done, Yoenis is still out there and may pick up the phone and say this is where he wants to be.
It’s interesting that Collins is still clinging to the hope that he somehow gets Cespedes back this season. I recall reading a quote from Collins after the Mets acquired Alejandro De Aza. The topic was the new Mets offense and he said something along the lines of, “I hope we’re not done yet.” which I thought was quite revealing.
Anyway, be sure to check out the full interview here.
Mets pitchers and catchers will report on February 17 and formally work out for the first time on Feb. 19. The first full-squad workout is set for Feb. 26.
