Lucas Duda has been dealing with a
left oblique issue and will swing a bat in two or three days. Curtis Granderson is not concerned about
where he will hit in the lineup. Terry
Collins is unsure if Rafael Montero can crack the 25 man roster.
There was already a bunch of praise
for new hitting coach Kevin Long especially from Granderson who worked with him
when they were both with the New York Yankees.
There was some talk with a couple of people who are close to manager
Terry Collins that he will retire at the end of the year. Collins denies it though. He did say he doesn't want to manage to 75
and he turns 66 in May. He did also say
if he has a good season he would want to come back. I think they will bring him back if they have
a good season but if they get off to a slow start he will be in trouble.
Dillon Gee will be the sixth
starter, not prospect Noah Syndergaard.
Collins wants to see similar determination out of Syndergaard as he has
seen out of Matt Harvey. John Mayberry
Jr. provides the Mets with a lot of options.
He can play the outfield, back up first base and a righty off of the
bench. Rule five pick LHP Sean Gilmartin
will get a lot of work this spring and will get the chance to face lefty
batters to see if he can get them out.
Rafael Montero will be looked at as both a starter and reliever this
spring.
Here are some things Syndergaard
spoke to the media about on Wednesday. He
said he learned how to become a pitcher more than a thrower last season. He said especially learned that he can't rely
on his fastball all the time. He put a
lot of pressure on himself last season , paying special attention to the Super
2 cutoff date. He said he eventually
deleted twitter from his phone to avoid the news reports and fan comments.
Syndergaard said he wasn't ready
for the major leagues last season and didn't deserve the call up. He was still disappointed not to get called
up in September and will use that as motivation going forward. He really loved working with AAA pitching
coach Frank Viola last season. Viola
helped him with his changeup among other things.
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