Live from spring training with Terry Collins, talking Juan Soto, Pete Alonso, and the 2025 Mets

On the latest episode of The Mets Pod presented by Tri-State Cadillac, recorded live in Port St. Lucie from Mets spring training, Connor Rogers and Joe DeMayo are joined by former Mets manager Terry Collins to talk all about the Mets past, present, and future! The guys chat with Terry about stories from his years in spring training, David Wright having his number retired, the possibilities of this year’s team, and so much more. Later, Connor and Joe cover every angle of spring training so far and take all kinds of questions from the crowd! Be sure to subscribe to The Mets Pod at Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Today's Show: 00:00 Welcome to The Mets Pod live from spring training in Port St. Lucie! 00:30 Former Mets manager Terry Collins joins the show 01:15 Challenges of spring training for managers 02:00 Yoenis Cespedes and Noah Syndergaard ride horses in 2016 03:15 This year’s Mets lineup 04:00 How would TC fill out the 2025 Opening Day lineup card? 05:10 Francisco Lindor as team captain 06:10 Retiring David Wright’s number 07:15 Expectations after exceeding expectations the year before 08:50 Managing top prospects during spring training 10:00 Will the 6-man rotation become the norm? 11:50 Grading Carlos Mendoza in Year 1, and looking towards Year 2 12:55 Balancing analytics with the human elements 15:00 Goodbye to Terry Collins 16:05 Juan Soto as a member of the Mets, and other spring training observations 17:10 Building a new culture with the Mets 18:20 Buzz around prospect Brandon Sproat 19:55 Down on the Farm: Prospects in big league camp 21:50 Down on the Farm: Prospects on the back fields, including Matt Allan 23:30 Mailbag – how many pitchers will the Mets use this year? 25:00 Live Mailbag – who is the Mets center fielder of the future? 27:20 Live Mailbag – if Pete Alonso leaves next year, who plays 1B? 28:35 Live Mailbag – when will the Mets call up Brandon Sproat? 30:00 Live Mailbag – is there a guy this year that will bring the energy? 32:30 Live Mailbag – what is Jeff McNeil’s potential for 2025? 34:25 Live Mailbag – will Edwin Diaz have a strong 2025 as a closer? 36:15 Live Mailbag – where does Alonso fit in the lineup in order to break franchise HR record? 38:20 Mailbag – who is the utility guy in 2025? 41:25 Live Mailbag – where does Ronny Mauricio fit in 2025? Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.