The Mets Pod Live on Winter Meetings Day 1: Andy Martino joins to talk Juan Soto and what’s next

On a live episode of The Mets Pod presented by Tri-State Cadillac, Connor Rogers and Joe DeMayo are talking on Day 1 of the 2024 MLB Winter Meetings about Juan Soto and what’s next for the Mets. SNY MLB Insider Andy Martino joins the show from the meetings in Dallas to recap the whole Soto story, and reveal where things stand with Pete Alonso and the Mets pursuit of more pitching as they build their team for 2025 and beyond. Later, Connor and Joe react to comments from Mets president of baseball operations David Stearns, go Down on the Farm to check on Luisangel Acuna, and answer live questions from viewers about Nathan Eovaldi, Roki Sasaki, Jordan Montgomery, and more! 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 show, welcome SNY MLB Insider Andy Martino from the Winter Meetings 01:25 Recapping the Mets successful chase for Juan Soto 04:10 The Mets family atmosphere is attractive 05:45 Juan Soto’s comfort level with the Mets 07:05 Now what for the Mets and Pete Alonso? 09:00 Targets for the starting rotation 11:15 Building a bullpen 13:00 Roles for Starling Marte and Jeff McNeil 14:30 The return of Jose Iglesias? 15:35 Overall MLB activity at the Winter Meetings 16:35 Goodbye to Andy 17:15 More on free agent pitching and Sean Manaea 23:30 David Stearns speaks 27:40 Mailbag – Mets interested in Nathan Eovaldi? 31:25 Mailbag – Recruiting Roki Sasaki 34:50 Mailbag - LH DH options? 41:35 Mailbag – Thoughts on Jordan Montgomery 45:20 Down on the Farm: Luisangel Acuna 48:45 Closing Thoughts Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.