PORT ST. LUCIE — Earlier than arriving to camp for his annual go to as a Mets visitor teacher, David Wright acquired a message from the crew’s new third baseman saying he wished to fulfill him.
On Monday, Wright deliberate to seek out Bo Bichette and start that relationship.
“I’m undecided what course that’s going to enter, whether or not it’s third base or New York, regardless of the query set is,” Wright stated earlier than the Mets confronted the Marlins in an exhibition sport at Clover Park. “However I’m excited to get to spend a while with him.”
Bichette, who arrived to the Mets on a three-year contract price $126 million in January, is shifting from shortstop to 3rd base, as one in all a number of new gamers studying a brand new place.
Following a winter wherein the entrance workplace reshaped the roster, the previous Mets captain is studying new names, apart from Bichette.
Pete Alonso, Brandon Nimmo, Jeff McNeil and Edwin Díaz have departed and the brand new arrivals additionally embody Jorge Polanco, Marcus Semien, Luis Robert Jr. and Devin Williams.
“I actually love spring coaching vitality, particularly with the brand new group of men that the Mets have,” Wright stated. “Now you get to fulfill a few of these guys for the primary time and it simply appears there’s vitality and enthusiasm in that locker room. I like being a small a part of that.”
Staff proprietor Steve Cohen has stated there gained’t be an official Mets captain so long as he owns the membership. Wright, who held the title for 5 seasons, stated the variety of veterans within the clubhouse could preclude the necessity for an official captain.
“Figuring out Francisco [Lindor] for the previous few years, figuring out Juan [Soto] for the previous few years, when you might have a handful or a gaggle of leaders in there, that’s simply nearly as good if not higher than having a single chief,” Wright stated.
“Instances change. It is smart when you might have the veteran group that they’ve in right here, that group can get along with these younger guys, these prime prospects, and say, ‘Hey, that is how we’re going to type of do it.’ I believe that’s what made the crew profitable, the success that we had after I performed, that allow these younger gamers know that ‘Beginning now, that is how we play the sport. That is how we feature ourselves.’ ”
