Juan Soto Arrives, Predicting the Roster, Listener Mailbag | 388

Daniel Murphy joins the show to tell stories from the magical World Series run in 2015, what it feels like to be 'locked in', leaving the Mets, his thoughts on the 2025 team, and much more!(2:19) How it felt as a player when we traded for Cespedes(9:18) Immediate reaction to Chase Utley slide(11:32) Being part of the 'Wilmer Flores' game(18:32) Leaving the Mets after World Series(25:14) Mets outlook for 2025

Kodai Senga is one of the most important players on the Mets and we think that he could be the Mets X-factor this season for winning the NL East title. So many innings to make up from Luis Severino & Jose Quintana, Kodai has the chance to give the Mets a true ace! Get 20% off your first Slab Pack or card purchase by going to ArenaClub.com/FOUL and use code FOUL.

Francisco Álvarez is out for 6-8 weeks with a broken hamate bone in his left hand. That STINKS and we are upset.(0:00) Sad for Alvarez(6:13) Possible trades and other options(10:12) Impact on Alvarez long term?

Tim Healey joins us to talk about everything going on at spring training. Notes on Juan Soto, Francisco Lindor, Pete Alonso, Carlos Mendoza, Francisco Alvarez, Kodai Senga, and more! (0:50) Mets Spring Training Vibes(5:39) Carlos Mendoza 2nd Spring Training(8:53) Pete Alonso Vibes(10:22) Mets Injury Update(12:55) Brett Baty Bandwagon Resurgence(15:00) Spring Training Roster Cuts(19:53) Max Kranick Hype Session(27:20) Mets Starting Pitching Update(36:15) Bold Prediction for 2025 Mets

Blade Tidwell threw an immaculate inning. Brandon Sproat looked really good. More underrated prospects had nasty stuff. Clay Holmes was awesome again. Pitching Lab goes brrrrr.Get 20% off your first Slab Pack or card purchase by going to https://ArenaClub.com/foul and use code foul.(1:43) Blade Tidwell OMG(8:40) Brandon Sproat is ready(13:47) More underrated prospects(20:51) Clay Holmes yes(24:21) Kodai Senga and Ronny Mauricio injury updates

Sean Manaea's injury leaves the Mets' rotation in an even worse spot and is not cool at all. Also, Brett Baty is having another really good spring.............(0:00) Manaea's injury is not good(13:51) Believe in Baty(19:52) So many outfielders

Spring training games started over the weekend and lots of fun stuff happened, Juan Soto homered in his first at-bat, Clay Holmes might be sick, more random Jose Iglesias drama, feeling good about Brett Baty, and much more. It feels so good to have baseball on TV.Get 20% off your first Slab Pack or card purchase by going to https://ArenaClub.com/foul and use code foul.(1:54) Juan Soto Appreciation(4:07) Clay Holmes Breakdown(15:49) Jose Iglesias vs Brett Baty(23:18) Fun Pitchers Emerging

Horrible news the Montas is out indefinitely. We talk about what that means and who can fill in for him.Get 20% off your first Slab Pack or card purchase by going to https://ArenaClub.com/foul and use code foul.

Mailbag episode! We answered the questions you all submitted on Twitter about building the bench, drawing up the batting order, Francisco Álvarez's future, prospect potential, and more! Also, man seeing Juan Soto literally swinging a bat in Mets colors this weekend was so exciting.Visit MINTMOBILE.com/TERRITORY where all 3-month plans are only $15 a month, including the Unlimited plan.(1:53) Should we bring Jose Iglesias back?(12:40) Building the best lineup 1-9(22:18) Rotation in crunch time(28:24) Francisco Álvarez future

Spring training is here! Pitchers and catchers (and basically the whole team) reported to camp and there's a lot to discuss. Injury news, Kodai Senga, Francisco Lindor, Bullpen, and much more. Plus, Geoff Pontes from Baseball America joined the show to break down the Mets Top 30 prospects!Go to Hungryroot.com/FT and use code FT to get 40% off your first box and a free item of your choice for life!Use code MetsdUp30 for 30% off any annual Baseball America subscription!(0:42) Kodai Senga Update(4:33) No more Jose Iglesias(9:48) 6th Starter Battle(17:46) Interesting comments from David Stearns