Dylan Cease, Framber Valdez, Ranger Suarez, and the search for starting pitching in free agency

The Mets Pod

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Connor Rogers, Ny Mets, Sny, New York Mets, Joe Demayo, Mets, The Mets Pod, Baseball, Joe De Mayo, Andy Martino, Keith Hernandez, Sports, Mlb

4.8 • 692 Ratings

🗓️ 28 October 2025

⏱️ 50 minutes

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On the latest episode of The Mets Pod presented by Tri-State Cadillac, Connor Rogers and Joe DeMayo talk old and new coaches, plus the Mets forever search for starting pitching. The guys cover the likely departure of first base coach Antoan Richardson, the addition of hitting coach Troy Snitker, and also take a quick look back at the chase and non-addition of Yoshinobu Yamamoto. Connor and Joe then dive into the free agent market for starting pitchers, considering such options as Dylan Cease, Framber Valdez, Ranger Suarez and more. The show then goes Down on the Farm for a report on reliever Dylan Ross, and answers Mailbag questions about Brandon Sproat, first base trade options if needed, targeting Twins hurler Pablo Lopez as a trade possibility, and a new contract for Edwin Diaz. 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! 01:10 First base coach Antoan Richardson and Mets don’t come to deal 05:50 Troy Snitker hired as new hitting coach 09:40 Looking back at the chase for Yoshinobu Yamamoto 17:00 Diving into the free agent market for starting pitchers 17:40 Dylan Cease 22:00 Framber Valdez 25:25 Ranger Suarez 28:25 Other options 33:25 Down on the Farm presented by Binghamton University: Dylan Ross 36:00 Mailbag: What are the main skills of Brandon Sproat? 38:35 Mailbag: 1B trade options if Pete Alonso leaves 42:30 Mailbag: Pablo Lopez as a trade option? 45:30 Mailbag: How many years is too many years for Edwin Diaz?

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Mets pod presented by Tri-State Cadillac.
0:03.0	On today's show, we get into the latest coaching news with the Mets.
0:06.0	We preview the starting pitchers hitting free agency, highlighting who might fit the team.
0:10.0	We also go down on the farm and answer your mailbag questions.
0:13.0	So subscribe to the Metspot at Apple Podcasts, Spotify.
0:16.0	You can watch every episode on SMY's YouTube channel or wherever you get your shows.
0:29.4	What's up everybody?
0:33.2	Welcome to the MetsPod presented by Tri-State Cadillac Performance Range style,
0:35.7	three different ways to make every drive and occasion.
0:38.5	Whatever your reason, there's never been a better time to say.
0:58.2	Let's take the Cadillac, the all electric Cadillac family of vehicles, Escalate IQ, Vistic, Optic, and Lyric. Visit your tri-state Cadillac dealer today. I'm your host, Connor Rogers. Jo, as always by my co-host, Joe DeMeo. And Joe, it is pretty rare to be a fan of a baseball team that is not in the World Series and somehow get news during the World Series. But with the Mets right now,
1:04.8	we've had a lot of different coaching news start to trickle in. And I think that the headliner
1:09.3	has to be that, you know,
1:11.1	according to Jeff Passon, it's looking like Antoine Richardson might be moving on from the
1:16.8	organization. The now claim to fame first base coach that has turned Juan Soto into a 30
1:23.1	stolen base threat and helped the Mets in a lot of different ways in that route this year.
1:27.8	So, I mean, let's start right there, Jell.
1:29.5	Like, what did you think when this kind of came across?
1:32.6	I need an explanation.
1:34.3	I need a deep dive.
1:35.7	I need to understand this.
1:37.6	The Mets could fire hitting coaches and pitching coaches and bench coaches can go,
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