Mets spring training news and notes from PSL, interviews with A.J. Ewing and Andy Green

The Mets Pod

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

4.6 • 796 Ratings

🗓️ 24 February 2026

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

On the latest episode of The Mets Pod, Connor Rogers and Joe DeMayo recap Joe's trip to Mets spring training in Port St. Lucie, which includes notes on Juan Soto, Nolan McLean, Jonah Tong, Christian Scott, Luis Robert Jr, and so much more. Later, SVP of Player Development Andy Green joins the show to discuss all the top prospects in the farm system, and Joe sits down for an exclusive interview with top prospect A.J. Ewing after the first Mets spring training game. Finally, the show wraps with a Mailbag featuring questions about Dylan Ross, Ryan Lambert, and Mets targets in a fantasy baseball dynasty draft. 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 00:50 Joe recaps his trip to spring training 01:35 PSL Notes: McLean, Soto, Robert Jr, Scott, Tong, and more 05:20 Bo Bichette at third base 08:45 Interview with Mets SVP of Player Development Andy Green 09:00 New player development facility breaks ground 09:30 Jeff Albert promotion, how it affects the staff 10:05 Carson Benge development and big league readiness 11:50 A.J. Ewing last season and what's next 13:00 Next wave of pitching prospects: Wenninger, Santucci, Watson 14:15 Evaluating Mitch Voit, future position 15:25 Developing relievers: Dylan Ross and Ryan Lambert 16:50 2026 big picture goals for the Mets farm system 17:55 Goodbye to Andy Green 20:40 Down on the Farm: A.J. Ewing 21:10 Interview with top prospect A.J. Ewing 21:25 Ewing's first Grapefruit League game action 21:40 Breakout in 2025, what was learned in 2024 22:20 Ewing's self-scouting report 22:30 Main goals for 2026 23:05 Winning in Double-A Binghamton 23:35 Hearing the hype, not focusing on it 23:55 Playing mini-basketball in the clubhouse, who's the best? 24:20 Goals for taking the next step in CF 24:40 Goodbye to A.J. 28:30 Mailbag: Dylan Ross and Ryan Lambert in the bullpen? 33:10 Mailbag: Mets picks in a fantasy baseball dynasty draft? 41:40 Closing Thoughts

Transcript

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Mets pod on today's show.
0:01.9	Joe's back from spring training and we take a listen to his conversation with
0:05.1	Met senior VP of player development, Andy Green.
0:08.5	He also caught up with highly regarded prospect AJ Ewing in Port St. Lucy.
0:12.7	And as always, we'll close out the show answering your mailbag questions.
0:16.5	So subscribe to the Mets pot at Apple Podcasts, Spotify.
0:18.9	You can watch every episode on SMY's YouTube channel or wherever you get your shows.
0:31.0	What's up, everybody?
0:32.1	Welcome to the MetsPod.
0:33.2	I'm your host, Connor Rogers, joined as always by my co-host, Joe DeMayo, who made it back from Port St.
0:39.7	Lucy, maybe the last flight in after this, right before this crazy snowstorm.
0:45.3	But Joe got to enjoy some of that great weather and some much needed Mets baseball.
0:51.4	How was the trip?
0:52.4	What were the highlights?
0:53.4	Break it all down for all of us here in
0:56.0	snowy tri-state or wherever you're listening to the Mets pod. I made it back by the skin of my
1:01.7	teeth, Connor. As you said, I was probably one of the last flights that get back into Connecticut.
1:06.6	I got to watch the gold medal hockey game on the flight home, got some celebrating on the plane, a lot of people watching it.
1:13.9	So that was really cool.
1:15.1	But what I did see in spring training, I saw the sun.
1:18.9	I saw a temperature that started in the 80s.
1:21.6	I saw blue skies.
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