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Carlos Mendoza Is Already Working With Bo Bichette On 3B, Harrison Bader On Decision To Sign With Giants + Mets, Yankees Best & Worst Moves Of The Offseason

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Mendoza says last year's Mets became a "corporate clubhouse" that did not celebrate each other enough.

1. The Show: A NY Post baseball podcast centers this episode on the Mets' offseason makeover and the Yankees' roster choices. 2. Joel Sherman and Jon Heyman host, and Mets manager Carlos Mendoza joins to explain why he matters to the team's 2025 plans. 3. The episode asks which New York moves mattered most, what the Mets' new roster is for, and whether the Yankees spent well. 4. John Heyman starts with Freddie Peralta as the Mets' best move, calling him a "number one pitcher" and stressing the high prospect cost. 5. Joel Sherman argues that Luis Robert Jr. was the Mets' best value move because the club gave up Luis Angel Acuna and a pitching lottery ticket. 6. The hosts say the Mets remade the roster in about a week, but that the groundwork for Peralta and Robert had been in motion for months. 7. On the Yankees side, John Heyman picks Cody Bellinger as the best move because he covers left field, center field, right field, and first base. 8. Sherman agrees on Bellinger and notes the Yankees strike out too much, which Bellinger helps offset with contact and athleticism. 9. The hosts then debate the Mets' worst move and land on replacing Edwin Díaz with Devin Williams and Luke Weaver. 10. They also question the Yankees' Trent Grisham qualifying offer at $22 million and whether Paul Blackburn at $2 million leaves the pitching staff short. 11. Mendoza says he spent the morning with Bo Bichette taking ground balls at third base and thought he looked comfortable. 12. He says Jorge Polanco at first base will need game reps, cutoffs and relays, and repeated work with the pitching staff. 13. Mendoza describes the lineup as balanced, with Francisco Lindor, Juan Soto, and Bichette creating flexibility in the top three spots. 14. He says the Mets had a "professional clubhouse" last year, but it became too "corporate" and did not celebrate each other enough. 15. Mendoza says Soto is businesslike and Lindor is more outgoing, but he believes both players care about winning and about each other. 16. He explains that Edwin Díaz was one of the best closers in the game for the Mets, but he feels good about Williams and Weaver as proven high-leverage arms. 17. The interview style is direct and conversational, with Sherman and Heyman pressing Mendoza on roster moves and clubhouse dynamics. 18. Mendoza answers in a calm, detailed way and keeps returning to game reps, versatility, and health. 19. Fans tracking the Mets' position changes, bullpen, and clubhouse fit will get the most from this episode. 20. Listeners wanting generic baseball chatter without roster details may skip it.

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A brisk New York baseball check-in with real roster talk, not decorative outrage.

This episode keeps New York baseball at the center, with Carlos Mendoza's changes on the Mets and Joel Sherman and John Heyman sorting through the New York moves they like and do not like, plus a league-wide version of the same exercise.

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If you want Mets changes, New York moves, and Harrison Bader after the Giants signing, start here.

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