Reliever Trevor May, as the Mets’ first new arrival this season, has managed to enjoy a complete overview of the team’s roster transformation.
And he hopes the new owner Steve Cohen will not be finished, with the possibility of signing George Springer still in the plan. The 31-year-old Springer remains the best player on the market and will give the Mets a straight strike and an improved central defense.
“I will keep my fingers crossed and hope it happens,” May told The Post on Thursday. “I think that would be – I don’t even want to call it cherries on top, because I don’t know if they were finished right then – but [Springer] it would be phenomenal. I can’t imagine the buzz in the Mets world with fans, I can’t even wrap my head around it. ”
The central player of the twins, when May was with Minnesota, was Byron Buxton, who provided the Gold Glove defense.
“One of my favorite players of all time,” May said. “So when you can get this kind of defense, which Springer certainly has, and I don’t think we can say enough about hitting him and how big a threat is in the box. Having a really dynamic center player is great for a team and [Springer] is one of the best there. ”
So far, out of this season, the Mets have added their right hand over a two-year deal worth $ 15.5 million and James McCann over a four-year contract worth $ 40.6 million. Last week, the Mets completed a successful deal that brought Francisco Lindor and Carlos Carrasco from Cleveland. The rotation was also strengthened in November, when Marcus Stroman accepted the Mets’ qualification offer worth 18.9 million dollars.
May is familiar with Lindor and Carrasco competing against them in AL Central. He expects both players to improve their talent level and the Mets club.
“[Lindor] he is a leader, he is a winner, ”said May. “He was on the team that went to the World Series [in 2016]and then maybe teams that weren’t so talented, that found a way to win and he’s a big part of that.
“Cookies are the same. He was there for the not-so-good Cleveland Indians teams and then he turned to a rock in that rotation, and the word around the league is that they’re two of the best guys out there, so it’s going to be really great. . ”
Given that pitchers and catchers are scheduled to appear on February 17 for spring training, May said he is not too worried that the pandemic will disrupt the season.
“Making adjustments is easier now than last year, so the things I would have worried about aren’t as big a factor,” May said. “I spent so much brain energy on him last year, taking me because of things I don’t have in me anymore, I just want to play baseball. I am excited to be part of this team to cancel this for now. ”
The center of May until the start of spring training will be the Fan-Controlled Football League, in which he recently became the owner of Zappers, one of the league’s four teams – with former Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Manziel as defender.
The league, which debuts on February 13 with games broadcast on Twitch, is considered the first professional sports league that allows fans to call, including to decide the games in real time through a mobile application. Already, fans have selected logos and color schemes for the team.
“A lot of things will be decided only by the fans,” May said. “Those people, they are part of five fantastic football leagues and they like to root every guy in every team, for whatever reason, because they are in their teams and they want to have more control over their goals, now they have that control. . ”