As pitchers and catchers settle into spring coaching camps and place gamers trickle in, there are various veterans nonetheless on the free agent market in search of jobs.
As Mets president of baseball operations David Stearns mentioned in Port St. Lucie on Wednesday when requested about Jose Iglesias, a key a part of the workforce’s midseason turnaround and run to the NLCS, Stearns made it obvious they have been shifting on — no matter how a lot the 35-year-old’s efficiency and perspective sparked the workforce.
“Where we are now, for that role on our team, it’s important for us to keep some avenues open for our younger players,” Stearns mentioned. “We think it’s important for us to have some roster flexibility with that spot.”
One other former Met, Mark Canha, is experiencing an identical offseason as Iglesias.