pitcher Noah Syndergaard tuned up for the regular season with a couple fastballs — at his own organization.
The 30-year-old deGrom is hoping for a new contract before opening day after he won the NL Cy Young Award last season. But he sounded pessimistic about the possibility after he worked three perfect innings in his final spring outing on Saturday. "You see those guys getting extensions, I think it’s time Jacob gets one, too. He’s really good, a great teammate. I don’t get it."The Mets left Florida’s East Coast after Sunday’s 8-4 win over Washington for Sarasota — a three-hour bus ride over to the Gulf of Mexico.
"You’d think we’d go to New York to get like — as adults — our things, our affairs in order, but nah, we’ve got to go to Syracuse first," Syndergaard said. "I don’t know whose idea that was, but it’s not a smart one.
DeGrom should negotiate some run support into his next contract.