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00:04what's up Mets fans what's good everybody it's your boy Dexter Henry back with you on another
00:09edition of Straight Outta Flushing with my guy the one and only Tyler Ward aka Wardy
00:15Wardy what's good with you my guy Dex I'm feeling good I hope you are too as we know we
00:20got a
00:20festive weekend with Halloween around the corner so hopefully everyone has a great time because
00:24while it's going to be a busy time for us being out and about it's also going to be a
00:28busy time
00:29for Major League Baseball as the offseason is officially upon us Milwaukee Brewers are World
00:33Series champions and now we can move forward this offseason into really getting what is next for
00:39them and as we know there's some significant news that has dropped over the past 24 hours setting
00:44up the table for us today there you go you talked about Halloween seems like the Mets might have got
00:48a treat with Bo Bichette picking up his option I gotta ask you before we get into Bo Bichette are
00:54you a big Halloween guy are you a big Halloween guy do you love the holiday I don't
00:59I wouldn't say I love the holiday I'm definitely one of those guys where it's like Christmas above
01:03all but then Halloween I like the most I think for the interactive aspect there probably aren't
01:08many other holidays especially you know being younger and like you know especially going to
01:12like Halloween parties and you know doing things with your friends or one of your kid trick-or-treating
01:16so I think it kind of depends on the age group you know at least from what I've experienced so
01:21far
01:22uh but yeah no it should be a fun time what about you uh I would say I'm a big
01:26Halloween guy I think
01:27as I've gotten older um I enjoy I have a good friend who she always throws a good party shout
01:31out to my friend Justine uh she always throws a great Halloween party and uh I like going to those
01:37because I get to connect with a lot of people in the broadcasting industry to go to that party
01:40and you know you got the little dressing up aspect I think I enjoy it more as an adult watching
01:44my
01:44daughter enjoy it so much through trick-or-treating so that's kind of my enjoyment of it but
01:48you know I have a little candy here and there I like my neighborhood to do a little parade it's
01:53nice so yeah I I like I like I like the holidays especially since becoming a dad I definitely
01:58appreciate it in ways that I did it you know and it makes me a couple circles back when I
02:02was a little
02:02kid you know and going through that entire thing uh for the first time but yeah no it's always fun
02:07and I think one more uh note on that especially when we look at um you know what we look
02:14forward to
02:14most when it comes to these things the main takeaway I have again is just
02:18bringing everyone together that's always the main yeah you know that's that's why I love most about
02:22holidays and same thing with sports you know I wouldn't enjoy sports and baseball and the Mets
02:26nearly as much as I currently do if it wasn't for the fact that there's such like this awesome niche
02:31of people coming together with the same common interest in something um regardless of what their
02:36interests are with many other things so yeah that's good all right so everybody out there please
02:41enjoy your holiday weekend with Halloween be safe as well too now as Marty said we are
02:47officially into the offseason Mets have been in the offseason for a while but the rest of baseball
02:51now into their offseason as World Series is over and Bobachette coming back to Queens
02:55for another 42 million dollars next season I think we talked about this a couple weeks ago
03:01from his perspective this decision made plenty of sense we expected this to happen we thought
03:05Bobachette would be back and would opt in do you see this as a positive development for the Mets
03:09or do you see this as one that creates more challenges for David Stearns going forward
03:15it creates challenges in the sense that the New York Mets have a lot of money already committed
03:19for the 2027 season so locking in 42 million dollars gross for a guy with a 700 OPS isn't ideal
03:25there's no denying like if the Mets made that signing and this current for agent class even
03:30with the being as top heavy as it is you could argue that that's kind that's kind of egregious
03:35but from the standpoint of it being one less thing for the Mets to worry about in an offseason
03:40where they have a good chunk of things to worry about and building this roster in a way that could
03:44be conducive to having continued success and by continued I mean making the playoffs multiple
03:49years in a row hopefully starting next year should there be a season I would say that that is obviously
03:54a positive behind Bobachette returning and you know there's multiple layers as to why Bo coming back
04:00to the Mets was pretty much a foregone conclusion since May we've been this drum plenty here on the
04:05platform and it was kind of funny to hear you know contrasting thoughts just in the sense that while you
04:09could play devil's advocate with you know Bo being in this top heavy market and having the urgency that
04:15many teams may have now over the next month up until the lockout officially begins in the first
04:20couple days of December or so what's also true is that you know the risk just has always kind of
04:24outweighed the reward and for Mo that didn't get his footing down until north of two months into the
04:29season and in Mets uniform as well as you know looking like he can actually opt in for 42 million
04:35dollars again a year from now it's a hard thing to pass up I think if you're Bichette who according
04:41to his wife loves being in New York now and adjusting there from Toronto and Bo was on record
04:47right towards the end of the season saying how Andy Green is up there with the best managers he's
04:50ever had in baseball quite a big thing to say for a guy who's only been manager for a couple
04:55months
04:56with him so I just think all these things made it increasingly obvious that Bo Bichette opting in
05:01was something that should be anything but a shock to us Mets fans yeah and so look David Stearns as
05:08we've talked about ad nosium here is going to have his work cut out for him this all right whether
05:12Bo Bichette opted in or not I do agree with you I think it's one less thing for them to
05:16worry about
05:16you now know we'll get to this the left side of your infield is now set you don't have to
05:21worry
05:21about this in this situation and you can look at some of the positives which is kind of where I
05:26want
05:26to go next with Bo Bichette because if we talk about what he actually gave him Wardy look he
05:32struggled and fans were like oh man here we go again another big free agent Mets signing that
05:37doesn't pan out looks like he can't hit looks like he can't handle New York and then he looked much
05:42more like the Bo Bichette that we knew and expected down the stretch of the season so do you believe
05:49in
05:49the second half improvement or and think that's a sign of what we'll see from him next year or do
05:55you think the Mets should actually be concerned with some of what they saw early in 2026 and maybe
06:00think that his best offensive years might be behind him I think there's always going to be a level of
06:06concern when you invest this much average annual value in a player and they don't meet that output
06:10nearly to your liking when it comes to you know especially I think in the clutch ability the Mets
06:16were longing to get from Bichette in the first half of the year when they were scrambling to find
06:21consistency and what was such a poor start to the season but what's also true though is that I think
06:25year two of Bo Bichette is going to be a good one for this Mets team between having stability knowing
06:30that he's as of now likely going to be the man at the hot corner but also provides a level
06:35of diversity
06:35for the Mets that we talked about in previous episodes here in Street Out Flushing where at the
06:39Mets have a Jefferson Rojas and he may profile better at third base you know maybe the Mets will throw
06:44a bow at second for a period of time especially if Marcus Simeon is a non-factor by that point
06:49or
06:49first base the Mets decide to go with a platoon is that something that they would consider bow getting
06:53reps at if that would maximize our infield of say let's say hypothetical world everything's clicking
06:59for both Rojas and one a Petrie or Voight so much so that the Mets have to have them in
07:06this Mets
07:06infield together which would be crazy but a really exciting thing good problem to have exactly and if
07:12the Mets don't have certainty at first base next year which you know the jury's still out we'll
07:17have to see if David Stearns can actually you know not swing and miss this time around trying to
07:21address that area but if he does in fact swing and miss and the Mets have that platoon again
07:25Bo Bichette is a righty bad option you know getting some reps at first and kind of also potentially
07:30increasing his value as a pending for agent for that upcoming offseason where he can show you his
07:36ability to maybe play all around the diamond and do it okay you know shortstop you're not going to get
07:40a good defense from him but these other areas you could be getting at least solid like what we've
07:44seen at the hot corner but the point here though with Bo and the value that he brings to the
07:49New
07:49York Mets is that between obviously the defensive versatility as well as the offense a second year
07:54with hopefully a healthier pairing of himself Lindor and Soto will be imperative behind the success
08:00to a degree right you know Bo had 18 home runs this year as he did last year he had
08:05I believe 94
08:06RBIs in 2025 with the Blue Jays in his walk here where he only had 78 this year but again
08:11had more
08:11guys saying the plate for him that we saw you're going Toronto going all the way to the World Series
08:16and he batted well above league average that season whereas he was around league average this year
08:20for Bo to get back to being that 20 to 30 percent above league average hitter he needs to just
08:26be more
08:26steadily what we saw pretty much from June onward last year which is a north of 300 hitter with an
08:32OPS
08:32closer to 800 and 700 and someone who really clutched up I remember as well for awarding day
08:39that I hosted my yearly event that I do with my subscribers at Citi Field June 12th this year
08:44and that was one of Bo Bichette's best games as a New York Met it was a rain delayed game
08:47on a Friday
08:48night against the Braves it had Noel McClain on the mound for the Mets and Bo Bichette hit not one
08:53but
08:53two home runs including a grand slam and kind of from that point onward throughout the remainder of the
08:57year we saw Bo a little comfortable in the Smets lineup for good stretches and I just think a year
09:03of having New York under his belt is only going to do him right so throwing it back to you
09:07Dex what
09:08would you say is the biggest pro versus con with having Bo Bichette back with the Smets team for
09:14next season oh let me all say this there's one thing I learned from what you just said and that
09:18is
09:18you need to have more warty days to help out your boy Bo Bichette you know I'm saying you have
09:22some
09:23more warty days you know I'm gonna hit some more bombs they have people happier at Citi Field we
09:27wouldn't make playoffs if we did warty days yeah yeah the biggest good question from you because
09:33the biggest pro I would say is just having the continuity of him at Citi Field in Flushing again
09:41because having that continuity what he built on towards as you said from June onwards where he had
09:47a near 800 OPS and looked much more like the player that we had seen from him the year before
09:52in
09:52Toronto I think just having that just having that comfortability with him too and I think that word
09:58is so important when we talk about him you talked about his wife saying that she loves it here I
10:02don't think we talk enough about athletes just as human beings and how hard it is to transition from
10:07one place to another you're getting comfortable your route to the ballpark how your family's getting
10:12adjusted if you have kids what schools you're going to what neighborhood you're living into I know
10:16we'll look at this and say well he's got 42 million dollars there's no problems with that no it's still
10:20life and it's still an adjustment and then you actually have to work which is to produce at the
10:24plate and so as Bo Bichette seemed to get more comfortable not that I know all of this for sure
10:28but it seems that that also impacted the play we saw so if you say that I think that's why
10:33you
10:33warty can look at that and say hey I think he'll be better in 2026 right I think he will
10:40be excuse me
10:412027 I think he'll be better there he also really likes this manager he likes this group he has said
10:46that
10:46he believes that this team could win now all that confidence is good he's got to produce at the
10:50plate but I think the continuity and comfortability are the pros here the con for me would be if you're
10:58just looking at this purely from a value and number standpoint is that oh okay you have another 42 million
11:04on the books what if this goes wrong however there's always risk in everything right the thing
11:10for the Mets is and when you say the risk is the Mets don't have control in the situation
11:13Bo Bichette has all control in the situation so Bo Bichette has another down year he would be likely
11:20then opt in a year ago a year from now where we are into that 42 million dollars and you're
11:25saying
11:25you might say to yourself well as a Mets fan or as David Stearns if he still has a job
11:29we we being the
11:31Mets could be able to put that money elsewhere allocate the resources elsewhere because the Mets are
11:36already an expensive roster and if we're being 100% honest here they've also been an underachieving
11:41and failing roster so you want to make sure you get the value there's risk in that I'm I tend
11:47to
11:48believe more personally in the comfortability and continuity that is something I think that should
11:53be valued in sports I don't think we should always change make change for change sake so I think he's
11:58a good hitter I think Bo Bichette's a good player I think he'll be even more comfortable at third I
12:02didn't even get to the defensive side of it we're just talking about hitting I think he'll be more
12:05comfortable playing third and to your point if he provides versatility even more around now you're
12:11feeling good my question to throw it back to you is now that he's back and it appears that the
12:17left side of the infield is set does his return change the way Stearns handles those other infield
12:24spots of second base and first base which we talked about over the last couple of weeks do you think
12:29Bichette being back now might change how Stearns goes about addressing those two spots I would say yes
12:35if Bo Bichette had a monster year and there was this industry belief from the halfway point on
12:41where that oh yeah he's 100% locking um opting out but then Andy Green maybe as an example coming
12:47in as
12:47manager just swayed him in a way that he's like you know what I ain't leaving pulling a hole Leonardo
12:51Capra straight out Wolf of Wall Street so that that isn't the case here um but can you go back
12:57to
12:58actually finishing what you just said for your last point because I lost my training thought I got no I
13:01was just I was no no it's fine it's fine I was just curious is that now that he's back
13:06right and
13:06it looks like the left side of the infield is set will that change David Stearns approach right and
13:11how he should handle first base and second base correct and like I said because it felt like a
13:16foregone conclusion that Bo is going to be staying I don't really think it changes much for him you know
13:20I think that this is already part of the plan a for the David Stearns offseason plan heading in you
13:26know because when we think of the plans that they set every single offseason they have them
13:29essentially A through Z that's why Bo Bichette wasn't plan A for them but he became ultimately
13:35what they landed on after they swan and missed on Kyle Tucker so and in hindsight honestly when you
13:43look at the side-by-side comparisons of two guys adjusting to new markets for new teams with the team
13:49that Kyle Tucker had versus what Bo had in the first half of the Mets especially without Juan Soto and
13:57Francisco Lindor for great stretches of season you can make a rightful argument that even with
14:02Bo being the quote-unquote consolation prize of those two he's probably the better fit for this
14:07organization currently when we look at the blossoming of Benj Ewing keeping Soto to have
14:13some outfield reps and the Mets needing some certainty at the hot corner you know but obviously
14:18Brett Beatty provided a level of that with the team a couple years ago but since he's been more in
14:23this
14:23utility role they've still been longing for a guy that can come in and handle his own at the hot
14:27corner while also being a league average to well above league average bad and Bo has those qualities
14:32so I think all in all this is one lesson for David Sterns have to worry about and when we
14:37look at
14:37approaching first base second base outfield to a certain degree the rotation the bullpen this just
14:45sets the Mets up I think to have a faster more effective offseason which they're gonna need decks
14:50because we got a sprint over the next four weeks yeah that now that's the interesting thing right
14:56there's all it feels like it might be a little offseason speed dating you know what I mean in this
14:59situation where especially because we talked about this before in the show right some guys are gonna
15:04be like hey look I want to get my contracts locked in I want to know where I'm playing if
15:09there's going
15:09to be a lockout a lot of locks there no no puns intended there but if there's going to be
15:13a lockout
15:13they're going to want to know that they're in with the team what their situation is I think it's
15:18going to be interesting for not maybe as much some of the top guys but some of the middle class
15:22as you'll say of baseball will be really interesting there but when you look at the Mets
15:27Wardy and it wasn't just Bichette because the offense overall for the Mets was better later in
15:34the season than we saw much earlier in the season and so now with Bichette back in the lineup if
15:39we
15:39take out first base and second base do you think this allows David Sterns to put most of his attention
15:45and resources into starting rotation which you and I think is something they need to upgrade for
15:49sure we could also talk about the bullpen or would you just say hey man this offense still needs
15:55another impact back or or can you do all three do you think he should put his time attention
15:59and resources into all three oh definitely can do all three I mean if you're not somewhat
16:04ambidextrous as a president I think there's an issue you know you got to be able to do more
16:09more than one thing at a time here seriously um and we have seen David do that but we've seen
16:14him
16:14make multiple moves you know in the same day within you know only a couple hours a part of each
16:18other
16:19we've seen also not just Sterns but when we go back to four years ago the guy who just won
16:23a world
16:23series in the Brewers front office funny enough not David Sterns no we're talking Billy Epler
16:27and Billy Epler um did a lot in a very short period of time uh before the impending lockout four
16:34years ago like think remember the trickle effect I want to say something more either you know a half
16:39hour to like an hour or two apart from Eduardo Escobar to Starling Marte to Mark Hanna to then
16:45Max Scherzer it was a flurry and the Mets were the top dogs and being big spenders right up until
16:52that
16:52lockout began and while they may not necessarily be top dogs to that degree this time around um they're
16:59definitely going to be pushing as far as he possibly can for Tarek Schuble so that's what
17:05we're going to watch most intently but do I think that Schuble will be the first domino to fall no
17:11and because we all know that Schuble likely won't be the first domino fall as the Scott Boris client
17:15the Mets need to make sure that they are say with me Dex proactive oh there we go and addressing
17:22these
17:22other areas of need so I you know if there's anything that I think could be of similarity to recent
17:28years with Stearns because I do think that there will be some overlap I don't think he's going to
17:31completely 180 his offseason approach even though he probably should when it comes to acquiring
17:36external talent but I do anticipate we'll see the Mets probably make some moves soon of again kind of
17:41like what they did they just brought in Kyron Paris who was a former uh top prospect a couple years
17:46ago
17:46from the Angels you know and a nice little waiver claim there as well as you'll see you know maybe
17:50they'll make a move and have another Jared Young situation where they get a guy from the KBO or the
17:54MPB that
17:55we're not talking about as much you know separate from like the more coveted Taiyaki Sato and then
17:59you'll see like some just other smaller moves that are not bad players but just not guys that you
18:04necessarily were thinking about because you know that's this is how Stearns works to a degree um and
18:10then from there you know the reliever market you know how how interested are the Mets at all and
18:14what's available in the free agent market there you know are they going to try to run it back when
18:18anyone that they parted ways with you know things we'll discuss in future episodes but I think all in all
18:23we're going to see David um do his usual approach in acquiring some you know solid guys but nothing
18:29that are drastic needle movers and then once the heart of this next month of an off season really
18:36starts to pick up even if it's in the next week or so um I highly anticipate that we'll see
18:41the Mets
18:41in the thick of it all you know maybe some things we won't hear until the news happens and that's
18:47fine
18:47um I kind of prefer that at times because you know I feel like there's an increased likelihood of not
18:52landing a certain player when it's right or to constantly constantly unless it's like Juan Soto
18:57because Steve wasn't going to take no for an answer um yeah that's my stance on all that how do
19:03you feel
19:03uh I feel that one Dave Stearns has got to do his due diligence with everything I would think it
19:12would
19:12be a shame if we don't hear in the next couple of weeks that he's kicking tire kicking the tires
19:18excuse me on first base options in particular uh to upgrade there whether it's via trade whether
19:24it's via free agency second base as we've discussed already in looking at our series on different
19:29positions around here I think you can be a little bit more flexible with that I think you can use
19:33some
19:33of the the young players it wouldn't shock me if they go that route um as far as a bullpen
19:38you know bullpens are volatile from year to year as we know and the Mets bullpen which we were a
19:43little concerned about with all the pieces they traded away uh at the deadline was actually solid
19:48there were some impressive guys in the pen down the stretch so how you add to the bullpen what are
19:54the defined roles is Kodai Senga going to be the closer getting clarity on those kind of things you
19:59know Devin Williams in his role like what's the how's that going to shape out um you know relievers I
20:05can't never go crazy and say hey when somebody makes a move this is a good move sometimes you
20:08don't know year to year it's just it's it's almost like they really are fickle as frustrating as it is
20:14to say it's true yeah it's true and I know I know people don't want to hear that they want
20:17certainty
20:18but you know we'll see I think he's got to be exploring um all the options that he can and
20:23everything uh you know and as much as I say that I'm kind of leaving out what you said with
20:28Tarek
20:28Scoble we because of who his agent is it's Scott Boris I do not think that he's going to be
20:33the
20:33first domino to fall but how serious are the Mets in those talks we are going to know very soon
20:41very very soon I'm sure we'll know as all that stuff will be coming out and listen I think he's
20:47the kind of guy they need maybe he doesn't fit Stearns's age profile because he is 30 and he's
20:53going towards the other side of that but I think if the Mets are truly serious about winning how they
20:59pursue Scoble and other options particularly first base is going to tell me a lot this offseason
21:04they'll say before as we wrap because we got a couple things I just want to say to you because
21:08we do have to look a little bit beyond this next season 2027 for a moment because as we even
21:14both
21:14mentioned earlier Bichette has another 42 million dollar player option for 2028 which means we could
21:21be sitting here at this time next year having the same exact conversation right we will be we will be
21:27right we will be okay now but now the tenor of it might change because let's say Boba Shett kills
21:34it at the plate we might sit here earlier than a year from now and say man he's he's opting
21:40out
21:40he's opting out I'm like oh no should the Mets give Boba Shett 300 million what should we do you
21:46know
21:46like that's that's a real conversation that'll be having where I'll probably be in the no category on
21:52but I um I know it'll be good discourse because think about it Bo almost signed for well over 200
21:59million across seven with the fills so if you don't think he's going to be trying to shoot for
22:03again a Trey Turner kind of contract you know I got a bridge to sell you of course that's the
22:08way he's
22:08going to be shooting of course you know so and I think stability in the infield this year you know
22:12especially in at a less strenuous position than short for a second consecutive year could help him in
22:18that regard and you know maybe maximizing in the market that I haven't looked at the class yet for
22:24next year I have to um to see what the third base depth is there but if it's not overly
22:29proficient
22:29then again that's her bow can kind of stick out like a sore thumb should he have a monster year
22:35and
22:35say I can opt out of 42 mil and it would put some pressure on the Mets right because then
22:39they have to
22:40answer this question which is should we view him as a long-term part of this core to go along
22:45with Juan
22:46Soto as Francisco Lindor ages or you can look at it this way 2027 is essentially a one-year opportunity
22:54and I want to put this just on Bo Bichette for both sides to prove something because the Mets also
23:00have
23:00to prove to Bo Bichette that they are a serious winning organization because if you don't think
23:05that he's looking at it this year especially if he produces let's say he produces at the plate
23:10he's looking around like oh what what are y'all doing to make sure that this is a sustainable
23:17winning situation you know sustainable is a word I like to use and so does so is Steve Cohen used
23:21multiple times so I it has to it is a really interesting season if we have baseball for both
23:28sides to prove something next year and there will be tough decisions for both sides next year
23:35now it's gonna be the ideal situation is Bo Bichette plays solid defensive third hits well
23:44at the plate and the Mets are in the postseason hopefully with a fruitful deep postseason run
23:52that happens you're the Mets you're looking at this and saying we got a decision to make we could have
23:58left the side of our infield locked up for another couple of years Bichette could be here long term
24:03but how much money do you want to commit to Bo Bichette Wardy you're saying you're not gonna go
24:08over 300 million and I don't want you to get deep in this because we could we could get to
24:11this next
24:11year but I do think it's something yeah we got some time we got some time we got some time
24:15I do think
24:15it's something for fans to think about yeah and how things could play for both sides and it could be
24:21very interesting okay yeah the worst scenario is again it's worse in like a good way I guess where
24:27yeah let's say Bo has a career year like everything goes right you know even while playing in
24:32far from a band box which he kind of has in Toronto because the ball flies better in that dome
24:37he has let's say north of 30 home runs for the first time in years 100 rbi season right 30
24:43above
24:44league average as a hitter and as a defender he's like in the 40th percentile that's above average
24:48at third base so not league average but not not like a liability either okay if you look at all
24:53that
24:54you're the Mets and say you had a deep playoff run you fell short but you had a deep playoff
24:58run with
24:58him that's where you're gonna that's where we're gonna try to see can we make sure that we don't
25:04make the same mistake that we did after 2024 by completely buying in you know to maybe like
25:10everything that clicked whereas maybe you shouldn't just run it back when there's justified reasons not
25:17to and with Bo long term on that kind of contract I just we'll talk more on it obviously but
25:23I can
25:24definitely see a world why that wouldn't be attractive for David Stearns or the Mets so
25:30yeah it's gonna be fun fun discourse but we're talking this one who knows maybe in a week we're
25:36gonna be having to talk about like Francisco Lindor rumors again because you know those are inevitably
25:40gonna pick up and I don't say that as someone who wants it or wishes I'm clarifying that I'm just
25:44right you know how the offseason is like every single offseason I get calls and texts about things
25:49are just so out like like what you know what I've told you this before you know what I call
25:54it
25:54Wardy it's lying season this is what I call it lying season lying season trade season and offseason
25:59lying it's sauces it's it's sauces everyone has their sauces c-a-u-c-e-s all right last thing
26:06oh
26:06s-a-u I'm not sure s-a-u yeah there you go I knew I knew what you meant
26:10I knew what you meant
26:11now that Bichette is back are you more optimistic about the Mets chance of getting back to the postseason
26:16since we just talked about it or does this decision not really change your outlook at all
26:22that much and you're kind of like I need to see more this offseason before I'm optimistic about
26:26a 2027 postseason yeah I definitely need to see more I mean we can't have the bar being right now
26:31just the guys that we kind of want to run it back with you know like the same way how
26:34we can't have
26:34like Clay Holmes be like the only rotation ad if say the Mets wanted to bring him back like I'm
26:40not
26:40that's not good enough in my opinion right you need to do more here but I think for what the
26:44Mets
26:44need in Bo entering next season they're in good hands so I'm I'm excited I think that he adds
26:52a level of certainty to their lineup as well as that level of again stability and continuity to this
26:58club that they desperately need you know and I think of also Bo's buy-in with the young players and
27:04you know not only in how Annie Green was able to get the veterans like Bo like Lindor etc to
27:09buy in
27:10in hand because of guys like Benj guys like Ewing guys like McClain advocating for him but it's also
27:17seen how a veteran like Bo is buying into what the Mets younger movement is and sees the upside here
27:23you know he had some really good quotes throughout the second half you know with Andy Green especially
27:27in stating how you know he sees the talent here and this is something that he wants to be a
27:31part of
27:32so regardless of the fact that he's a part of the organization above all because of the dollars
27:37let's call it how it is same thing with Juan Soto there is definitely a buy-in that I think
27:42Mets
27:42fans should be excited about I think he's hungry I think he's determined I think more than anything
27:46Bo just wants to be the Bo that he was for 100 the last 100 games that we just sadly
27:53didn't get a
27:53chance to see like many other Mets in the first two months of the year yeah well listen I'm the
27:59same
27:59way does this change my outlook and optimism for 2027 no no there's a there's a lot of more work
28:06to be
28:06done we'll see I think it's positive I will reiterate it we said at the top I think it's
28:10absolute positive that he is back but David Stearns and I think I speak for a lot of other people
28:17in media and Mets fans have to show us a lot more and then the games have to be played
28:23and we have to
28:24see how the players execute so long way to go there are no parades in late October as we approach
28:30Halloween weekend there are no parades given out there were no championship trophies given out well
28:34there was one given out to the Brewers but not to the Mets and so Mets have some work to
28:38do we will
28:39see what they do let us know your thoughts on Bo Bichette being back with the Mets opting into that
28:4342 million dollars and what do you see his long-term future with the Mets Wardy and I got more
28:48coming
28:48your way this offseason that's going to do it for my guy Tyler Ward aka Wardy I'm Dexter Henry we'll
28:53catch you next time another edition of Straight Outta Flushing peace