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Connor Rogers and Joe DeMayo discuss the Mets' early season performance and new players while answering listener questions.

Connor Rogers and Joe DeMayo are talking real baseball on an all-new episode of the The Mets Pod! The guys take a look at Freddy Peralta, Bo Bichette, Carson Benge, all the other new Mets through the first few games of the schedule, go Down on the Farm to ponder contract extensions for prospects, and launch a new season of the Scoreboard with new twists, turns, and stakes! Later, Connor and Joe open the Mailbag to answer questions about a role for Mark Vientos and the overall state of the bullpen. Be sure to subscribe to The Mets Pod at Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Today's Show: 00:00 Welcome to the show! 01:15 Opening Day and a strange early schedule 03:25 Eyes on the new guys: Freddy Peralta 05:15 Eyes on the new guys: Bo Bichette 08:55 Eyes on the new guys: Jorge Polanco, Luis Robert Jr, Marcus Semien 14:35 Eyes on the new guys: Tobias Myers, Luke Weaver, Devin Williams 19:05 Eyes on the new guys: Carson Benge 21:50 Down on the Farm – Prospect contract extensions? 28:25 The Scoreboard: recapping Opening Day predictions 31:25 The Scoreboard: making next week's bets, with new twists 41:05 Mailbag – What's the role for Mark Vientos? 45:40 Mailbag…

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Hosts: Connor Rogers, Joe DeMayo

Topics covered

• Mets season start
• new players analysis
• prospect contract extensions
• Scoreboard predictions
• Mailbag questions

Keywords

• Mets
• Freddy Peralta
• Bo Bichette
• Carson Benge
• prospects
• contract extensions
• Scoreboard
• Mark Vientos
• bullpen

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