NEW YORK -- Few familiar with Brodie Van Wagenen's work over the first six weeks of the offseason would guess that he is done adding, moving, shaking as he looks to transform the Mets back into contenders. But even if Van Wagenen is finished adding major pieces to the Mets' roster, he feels they are in prime position to contend.
"Internally," Van Wagenen said on SNY after completing a two-year deal for catcher Wilson Ramos, "we would argue that we're the favorites in the division right now."
There's little doubt the Mets are a vastly different team from the one that finished 77-85 last season.