PORT ST. LUCIE — The Mets have aced the cocktail hour.
Seriously, has a team ever drummed up more excitement in the buildup to its initial full-squad workout? From Yoenis Cespedes’ tricked-out stuff that comes out of his garage to the midseason stuff of Matt Harvey and Noah Syndergaard in bullpen sessions, the Mets’ momentum keeps climbing like Donald Trump’s poll numbers.
Now comes the rest of the party, which is longer, far less predictable and replete with unanticipated land mines.