Brodie Van Wagenen isn’t backing down off his proclamation.
The first-year Mets GM said his team is the team to beat in the National League East over the winter, and the Phillies adding slugger Bryce Harper to their already formidable lineup doesn’t change his thinking.
“I believe that we can beat any team, any time,” Van Wagenen told reporters in Florida after Harper agreed to terms on his monster 13-year, $330 million contract on Thursday. “No player signing is going to change that mindset.”
Asked for his reaction to the Phillies’ splash, Van Wagenen said: “I really don’t have any reaction.