PORT ST. LUCIE — Here’s a little game for you to play:
Gather your friends who label themselves Mets fans around a table. Serve up a couple of pints of their favored beverage, click the radio on a spring training game, let the already-terrific tandem of Howie Rose and Wayne Randazzo get you fired up for the coming season, set a genuine baseball mood. Then ask your friends this:
“How many years does Jacob deGrom have until he hits free agency?
“How about Noah Syndergaard?
“How about Michael Conforto?”
Chances are high that, even without reaching for their phones, they will answer instantly: Two.