"The tools are there, Mets manager Carlos Mendoza said of Robert, who has missed 114 games over the last two seasons. Elite power, the defense, the speed. When he's healthy, we saw it in 2023, a lot of the things he can do. We gotta keep him healthy and we're going to be proactive He has a chance to do something special here."
"This is something that when we traded for him, our trainers put their hands on it and identified some of the things, especially in the lower half, that need to be strengthened up, Mendoza continued. He's going through full workouts, he's going to get live at-bats, but as far as putting him in game settings when he has to be a full-go, like beat out a groundball, we don't want to put him out of the gate. So he's going to be on a progression."
The Mets acquired veteran center fielder Luis Robert Jr. and plan cautious management to restore his elite offensive and defensive production. Robert, 28, missed 114 games over the last two seasons and has been plagued by hamstring and groin injuries but is currently deemed 100% healthy. The team will skip him in initial spring training games while emphasizing lower-half strength and a staged progression that includes full workouts and live at-bats but delays game settings requiring full-speed plays. Trainers identified lower-body weaknesses after the trade. The Mets are taking similar slow spring progressions with Francisco Alvarez and Jorge Polanco.
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