PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — After a season in which several high-profile injuries exposed deficiencies in the medical treatment and training of players, the Mets promised an overhaul. Spring training has provided a glimpse of what they meant.
Every day, players tap an iPad to record their sleeping habits and the color of their urine, to help assess if they are drinking enough water. At the clubhouse buffet, chickpea pasta is in, but chicken fingers are out. And a new job was created to direct the staff members how to coax the best performance out of the players.