Like any certified baseball lifer, David Cone has been counting down the days to pitchers and catchers. Not even the NFL playoffs have been a distraction. Cone admits he fell asleep Sunday night ...

Of Tidwell’s 19 pitches, 18 were strikes. That’s a great sign for a team that struggled with spiking walk totals last season.

Blade Tidwell, ranked as the No. 2 pitcher and No. 8 prospect in the Mets' farm system, tossed 9 pitches and 9 strikes in a 1-2-3 inning against the Rays.

There are quite a few players who spent time with both the New York Mets and the New York Yankees. And it would seem that ...