Laura Albanese

Hi, Freddie.

Welcome.

You talked about people embracing you already like it's family.

I was wondering which teammates you've got to speak to and if you're already close to anybody on the team.

I'm doing well.

I'm reporting from the best coast, which is not the West Coast.

I can't even say that with a straight face.

It is so cold on the East Coast right now.

I am the minority that likes snow.

But living in an apartment building, I also don't need to shovel snow.

So I feel like that is the biggest factor.

Like, no, I'm not going to have a heart attack trying to clear my walkway.

And maybe that's what brings my appreciation out.

Yes and no.

The writing was a little bit on the wall.

You started hearing murmurings probably a few weeks ago.

So when it happened, I was not actually shocked, but a lot of people were, and understandably so.

So I think there were a few things going on.

First of all, Nimmo's getting to the age where he's probably going to be in decline, and that contract is a pretty heavy onus on the Mets right now.

That being said, I mean, you're talking about the longest tenured Matt.