Thor can’t figure out Odell deal

PORT ST. LUCIE — Even this Met has no idea what the Giants are thinking.

Noah Syndergaard struck out five batters across 5.2 scoreless innings and gave up only two hits with two walks in the Mets’ 2-1 victory over the Astros on Wednesday. But his fourth spring training outing took a backseat to the stunning news of Odell Beckham Jr. getting traded to the Browns on Tuesday night.

“I don’t know what the Giants are doing. We’ll find out,” Syndergaard said. “He’s special.”

The Mansfield, Texas native surprisingly did not grow up as a fan of the Cowboys. If he had to pick, Syndergaard said he could be a Browns fan for a very Mets-like reason.

“I don’t really have a football allegiance. I like Baker Mayfield, honestly. I like the way he competes and his mentality out there on the field,” Syndergaard said. “The Browns have sucked for so long that you can’t help but to root for them.”’

The Giants stunned the football world by dealing star Beckham to the Browns for a first- and third-round draft pick in this years draft, along with safety Jabrill Peppers and guard Kevin Zeitler.

JED, TODD INCHING WAY BACK

Jed Lowrie and Todd Frazier are being cautious with their recoveries from early spring injuries.

Lowrie was officially diagnosed with a left knee capsule sprain on February 23 and Frazier sustained a left oblique strain three days later. In just the first few days of camp, the Mets were forced to scramble for Opening Day depth coverage upon losing their starting infielders.

Almost three weeks later, Lowrie and Frazier are moderately expanding their baseball activities.

“(I’m) feeling good, making progress every day,” Lowrie said. “And I think that’s the goal. Not having any setbacks and continuing to build the strength and progress every day.”

The 34-year-old third baseman is throwing and hitting off the tee amid various workouts. He has not begun to run yet, instead focusing on building strength and endurance throughout the recovery process.

Frazier is managing his oblique sprain through phases. The 33-year-old said he completed phase 2 of his process after taking 10 swings off the tee and 15 dry swings. Frazier is taking grounders as well, but is not sure what the next phase entails.

“Today was supposed to be a slow day, but felt pretty good coming in,” Frazier said.

Neither Lowrie nor Frazier provided straight answers as to whether they will be healthy enough to be ready by Opening Day. But the opportunities to receive at-bats and infield starts are quickly diminishing.

The Mets noted earlier in spring that Lowrie needs about 40 at-bats before feeling prepared for a full regularseason game. Frazier added on Wednesday that he needs about 30 at-bats, or five to six games. With less than two weeks until Opening Day, the likelihood both infielders are prepared sooner than April is minuscule.

“This is about getting this right,” Lowrie said. “What we can’t have happen is for this to linger all year. I just don’t want a situation where this happens again ... That doesn’t help anybody. We have to get this right. When we get this right, it’ll be because I’ll be able to play every day.”