Alfonso Soriano is close to Mets manager Willie Randolph, who was on the coaching staff of the Yankees during the All-Star's stay there. "I miss my friends but I don't miss playing in New York," Soriano said. "I don't think about it. I'll think about what I'm going to do after the season." The asking price for a player of his caliber - roughly $15 million per year - could prove high for the Mets. Soriano, 30, is looking for the stability of a four- or five-year deal. "Soon after being traded from the Yankees, I stopped thinking about returning to New York," he said. "I got over it." "I love the New York fans," he said. "And I feel their love when I go out there. But the truth is I don't feel like one day I want to return to New York. Sure, when I was traded, I was a little hurt, but that was three years ago. I've matured a lot since then. I know I can be comfortable wherever I play. "It wasn't bitterness. It was simply being a little hurt about leaving the team. But I understand it was part of doing business. I don't harbor any hard feeling against the Yankees or the GM or the manager. It was business."