What we learned: Jenrry Mejia could make the Mets on a technicality, with the team concerned about Jon Niese’s health … both Ike Davis and Lucas Duda will be on the Opening Day roster.
What we wrote:
- Nationals 7, Mets 3: d’Arnaud delivers second spring homer
- Opening Days always memorable for Granderson
- Frank Viola to undergo open-heart surgery
- Mets purchase right to send Dice-K to Minors
- Mets’ roster picture coming into focus
- Harvey, Mets officially come to terms on site of rehab
Around the league:
- Boston’s Grady Sizemore swats first homer since 2011
- Michael Pineda beats out Phelps, Warren, Nuno for Yankees’ rotation job
They said it:
“Performances matter. I think last year was a small sample. This year is an almost equal sample, so I think we have to take everything into account. We’re not ignoring Spring Training performance.” –General manager Sandy Alderson on Vic Black
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