Jon Niese seemingly has won the fifth starter’s job, which helps clear things up in the bullpen, too. Fernando Nieve and Hasanori Takahashi, both nominally in the mix for the rotation, now figure to be relievers. Two big questions remain for the pen – Will Jenrry Mejia make the club as a set-up man and [...]
With the free agent pitchers quickly signing with teams other than the Mets, should the team look to one of its own to fill the final rotation slot? Here’s a look at Fernando Nieve. Newsday’s Ken Davidoff tweeted Tuesday that general manager Omar Minaya claims that Fernando Nieve “is probably fifth” meaning he is one [...]