Health: Duque, Castillo, Gotay and Beltran
Orlando Hernandez will throw a simulated game at Tradition Field today.
…it’s looking more and more, to me, like el duque will just stay back at camp when the team begins the season, where he can continue to work and be ready about the time the team first needs a fifth starter around the middle of April…he’s just way off the pace…
Meanwhile, on Monday, Luis Castillo told reporters that he intends to play in a game today or tomorrow.
…today is a home game, which will air on 
, so i suspect he’ll push for today instead of traveling to Jupiter…
To read quotes from Castillo, and to learn more about his status, check out Peter Botte in the Daily News.
Speaking of second base, Ruben Gotay has been doing light batting practice and fielding drills.
Lastly, Carlos Beltran told reporters yesterday that he felt a bit sore following his first game of the spring. However, “It’s a good sore,” Beltran explained.
For more on Beltran, read Rieber’s report in the Newsday.
