Links: Santana Comfortable, Young Mets Roundup
The AP, via the Journal News, details Johan Santana‘s new comfort level in New York, which stems from “just being himself”.
According to the NY Post, Daniel Murphy, who is all business all the time, worked all winter on his defense, in addition to the hours a day he put in in the batting cages to make Mets fans forget about Manny Ramirez.
Mike Pelfrey, writes Steve Popper of the Bergen Record, is secure in the rotation for the first time during spring training. He isn’t worried about breaking down from an increase in innings last year, though he was freaking out when he couldn’t find his wedding ring after his golf cart crash.
Toby Hyde of Mets Minor League Blog profiles LHP John Niese, whom he ranks as the team’s 4th best prospect.
According to Marty Noble of MLB.com, there could be many more lineup machinations than just pushing Jose Reyes down to the middle of the order.
Gotham Baseball discusses the Mets’ fifth starter options.
