Ken Davidoff, who is blogging from Tradition Field for Newsday, said Jon Niese pitched from a mound today for the first time since having season-ending surgery on his hamstring last summer.
Niese told Davidoff he is on track to be 100 percent healthy by Opening Day.
Niese let up seven runs in 11 innings during two starts for the Mets last season, then went to Triple-A, but re-emerged to go 1–1 with a 3.00 ERA in three starts before injuring his hamstring.
…i remember feeling so, so badly for niese, because, not only did it stink to see him get hurt, for the team’s sake, but for him, given the standings, last august and september could have been a significant opportunity for him to show his best stuff and really put a claim in on the rotation… now, he’s fighting back, and on the outskirts of the rotation, depending on whether the Mets acquire a starting pitcher, which i have to think they will…
To read more from Davidoff, who talked with Oliver Perez earlier today about his off-season program in Arizona, check out his Twitter feed, here.
[metsblog.com]
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니스도 마운드에서 공을 던졌네요..
오프닝 데이에는 100% 몸을 만들 수 있다고 밝혔군요..........
올해 기대한다....!
