Spring Training is here!

Thank God baseball is almost here. After a long off-season, America's Pastime gets back into action. The Mets pitchers & catchers reported to spring training yesterday. That means baseball is back in swing--somewhat.

I have to admit, I was weary a few weeks ago, but now I think we are a stronger team than last year. Our bullpen was upgraded drastically, and if you look at it, our starting rotation looks better than last years as well.
Take a look:

2008 Opening Day Rotation
Johan Santana
Pedro Martinez
John Maine
Oliver Perez
Mike Pelfrey

2009 Projected Opening Day Rotation
Johan Santana
Oliver Perez
Mike Pelfrey
John Maine
Tim Redding, Freddy Garcia, Livan Hernandez, or Jon Niese.


In '08 Pedro and Pelfrey were question marks. Inevitably, Pedro went down, and we were stuck with a combination of Claudio Vargas, Nelson Figueroa for much of the year. This year we have 3 proven starters and a rookie competing for the 5th spot in the rotation. Thats what you call depth.