Jerry Manuel Making Some Noise

The New York Mets manager Jerry Manuel has been making some noise. The latest is yesterday he announced that rookie Daniel Murphy would be his starting leftfielder and that Ryan Church and Fernando Tatis would platoon in RF. He said earlier in spring training that he would use Luis Castillo in the leadoff spot and Jose Reyes in the second or third spot in the order. It will be interesting to see if he is just tring to motivate some of these guys or if he is serious. The Mets have otherwise been quiet. Jonathan Niese who is vying for the fifth spot in the rotation pitched 2 hitless innings in a intrasquad game yesterday. John Maine threw today and said his mechanics are rusty. JJ Putz pitched then jetted off to Arizona to be with his wife who is giving birth, he said he plans on being back on Friday to pitch against team Italy. The Mets will play the Orioles in Ft Lauderdale tomorrow in their grapefruit league opener. The only regulars making the trip are Luis Castillo, Daniel Murphy and Ryan Church. I thank http://metsblog.com for having this information. For the Mets fans check this site out it has great information regarding the Mets.