Report from Port St. Lucie, 2/26
A rare cloudy day did not stop Johan Santana from throwing an “up-and-down” bullpen session on Sunday, simulating game conditions (pictures below). Santana will throw twice next week, once off flat ground, in preparation for his first Grapefruit League start on March 6. From there, his April 5 assignment against the Braves will be in sight.
One other interesting note today revolved around David Wright and his friendship with Ryan Zimmerman, who just inked a six-year, $100 million contract extension with the Nationals. The deal could — but probably won’t — have implications for Wright’s own financial dealings in the future, even if he’s not too keen on talking about it now.
Today’s main story, of course, revolved around shortstop Ruben Tejada finally reporting to camp after manager Terry Collins called him out this week for not arriving early. The two smoothed things over early this morning, freeing Tejada to go about the business of replacing Jose Reyes.
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- The University of Michigan baseball team huddles up Sunday prior to their game vs. Iona at the Mets’ complex.
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- CF prospect Matt Den Dekker shows off his stance.
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- R.A. Dickey delivers a pitch during his warm-ups Sunday.
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- Santana lets another pitch fly during his bullpen session.
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- Johan Santana uncorks a pitch Sunday morning.
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- Terry Collins and Dan Warthen watch Johan Santana throw.
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