Paging Pedro Martinez? Less than a month before Opening Day, the "race" for the Mets' fifth-starter job remains as muddled and uninspiring as ever. Four of the five candidates threw yesterday, and the results were almost uniformly ugly. The Mets haven't expressed interest in bringing back Martinez, but one has to wonder if that will change after Tim Redding and Freddy Garcia both struggled against the University of Michigan. An hour and 20 minutes north in Viera, Fla., the situation didn't get any clearer. Livan Hernandez gave up one earned run on four hits in three innings of his Grapefruit League start against the Nationals, but can hardly be considered the leader for the No. 5 spot with a 4.70 ERA in 7" innings this spring.
Source: New York Post