After he played in a minor league game today, the Mets softened their position on whether David Wright could be ready for Opening Day.
When Wright was pulled from the World Baseball Classic last week, manager Terry Collins was thinking a month. Not any longer.
“I would not be surprised if David Wright is there Opening Day,’’ Collins told reporters today. “There will be a lot of things considered here on Thursday or Friday.’’
The Mets are doing the right thing in that both Wright and Murphy are playing in minor league games, so if there was a setback and they had to start the season on the disabled list it could be backdated into spring training.
Among the variables Collins will consider is the weather, as the intercostal muscles both are fighting could be vulnerable to further injury in the cold.
Both players were 1-for-5 in minor league games yesterday.
THE GAME: The Mets were ripped on Tuesday, 11-4, by St. Louis, but the most important thing to take from the game was Jeremy Hefner – who’ll replace Johan Santana in the rotation and on the roster. He left early with a bone bruise on his right elbow, but is okay and will be back in action in a couple of days with a minor bruise. Also on a bright note, Lucas Duda had three more hits, including his fifth homer, to raise his average to .302.
