Despite the injuries piling up in the Mets' rotation, manager Terry Collins said "there's a reason" why the team isn't entertaining the notion of putting top prospect Zack Wheeler in the opening day rotation, according to the New York Daily News.
"He needs to go to Triple-A. He needs to face hitters in Triple-A," Collins said. "He needs to go work on his stuff, and he needs to be able to do what he did toward mid-season, and that is pound the strike zone. Thus far, in the games he’s thrown over there, they said he’s been a little wild."