Roster updates!

News that has been floating around indicates that the Mets have notified Mike Pelfrey that he has won the fifth starter job in the starting rotation.

Pelfrey, still only 24, has been up and down from Triple-A to the Majors in the past couple of years. Although he is still young, he has disappointed many people who expected better results out of him. In a rough season last year, he lost all of his starts that he made until later in the season when he started to get hot. Let’s hope that carries over into the season.

As for Orlando “El Duque” Hernandez, he is probably headed to the 15-day DL and will keep a close watch on Pelfrey’s performance early on.

In the bullpen, sidearm reliever Joe Smith appears to have won a spot on the opening day roster, while Brady Clark has beaten Fernando Tatis for a bench spot.