On the Mets beat

Unlike the usual drama across the state in Tampa, the Mets have been relatively quiet here in Port St. Lucie as they approach Thursday's official reporting date. John Maine was asking PR guru Jay Horwitz this morning if he would get a ring for pitching a rehab game for Class A St. Lucie, which won its league title last season. Maine, along with Oliver Perez, has been included in Rotation Row with Tom Glavine, Oliver Hernandez and Pedro Martinez in the major-league clubhouse. It's about as big a promotion as a pitcher in his situation can expect for spring training. As for Chan Ho Park, he's yet to have a nameplate up, but there is a uniform with the No. 61 across the clubhouse a few lockers down from Lastings Milledge.

More bad news for Aaron Heilman. His locker is in the primary set-up spot, right next to Billy Wagner. Looks like he's one of the few pitchers not auditioning for a starting job in the immediate future.