PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) -- Much has been made of the New York Mets' options when it comes to constructing a batting order, but one point was driven home most spring training mornings in the clubhouse when manager Terry Collins posted the team's lineup: He likes having Curtis Granderson hit cleanup.
In the middle of the Grapefruit League, Collins decided on his lineup against right-handed starting pitching, which makes up the majority of games and will be used against the likes of Washington's Max Scherzer and Stephen Strasburg, plus opposite Atlanta's Julio Teheran, who gets Monday's opening day nod against the Mets at Citi Field.