JUPITER, Fla. -- As some Mets prepared to bus south on Tuesday for a game against the Cardinals, others lingered in street clothes. Victims of the Mets' latest round of roster cuts, 10 players made the short drive to Minor League camp as clubhouse attendants cleared out their lockers.
Among them were four relievers: Matt Purke, Drew Smith, P.J. Conlon and Corey Taylor, all of whom entered camp with outside shots to pitch their way onto the roster. With that quartet out of the picture, the Mets' bullpen picture became clearer.