Simulated game or simulated farce?
David Wright is scheduled to participate in a simulated game Saturday at Citi Field as part of his attempt to rejoin the Mets’ roster before the season concludes, but team officials already seem to have the third baseman’s fate decided, at least in their minds.
“[Wright] had the better part of the summer to get back to the point where he could get in rehab games,” assistant general manager John Ricco said Friday. “He did that, but not at the level we had talked about.