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Should the Mets move Zack Wheeler to the bullpen?

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Zack Wheeler is currently expected to begin the 2018 season as an option for the Mets' rotation, but should the team move him to the bullpen?

SNY's Nelson Figueroa, while noting that Wheeler needs to harness his control, said during Mets Hot Stove on Thursday night on SNY that Wheeler could excel in the bullpen.

"I'd love to see him as a reliever," Figueroa said. "I think if he can just focus on being a two-pitch pitcher in that bullpen, that 98 mile per hour fastball will play up and that slider/curveball combination can be deadly.