The Mets plan to be cautious early in the season with starting pitchers Matt Harvey and Jacob deGrom since neither player stretched out to 100 pitches during spring training, per NJ.com.
"It's not about health," general manager Sandy Alderson said. "Well in Harvey's case it's about his return. And in deGrom's case it's being a little conservative, that's all."
With the conservative approach in mind, the Mets chose to open the season with an eight-man bullpen.
"That gave us a little bit of flexibility," Alderson said. "That may change as well over time."