Mets starting pitcher Zack Wheeler told reporters he's not concerned with his injuries, adding that he's dealt with elbow tenderness and with a blister under his middle fingernail before. He insisted that it didn't impact his performance last season, per Newsday.
"It wasn't affecting me all that much so I could go out there and compete like I wanted to," Wheeler said.
Wheeler was scratched from Saturday's Grapefruit League game against the Nationals. He is not scheduled to have an MRI. Tyler Pill will take the hill in Wheeler's place on Saturday.
Wheeler allowed two runs on two hits, two walks and two hit batters in 1 1/2 innings during his first start of the spring on Monday. He went 11-11, with a 3.54 ERA in 32 starts for the Mets last year.