Wheeler (elbow) threw two innings in his first Grapefruit League start, walking a batter, striking out another, and serving up a home run.
The oft-injured 26-year-old appeared to come out of Friday's appearance healthy, which is definitely the best sign for fantasy owners and the Mets brass alike. The homer he served up to Matt Tuiasosopo was less than desirable, but he did a decent job of keeping the ball down outside of that, as three of the six outs he forced were groundouts. Wheeler will still be brought along slowly and faces an innings cap this season, but could be ready to re-join the Mets' rotation a month or two into the campaign.