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Jon Niese Throws From Mound, Expects to Be Ready Opening Day
Jon Niese threw off a mound today for the first time since his injury last August. At about 50 percent strength.
— Ken Davidoff (@KenDavidoff) January 25, 2010
As per a pair of tweets from Ken Davidoff. Having Niese healthy and miraculously getting Nelson Figueroa through waivers again to start the season would give the Mets Bisons one of the best 1-2 combos in Triple-A. That might not sound like much, but its the kind of depth that would make signing a little-talent, high-durability guy like Jon Garland pretty superfluous.
