It'a time to register

Don't be fooled by the big-market status or the NL's richest payroll. The Mets are just as willing as the Pirates and Royals of the world to work baseball's nooks and crannies for pitching talent. Steve Register is proof of that.

A Rule 5 Draft addition from the Rockies who inexplicably never got a chance in Colorado, Register is on the cusp of finding a middle-relief spot in the Mets' bullpen this season. "I don't think I've earned anything yet, but the fact that I'm still here and we're almost to Opening Day has to be a good sign," said the 24-year-old right hander, a former third-round pick by the Rockies. Continue