From Adam Rubin's blog (via Metsblog): Fernando Nieve arrived and threw a bullpen session. It was Nieve�s first time throwing off a mound since mid-January, when he was pitching in the Venezuelan winter-league playoffs. There�s no sense of any lingering trouble from the gruesome quadriceps tear he suffered last season in Atlanta. Nieve is the pre-camp frontrunner for the No. 5 spot in the rotation, according to Jerry Manuel. Nieve is out of options and would need to pass through waivers to be sent to the minors. Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/mets/?offset=10