Though general manager Sandy Alderson stressed this spring that he won't evaluate Collins solely on wins and losses, the Mets probably won't keep him if they lose 95 games.
Officials at the New York Aquarium, which was damaged by superstorm Sandy, said the Coney Island institution would reopen in late spring, when a new sea-lion demonstration also will have its debut.
That said, general manager Sandy Alderson said the Mets expect Santana to go through a typical, limitation-free spring training and start on opening day.