NY Mets Sign Livan Hernandez to Minor League Contract

I can't make this up.

The NY Mets have signed Livan Hernandez to a $1 million minor-league deal with $1 in performance bonuses, according to a source familiar with the deal. Hernandez is expected at camp this weekend.

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It is said, Competition is the whetstone of talent. The signing makes Hernandez the fourth pitcher vying for the fifth starter spot in the rotation. Hernandez will take his place alongside Garcia, Niese and Redding in a wide open competition to join the rotation.