Via MetsBlog.com, Mike Pelfrey was warned his job was in danger when he performed poorly this spring:

That precise moment occurred two days after his March 18 start in Kissimmee, where the Astros hammered him for eight runs in 2 2/3 innings to raise his ERA to 14.90. Terry Collins called Pelfrey into the manager’s office that morning and delivered a not-so-subtle message.

“This front office isn’t like the one you’ve had in years past,” Pelfrey said Collins told him. “This kind of stuff isn’t good. They want answers.”

Pelfrey thought his job was secure.

“It was my understanding that I didn’t have to compete for a job, that this was the time to work on stuff, my cutter, my circle changeup. Then when Terry talked to me, I was like, I better get some people out.”

I suppose an ERA that bounces between 5.50 and 3.60 every year would make a job less secure. From Collins statement, the new front office seems to be more vigilant than the previous staff.