Huascar Brazoban has been outstanding so far this spring.

The right-hander struck out five batters over three scoreless innings before leaving the Mets for the WBC.

He continued that dominance pitching for the Dominican Republic, putting together more clean appearances, including his last in Sunday’s semifinal loss to the United States.

Though it's just exhibition games, the Mets certainly like what they’ve seen.

“I don’t know if we’re looking at the results, even though it’s a competitive environment facing some of the best hitters in the world on that stage, but it was good to see him throw the ball the way he did,” Carlos Mendoza said.

“The biggest thing we were looking at was just the buildup -- looking at the one-plus which he ended up doing close to 30 pitches, so the fact that they lost and we’re gonna get him back, he’s coming back in a pretty good spot.”

The team will wait and see how Brazoban feels when he reports back to camp this week, but if he finishes spring training healthy, he will officially be part of the Opening Day bullpen.

With the 36-year-old just about locked in, that leaves one spot with a week of games to play.

As long as everyone continues to stay healthy over that stretch, Mendoza expects that the difficult decision could take them right up to hours before first pitch on Opening Day.

Among the arms who are still in the mix are veterans Craig Kimbrel and Bryan Hudson, both of whom have impressed the third-year skipper with their stuff thus far in camp.

“We’re going to take what we feel is best and is going to give us the best chance to win,” Mendoza said. “Looks, angles, pitch shapes, I’m not sure we put too much into that now -- we’ll see how things play out the next few days.”

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