Gio Gonzalez pitched a couple of scoreless innings in his spring debut Wednesday in the Nationals' 11-5 defeat of a Mets split-squad. The Nationals are taking it easier on their rotation mainstays this year than they have in past springs. Last year, Gonzalez made his spring debut on Feb. 25 before going to pitch for Team USA in the WBC. This year, he'll probably pitch 10 or so fewer innings this spring.