For some quick details on various injured Mets, head on over to MLB.com, where Anthony DiComo brings us updates on Castillo, Beltran, Perez, and Reyes.
Apparently Luis Castillo will be starting his rehab assignment sometime this weekend. Ollie will be heading up to Buffalo to finish the last leg of his rehab assignment and Carlos Beltran continues to impress with his rehab in St. Lucie. All great news except for Ollie. I kid, I kid.
I'm actually in the minority in believing that Perez should head to the rotation upon his return. Takahashi has proven that his value is higher in the bullpen then in the rotation. Also, Perez' value is much higher in the rotation. Why? Well, if Perez has a bad start, the Mets still have five or six innings to get back in the game, especially with a guy like Takahashi who can come on in the third or fourth inning and stop the bleeding. However, if you bring Perez out of the pen in the sixth or seventh inning and he implodes, there's little chance of recovering in time to make a game of it. So I say Perez to the rotation first and if it doesn't work, you can flip flop him with Takahashi. Then again, I'd prefer not to have Perez on the team at all.
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