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Buzz: Pelfrey in Rotation, C’Vargas in Pen

by Matthew Cerrone on May 29th, 2008 at 1:29 pm

According to David Lennon, in a post to his blog for Newsday, when Pedro Martinez returns next week, the Mets may keep Mike Pelfrey in the rotation and move Claudio Vargas to long relief.

and, i guess, demote Carlos Muniz, who is creating his own version of the Heath Bell Shuttle…

Lennon also writes about Fernando Tatis, Carlos Delgado, and Willie Randolph’s new-found strategy of not protecting his veterans.

Speaking of Delgado, who will likely play tonight against the right-handed Brad Penny, at his blog for the Daily News, Adam Rubin wonders if Randolph will once again bench Delgado on Friday when the team faces the left-handed Clayton Kershaw.

…i hope so, since i’m going to the game tomorrow night, and am super excited to see John Maine vs. kershaw

…the thing is, i want delgado to lock down the first base job, because it will mean he finally started hitting…however, if he’s going to remain inconsistent, and check in among the worst hitting first basemen in the league, what else is willie supposed to do but put him on the pine