News: Manuel sees John Maine in Rotation, not Bullpen
Jerry Manuel said today that John Maine will return to the starting rotation – and not go to the bullpen – when he is activated from the disabled list, according to Adam Rubin of ESPN New York.
…maine must be back on the roster in around three weeks, according to roster rules… and so, he has three weeks to get him velocity up and get command of his pitches… if he doesn’t, i’m not sure what the Mets will do… like i’ve been saying, they want Hisanori Takahashi back in the bullpen… i suppose maine could one or two starts, then get time off during the All-Star break, at which point we’ll be a week or so away from the July 31 Trade Deadline…
To get other pre-game notes, including Chris Carter’s future at DH, Ruben Tejada’s future at second, and the latest on Carlos Beltran, read Rubin’s blog, here.





