Adam Rubin, in a post to his blog for the Daily News, is reporting that the Mets have now officially declined the option for reliever J.J. Putz.
In addition, the Mets announced that they have exercised the $500,000 option on Mike Pelfrey.

Bart Hubbuch of the New York Post says the Mets have told JJ Putz they will not pick up his option for 2010.
…as i said before, it was just too much of a financial commitment to give a setup man coming off of elbow surgery…they can probably find a capable setup man to compliment Pedro Feliciano for [...]

Adam Rubin, in a post to his blog for the Daily News, points out that the option the Mets have on JJ Putz is for $9.1 million, and not for $8.6 million as had been previously reported due to a performance clause that was exercised prior to his trade to the Mets.
Rubin feels that there [...]

Joe Janish, in a post to Mets Today, wonders whether or not the Mets should exercise the $8.6 million option for J.J. Putz.
Janish points out that the Mets ignored the elbow problem that kept him out of action for a month in 2008, and that Jerry Manuel rode him hard early on.
…i think that Putz‘ [...]

The Brooklyn Cyclones, in a posting to their Facebook page, have announced that J.J. Putz will not make his scheduled rehab appearance tonight.
The reason for the change is unknown.

In case you missed it…
Billy Wagner pitched a perfect inning Friday for Single-A St. Lucie, where he will throw again tonight.
…the way i understand it, wagner will keep up this pace, then eventually move to pitching back-to-back days… he’ll do that for a bit, after which talk of him joining the Mets will begin… i’m [...]

Prior to today’s game, J.J. Putz tossed roughly 25 pitches as he continues to work back from elbow surgery.
He will next throw on Wednesday.
Putz later told reporters he hopes to be back in roughly three weeks.
…it’s going to be quite interesting to see Francisco Rodriguez, putz and Billy Wagner, all in the same bullpen… hopefully, [...]

Prior to yesterday’s game, Carlos Beltran said the bone bruise on his knee has not improved.
However, he has been hitting, throwing and running in a pool and has every intention of getting back on the field.
Beltran said the doctor advised against increasing his workload because the pain and bruise will not go away until he stops [...]

Gary Sheffield left last night’s game due to an apparent injury to his hamstring.
However, it was later reported that Sheffield had a cramp in his leg and it is not expected to be serious.
…finally, an injury that isn’t bad, but I guess you never know anymore…
Meanwhile, Bart Hubbuch of the New York Post is reporting [...]

Prior to last night’s game, J.J. Putz told SNY he hopes to be able to begin playing catch just after the All-Star break, which puts him roughly seven to 10 days ahead of schedule.
Putz desrcibed being on the disabled list, unable to help the team as ‘miserable,’ and ‘frustrating.’
To listen to Putz speaking with SNY, [...]

According to SNY, Fernando Martinez will have his sore right knee examined today at New York’s Hospital for Special Surgery
Frankly, I have a feeling the Mets may end up sending martinez back to Triple-A, while promoting Angel Pagan, who is getting closer and closer to being ready for action.
Jerry Manuel told reporters before yesterday’s game [...]

In case you missed it, from yesterday…
The Mets announced Carlos Beltran will not need surgery on his bruised right knee – instead, he will get treatment in New York, rest for two weeks, and then begin a rehab program.
…to me, it sounded like the team hopes he can be back around August 1, but they [...]

“J.J. Putz will undergo surgery Tuesday to remove a bone spur in his pitching elbow,” reports Ken Rosenthal on FoxSports.com, according to a major-league source.
Rosenthal believes Putz will be out for eight to 10 weeks.
Adam Rubin of the Daily News later confirmed Rosenthal’s story, as he wrote to a post on his blog.

In case you missed it, from yesterday afternoon…
J.J. Putz told reporters he will fly to New York later today to have his elbow examined by doctors.
Putz told reporters he is experiencing severe pain when he throws his coveted two-seam fastball, i.e., his splitter, which, asking him to pitch without it, as he explained, would be like [...]

According to SNY’s Kevin Burkhardt, following the game, J.J. Putz told reporters he will go to New York tomorrow for a medical exam, saying he may end up needing surgery.
Putz said his elbow still hurts, and he’s unable to pitch without pain, writes Newsday’s David Lennon on Twitter.
Putz recieved an anti-inflammatory shot earlier in [...]