The Mets have put Jon Niese on the 60–day disabled list, and replaced him on the roster with RHP Elmer Dessens.
The 38–year-old Dessens allowed five runs and nine hits in 12 innings pitched for the Mets earlier this season.
In a post to his blog for the Daily News, Adam Rubin explains why being promoted is [...]

Jon Niese has a complete tear of the right upper hamstring tendon from the bone. 
…hello, wow… that has got to hurt…
He has been admitted to the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York and will undergo surgery.
Niese will miss the rest of the season and is expected to be ready for Spring Training in [...]

Jon Niese left today’s game in the second inning with an injury to his right leg after stretching to receive an attempted double-play relay at first base.
Niese threw one warm up pitch after the play and collapsed in pain.  He was helped off the field by trainers and appeared unable to put any weight on [...]

The Mets announced LHP Jon Niese will be promoted from Triple-a Buffalo to start Saturday against the Astros.
In a start for the Mets on May 13 against the Braves, Niese allowed five earned runs and seven hits in 4.2 innings pitched.
He then returned to Triple-A, where he went 5–3 with a 2.23 ERA, while striking [...]

According to the Daily News, the Mets had decided to release Tim Redding by the end of this road trip.
…however, given last night’s injury to Fernando Nieve, it would seem, instead, the Mets will likely keep redding around, since nieve will most certainly soon end up on the disabled list…
…it seems most everyone believes Jon Niese will [...]

Last night, Livan Hernandez allowed eight runs and 11 hits in just four innings in a loss to the Dodgers.
Hernandez allowed seven runs and 10 hits in his previous start, and three runs in the first inning against the Yankees in the start before that.
According to the Elias Sports Bureau, courtesy of ESPN.com, Hernandez is the [...]

“Mets 19–year-old RHP Jenrry Mejia has the chance to be a No. 1 or 2 starter and his Major League career will very likely begin before his 21st birthday,” predicts Marc Hulet of Fan Graphs.
By the way, Mejia has been placed on the disabled list with an injured finger, according to Brian Moritz of the Press [...]

In his last four starts in Triple-A, Mets LHP Jon Niese is 3–1 with a 1.03 ERA, with 25 strike outs in 26 innings.
The Mets are 8–22 in games when the opposition scores first.
However, they’ve outscored opponents 36–12 in the first inning during games at Citi Field, where the Mets are 22–14 this season.
The Mets [...]

Jon Niese has been optioned back to Triple-A Buffalo and will be replaced on the roster with Nelson Figueroa, reports Adam Rubin on his blog for the Daily News.
Niese allowed five runs and seven hits in 4.2 innings today against the Braves.
According to Rubin, “It may not be a leap to suggest that Tim Redding [...]

In the Mets 7-to-3 win over the Pirates last night, Jon Niese made his season debut, allowing two runs on seven hits, while striking out five over six innings pitched. He also did not walk a batter.
Niese, on last night’s games, speaking to the reporters after the game:
On keeping his command:
“I told myself that is [...]

Jon Niese will make his first start of the season tonight, in place of Oliver Perez, who was recently put on the disabled list.
The 23–year-old Niese was 0–2 in five starts in Triple-A this season, with a 6.55 ERA.
However, he allowed one run and three hits in six innings, while striking out eight, during his last [...]

Oliver Perez will be placed on the 15-day disabled list with patella tendinitis, according to Omar Minaya, who talked with reporters following the game.
“I felt like I could continue to pitch, but I want to get healthy and I want to feel better,” Perez told reporters following tonight’s game.  “It’s a good decision, because [...]

According to SNY’s Chris Carlin, the Mets have sent Jon Niese down to minor league camp.
Niese told reporters he is disappointed, but not surprised, noting the team would like him to work on his command.
…if niese stayed in big league camp, he would not get as much work, since it is pretty clear at this [...]

Yesterday, Jon Niese allowed two runs on two hits, including a two-run home run to Josh Anderson, while striking out three and walking three.
In eight innings this spring, Niese has allowed six runs on six hits (2 HRs) and seven walks, while striking out seven.
Ben Shpigel of the New York Times notes Niese’s on [...]

Freddy Garcia will pitch for the Mets today against the Tigers in Lakeland at 1 pm.
Garcia let up five hits and four walks in his previous two appearances, during which he has a 20.25 ERA.
Last night, Tim Redding let up nine runs in two innings against the Marlins.
He has let up 14 runs in two appearances, [...]