Adam Rubin reports that Mets young stud, Jenrry Mejia, is expected to be sent to the minors to be groomed back into a starting pitcher. It is believed that it will be timed with the recall of RA Dickey, who we reported is expected to make the start Wednesday in place of Oliver Perez, who was demoted to the bullpen.
The usual regimen is to slowly build up the pitchers stamina by throwing two innings, three innings, etc. until the pitcher builds up to 100 pitches or so. Rubin believes it will be some time before we Mejia as a starter in a Mets uniform.
Among things spoken about in the meeting with Jerry, his coaches, Omar, and Jeff - was most likely sending Mejia down to work on becoming a starter (again). What else discussed isn't readily available, but it sounds like they spoke about the future direction of this team, as well as the present.
Sending Mejia down to work as a starting pitcher is an over-due, smart move. With how shaky Maine and Perez have been over the last two plus seasons, Mejia seems to have the brightest upside of the young Mets pitchers. There is a glowing void in the Mets rotation once you get past Santana and Pelfrey. Maybe by around the end of June, Mejia can be plugged in to a starting role.
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