Mejia likely returning as reliever: Mets manager Terry Collins reiterated Sunday that pitcher Jenrry Mejia, who is recovering from Tommy John surgery, will likely be a reliever once he is back in the majors. Mejia is currently being stretched out as a starter in the minors. "It's a process of getting him back 100 percent healthy," Collins said. "There are fast healers. He's one of them. He was actually pitching in games before the year (anniversary from when) he had surgery, which is great. But there's going to be a process of going out and getting some innings and getting a feel for his secondary pitches, getting a workload in, building up his arm strength, making sure he can come back. Because, when he gets here, most likely it's going to be out of the bullpen. So as he builds up his arm strength, then we've got to test him somehow as a reliever in the minor leagues, which is not going to be I'm sure back-to-back days. We're probably not going to do that." (Updated 05/20/2012)
Injury Report
No information available at this time (Updated 5/24/12).
Fantasy Analysis
Mejia was pulled after 48 pitches in his first rehab start at Double-A Binghamton on Saturday. Mejia had made two starts for Class A St. Lucie, totaling 11 innings. "Because he was put in a little bit higher level, where a lot of times the effort level is increased because the competition level is a little bit better, we were concerned about the pitch count," Collins said. "So they backed down the pitch count a little bit. But his next start, I'm sure, will be back up there." Mejia might have a future in the Mets' rotation, but it seems in 2012 he's destined to join the bullpen. That reduces his Fantasy value significantly. Mejia has more value as a long-term keeper. (Updated 05/20/2012).
01/17/2012 04:51 2012 Fantasy outlooks: New York Mets
The Mets face a lot of question marks (Johan Santana and Jason Bay, to name a pair), but Fantasy owners can also look forward to up-and-coming talent taking big steps forward in 2012.
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