(By Brett Kahn)Maine has had a dominant spring with a 1.78 ERA, but he will have to wait until the second series against the Braves to show his stuff to the world.
Oliver Perez has been placed in front of Maine in the rotation, but not because he is necessarily better. Perez is now slated to face the Philadelphia Phillies twice in the first 21 games of the season. He will get the opportunity to try and shut down lefties Ryan Howard and Chase Utley.
Maine said that he doesn't mind being the fourth starter, mentioning that he gets to go out and pitch every five days regardless. Against the Orioles on Monday, he again showed why he will be a fixture in the club's rotation. He pitched six shutout innings against the team that traded him back in 2006.
As for future plans, Maine would like to pitch 200 innings this season, which he came within nine last season. Oh yeah. Did I mention he wants to make the playoffs this season? No one would've guessed that, right? (NY DAILY NEWS)
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