(by Brett Kahn)The Mets knew if they wanted to compete this season, they needed both a healthy Pedro Martinez and an effective Oliver Perez. So far, neither has really come to fruition.
When Martinez went down with a shoulder injury on April 1st, the Mets knew their starting rotation was in some trouble. However, with the consistency of Johan Santana and the bullpen, (minus Aaron Heilman) the Mets felt they could get by. Yesterday, when Martinez returned, the Mets immediately started feeling the electricity that only he could add. Oh yeah, he also pitched pretty well too. He went six innings, allowing only three runs while striking out three. He threw 109 pitches, 63 for strikes.
Perez was the wild card factor. If he could show consistency like last season, the Mets rotation wouldn't be aching for Martinez to return. That hasn't been the case this season. Perez is 4-4 with a 5.70 ERA with 50 strikeouts. His most recent bad outing came yesterday as he went a season low 1/3 of an inning giving up six runs and two home runs. While he will stay in the rotation for now, look for the team to try and find added rotation help come the trade deadline.
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