A pair of anonymous Mets players believe it's time for the team to send struggling pitcher Oliver Perez to Triple-A or release him.
"You tell him you go to Triple-A or that's it, you are finished," one Mets player said.
Perez is still owed about $20 million on the three-year contract he signed before the 2009 season.
"At some point you have to cut bait," said the second player. "You owe him a lot of money, but for what?"
Perez, whom the Mets banished to the bullpen two weeks ago, allowed three runs over two innings on Saturday.
The Mets have asked Perez to accept an assignment to Triple-A Buffalo, but the pitcher has refused, as he's allowed to do by his contract.
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Mets manager Jerry Manuel says he'll take the criticism for pulling ace Johan Santana after eight scoreless innings on Friday night.
New York went on to lose 2-0 to Milwaukee.
Manuel says he never consulted with Santana before pulling him after 105 pitches.
He said he didn't want Santana to face Prince Fielder, who had nearly homered in his previous at-bat.
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Mets center fielder Carlos Beltran is still a long way from returning to the field.
He has not been cleared to resume baseball activities and it will be at least a month from a return to the Mets once he is been cleared.
Beltran is hitting and running in Port St. Lucie as he continues to recover from offseason knee surgery.
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Mets May 2010 Archive
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New York Times | May 25, 2010
Francisco Rodriguez got in a tussle with New York's bullpen coach before earning his eighth save on Sunday night.
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New York Post | May 22, 2010
Jose Reyes is hitting just .211 this season.
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New York Post | May 22, 2010
The Mets are shopping Luis Castillo once again.
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New York Daily News | May 21, 2010
Depending on how the Mets do against the Yankees this weekend, manager Jerry Manuel could be fired.
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ESPN | May 21, 2010
The Mets pulled John Maine after just five pitches on Thursday.
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Andrew Perna/RealGM | May 20, 2010
Mike Hessman may be 32, but he's absolutely crushing the ball for Buffalo.
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ESPN | May 20, 2010
Angel Pagan was part of two rare plays on Wednesday.
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New York Daily News | May 19, 2010
Gary Matthews Jr. was a hot topic during New York's organizational meetings.
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ESPN | May 18, 2010
Jenrry Mejia could return to the majors in a month as a starter.
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ESPN | May 18, 2010
Jeff Wilpon didn't travel to Atlanta to fire Jerry Manuel.
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New York Daily News | May 17, 2010
The Mets are not interested in signing Pedro Martinez.
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ESPN | May 16, 2010
Hisanori Takahashi is expected to take Oliver Perez's spot in the rotation.
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New York Post | May 15, 2010
Attendance is down at Citi Field and the Mets are unlikely to be able to take on Roy Oswalt's salary.
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Star-Ledger | May 14, 2010
Charlie Manuel believes the Mets could be stealing signs given their home record.
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New York Daily News | May 12, 2010
Jeff Francoeur was displeased with the news that the Phillies would play an additional three home games this season because of the G20 summit in Toronto.
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Christpher Reina/RealGM | May 11, 2010
Wilmer Flores continues his hot hitting, going 2-for-4 for Single-A Savannah on Monday.
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New York Daily News | May 11, 2010
The Mets have designated Frank Catalanotto for assignment.
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ESPN | May 11, 2010
Josh Thole has been promoted from Triple-A.
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ESPN | May 10, 2010
Oliver Perez is winless in six starts.
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New York Daily News | May 5, 2010
Chris Carter is hitting .348 with four home runs in 23 games for Triple-A Buffalo.
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New York Daily News | May 4, 2010
Carlos Beltran has yet to begin running after having knee surgery in January.
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Star-Ledger | May 4, 2010
Kelvim Escobar has only pitched in one big-league game since 2007.
