Barring a setback, Zack Wheeler will make 2-3 more starts with Triple-A Las Vegas and then join the Mets.

If Wheeler continues to pitch on his normal schedule that would put his promotion around June 6-11.

He missed a start last Friday because of soreness in the AC joint in his right shoulder, but returned to the rotation this week.

"If not for the minor setback with the shoulder, he might already be here," a Mets official said. "We are at the point where you can say it's probably two or three more starts [for Las Vegas]."