A suspicion is buzzing around Florida that Omar Minaya, who seriously upgraded the Mets' offense (Omar loves O) and bullpen, might have left them seriously short in starting pitchers, particularly considering Pedro Martinez's iffy situation. As one competing executive said, "Can you count on both Pedro and Tom Glavine?" Jae Seo has looked awfully good in the WBC, and he'd look better in the Mets' rotation right now. New Dodgers pitching coach Dan Warthen, who helped right Seo last summer, loves him. One scout said, "He's got average stuff but good pitchability," which means he knows what he's doing.