Moises Alou returns to the active roster today for the first time since May 12. Damion Easley should be back, too, after a week-long bereavement leave. And even Pedro Martinez now may be less than 35 days from returning. Martinez threw a low-key, 50-pitch simulated game on a back field at the Mets' complex in Port St. Lucie yesterday after a break that included spending time in his native Dominican Republic. Mets officials were noncommittal about whether Martinez would advance to a minor-league game, keeping open the option of another simulated game until they see how Martinez bounces back from the three-inning session. But the team's optimism with Martinez's progress so far points to the ace pitching in a minor-league game as soon as Friday with Single-A St. Lucie.