That would mean the Mets must fill two rotation spots.

In spring training before the 2000 season, Peña was projected for the fifth starting rotation spot.

Olson soon took the rotation spot from teammate Chris Jakubauskas.

He initially started the 2009 season in the 5th rotation spot for the Detroit Tigers but by mid-season was promoted to the 3rd starter.

Gooden said he was not thinking that he might have lost his rotation spot as he disappeared beside the dugout.

After returning to the team in 1989, he was converted to a long reliever and a young David Cone took his rotation spot.

The left-hander seemed to reach out and grab his rotation spot after working his way smoothly through four scoreless innings.

But his pitching may have helped him regain the rotation spot he had just lost.

But he has just completed his first professional season, and the Mets do not want to burden him with a rotation spot out of spring training.

He won 10 games after June 13 last season, one less than Jimmy Key, but his output did not gain him a permanent rotation spot.