Move Maine to the pen? In what role? I disagree under any circumstances. John Maine has too much talent to be turned into the next Aaron Heilman. I always thought the Mets should've kept Aaron a starter. He did pitch a 1 hitter after all. Then there's John Maine. One surgery doesn't finish him. Not by a long shot. If they want to trade Maine in a deal for a top starter (not my preference) that's one thing. But a move to the pen would be a waste.

My reasoning about moving Maine to the pen is that he has said he doesn't think the pain in his shoulder will ever go, and one day its fine adn another day its not. He doesn't know what its like from one day to the next, so if he goes into the pen you can use him when his shoulder is fine and it puts less pressure on it using him for a couple of innings instead of getting him to start on a night his shoulder could be bad and he only goes 3 innnings and gives up a few runs because he can't locate his pitches.