The Mets have decided not to start 40-year-old Ken Takahashi on Friday in Oliver Perez's place, after all. Instead, the team will call up Jon Niese, the young lefty, and he will be given the ball for the start. Perez, instead of moving to the bullpen, will go to the 15-Day DL, which allows him to basically rest up for a couple of weeks.
I had said that Takahashi was actually not a terrible play in NL-only leagues for this start because of the home ballpark (Citi Field) and the opponent (the Pirates), and I'm going to say the same about Niese. Hopefully you have better alternatives, but if you are in a deeper NL-only league and/or are desperate for a spot play, Niese is worth a roll of the dice on Friday.
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