The pen could take the hit...

According to Adam Rubin, Marlon Anderson might be saved once again but not at the expense of Jeremy Reed. Instead the team could go with a six man bench and one less reliever, the most likely casualty would be Darren O'Day. This is how the rule five process works; O'Day would have to be placed on waivers, if a team claimed him they would be subject to all the rule five obligation but if no team claimed him he would have to be offered back to the Angels and if they accepted him back they would have to make room for him on the 40 man roster which is currently full while paying the Mets $25,000. The Angels could decide they don't want him back (due to roster considerations), at which point he would become Mets property to include all of his options or the teams could work out a trade.The difficult decision comes Saturday, when the Mets need to make the second roster cut. While the speculation originally centered on Marlon Anderson being in jeopardy, a source told the Daily ...