Ok, this is the last installment of the "On the bubble" for the pitching staff, the rest of the staff is either locks or are inconsequential to next year's staff.A quick recap:The rotational locks are Johan Santana, Oliver Perez ( due to his contract), Mike Pelfrey and I'll address John Maine in this post.The pen: Franscico Rodriguez, Pedro Feliciano, Brian Stokes, Pat Misch, Nelson Figueroa, Bobby Parnell and Sean Green ( trade bait).The idea of non-tendering John Maine just doesn't make sense to me, a 28 y/o hard throwing right hander who you can control for the next two years and has had recent success in the NY market isn't someone you just give away.Even as an injury risk, Maine only made 2.6MM and will only make 15 starts this year, so how much could he be awarded this off-season. Relatively speaking what Maine will cost for a possible 15 win pitcher is cheap compared to what one will cost on the open market.But I still think Maine is pitching out of ...
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