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          New York Mets

          Mets not active with Pelfrey, but open

          • Adam Rubin, ESPN Staff WriterNov 11, 2013, 01:30 PM ET
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          Mike Pelfrey

          Mike Pelfrey

          #37 SP
          Minnesota Twins

          2013 STATS

          • GM29

          • W5

          • L13

          • BB53

          • K101

          • ERA5.19

          ORLANDO, Fla. -- The Mets need to bring in two starting pitchers, including a fifth-starter type that has a low base salary.

          So what about a reunion with Mike Pelfrey, who was popular in the Mets clubhouse with teammates during his first stint with the club?

          Well, a team official did not rule it out, but offered no indication anything was active on that front now.

          "I know he is on a long list of guys just like him," a team insider told ESPNNewYork.com.

          Pelfrey was non-tendered by the Mets after earning $5.7 million in 2012.

          He went 5-13 with a 5.19 ERA in 29 starts for the Minnesota Twins this past season.

          Re-signing Daisuke Matsuzaka would appear another alternative for that role.