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Mets' rotation appears in need of rescue

Dickey, Takahashi get beaten up back to back in San Juan; is Ollie Perez the answer?

Updated: June 30, 2010, 3:13 AM ET
By Adam Rubin | ESPNNewYork.com

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- Left-hander Oliver Perez begins a rehab assignment Wednesday with Class A St. Lucie.

So rejoice, Mets fans. Help is, in fact, on the way for the rotation.

And, until then, the Mets' Florida State League team will be stacked as Carlos Beltran teams with Perez in the minors.

"Yeah, we are going to have a good team down there," general manager Omar Minaya said with a laugh Tuesday before the Mets lost to the Florida Marlins 7-6 ...

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