Perhaps resident Foot Boss can predict the future, as he seems to in his previous post.

John Delcos on his blog for the Journal News reports that Willie Randolph has announced a four man rotation: Johan, Pedro, Ollie, Maine.

According to Delcos, Randolph feels no one has yet earned that final spot, though Adam Rubin, who writes on his blog for the New York Daily News, that the team plans to activate one of them by the fifth game, giving them extra time to figure it all out.

Update: Adam Rubin cites a Mets official who suggested activating the fifth starter Game 5 doesn’t seem realistic, suggesting that five starting pitchers and a five-man bench will be announced at some point before Opening Day.

I for one, continue to throw my hat into the ring. For $50,000 and a blue batting practice jersey, autographed, of my choice, I will pitch for the Mets. I can’t be too much worse than Duq, and much less money. Throw in some carvel in a plastic Mets hat, and I’ll knock more off my fee. Who am I kidding, I’ll pitch for just the jersey and maybe some seats for once I’m fired for being about as effective as if Jose Lima and Anthony Young had a baby.

The only real surprise, to me at least, is that Maine is below Ollie in the rotation. Ollie on his game, definately better. But I think I’d take Maine on a bad day over one of Ollie’s infamous bad games anyday.