Former Mets top pitching prospect Yusmeiro Petit has been optioned to AAA, to make room for Arizona phenom Max Scherzer.

Petit was the other top prospect dealt along with Mike Jacobs to the Marlins for Carlos Delgado following the 2005 season.  Petit was later traded in March of last year to the Diamondbacks for another Ex-Met by the name of Jorge Julio.

Petit has made it easy for the Mets to forget about him by posting 6.03 ERA thus far in his career.