Roster Move: Church Finally Put on 15-Day DL

"Never put off until tomorrow what you can do the day after tomorrow." - Mark Twain

It comes three weeks too late, but another sorry chapter in Mets history has finally come to an end. Let Church rest until the All-Star Break; if he doesn't have any symptoms for several weeks by then, maybe the team can re-activate him in mid-July. Still no word on who's taking Church's place on the roster - it could be Moises Alou or Marlon Anderson. Knowing the Mets, they'll end up activating Jose Valentin.

EDIT: It's Alou AND Anderson. Raul Casanova goes back to New Orleans, Anderson goes back to being the team's primary pinch hitter and the Mets add another black hole to their 25-man roster.

Let's take a look at the active roster now:

STARTING PITCHERS
Johan Santana
John Maine
Pedro Martinez
Oliver Perez
Mike Pelfrey
Orlando "El Duque" Hernandez - DL

RELIEF PITCHERS
Billy Wagner (closer)
Duaner Sanchez
Pedro Feliciano
Aaron Heilman
Scott Schoenweis
Joe Smith
Claudio Vargas
Matt Wise - DL

CATCHERS
Brian Schneider
Ramon Castro

INFIELDERS
Carlos Delgado
Luis Castillo
David Wright
Jose Reyes
Damion Easley
Fernando Tatis
Abraham Nunez

OUTFIELDERS
Moises Alou
Carlos Beltran
Endy Chavez
Marlon Anderson
Ryan Church - DL
Angel Pagan - DL