Mon 3/16/15 12:54 PM

Gee may return to the Mets' rotation with Zack Wheeler (torn UCL) lost for the season, but that is not yet set in stone. Gee was bumped from the rotation as the sixth starter when the Mets were healthy. The loss of Wheeler creates a huge hole that Gee might fill. However, GM Sandy Alderson did not state at his press conference Monday that Gee is a lock to replace Wheeler, so Rafael Montero, Noah Syndergaard and Steven Matz all may be in the mix. Gee is making $5.3 million and is ill-suited to the pen while Syndergaard and Matz both could remain in the minors a few weeks, giving the Mets another year of control, which gives Gee a lead in the competition to replace Wheeler,