The Mets could have Milone join the rotation to start Wednesday's game against the Giants, Mike Puma of the New York Post reports.
Rafael Montero received the first crack at stepping in as the Mets' fifth starter while Noah Syndergaard (back) is on the 60-day disabled list, but he didn't impress in his outing Friday against the Marlins, surrendering five runs on seven hits and three walks in 3.2 innings. In order to address their dwindling rotation depth, the Mets decided to put in a waiver claim for Milone, who compiled a 6.43 ERA in 21 innings with the Brewers. The soft-tossing lefty posted a 16:2 K:BB, but his inability to keep the ball in the yard -- he surrendered six homers -- may continue to inflate his ERA as he moves to the Mets. Expect the team to officially name either Montero or Milone as Wednesday's starter following Monday's series opener.