PHOENIX — When Dillon Gee arrived at Chase Field on Saturday, Mets Manager Terry Collins summoned him to his office to apologize. Gee was not entirely sure why. The apology could have been for the frequent trade rumors, or the shifting of Gee between the bullpen and the rotation, or the general sense from the Mets that he was unwanted.
This time, Collins was apologizing because he was moving Gee back to the bullpen. Collins had decided to use a six-man rotation as a way to curb the younger pitchers’ innings, but now he was abandoning the strategy after less than a week.