Some misc. updates

Jon Heyman at SI.com:

Oliver Perez won a spot in the Mets' rotation with his October performance.

The Mets seem to like Daisuke Matsuzaka over Barry Zito, but that's partly because the posting fee doesn't go toward the luxury tax and the actual contract is expected to be lower because of the posting fee.

Mets people suspect Steve Trachsel quit on them but are desperate enough not to have ruled out Trachsel for next year -- not completely, anyway.

Thanks to David Rubin for the update.