Vargas (hand) likely won't be ready to return April 11, when the Mets need a fifth starter, as he is scheduled to throw a simulated game April 7, Tim Britton of The Athletic New York reports.

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This doesn't mean that Vargas can't return next week, perhaps April 13 against the Brewers, but it does mean that the Mets will likely have to go with a bullpen game on April 11, with Seth Lugo and Robert Gsellman likely piggybacking the start. We will have a better idea regarding when Vargas will make his Mets debut after Saturday's sim game.