Trainer's Room: Injuries in 2018

[Edgy MD]

Amed Rosario
Injury/Malady: Knee irritation
Current Activity: Pulled from game
Prognosis: Day to day.

[Edgy MD]

Conforto taking regular BP. Heck yeah.

[Ceetar]

Amed Rosario Injury/Malady: Knee irritation Current Activity: Pulled from game Prognosis: Day to day.

had an MRI that was clean.

[Edgy MD]

There's reportedly some concern that neither Rosario nor Smith will be ready for opening day.

It could be like 2010, when vets Mike Jacobs and Gary Matthews, Jr. appeared in the opening day lineup, but cleared out for younger players shortly after.

I think Smith has already sunk to darkhorse status for opening day.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Yeah I don't like the smell of the Rosario injury. Already writing off Smith to start the year.

Let's say Rosario misses 2-3 weeks out of the gate. Who's the starting SS? Guillorme? Reyes? Cabrera?

[Benjamin Grimm]

Probably Reyes.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Yeah, probably. And he's hit well so far. But I'd like to see Guillorme, perhaps at second base.

[Centerfield]

Life is funny.

Our young shortstop phenom can't stay on the field because of leg injuries. Good thing we have Jose Reyes.

[ashie62]

Reyes at SS, Guilorme at 2B.

Might be that way for some time. Its not like Rosario has looked all that terrific anyhow.

[Edgy MD]

Unless something unexpected happens, the second baseman is going to be Cabrera.

Guillorme hasn't even reached AAA yet.

[Fman99]

Someone sez Smith is now likely to start the year not ready for the major league roster, due to his quad. I think the writing's been on the wall for this since Yo Adrian got signed. He's got options and hit below the Mendoza line last year, they were jumping at any excuse to get him more "seasoning."

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Hey look: Here's another article about the Mets revamping their training and nutrition regimen.

I have to say, good luck, but this is such a troubling pattern with them. Every few years (2005, 2010) they seem to admit they were half-assing it the year before and make a show of the new methods designed to prevent last year's calamities from happening this year. Remember when they adorned the clubhouse with the PREVENTON & RECOVERY signs? When their equipment staff was a pharmacy? When they screwed up Church's concussion treatment then made a gigantic show of how much they learned?



They finally whacked Ramirez -- he was hired in 2005 after the Reyes-needs-to-learn-how-to run fiasco -- but still employ a controversial strength trainer.

I feel like, baseball players guys are world-class athletes, and it ought to be an article of faith that the club is doing right by their training but it's always something. They seem incapable of balancing fitness and pushing-the-envelope training.

Anyway, meet the new nutritionist: is a firefighter you might recognize from your paper towel packaging. Another high-profile Michigan person, making me think this is a Jeff-Barwis thing:

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[Edgy MD]

Yeah, I'm sure there are new minds in the front office offering a wholistic and systemic approach, and that's great, but whacking Ramirez while (a) promoting his longtime assistant, and ( retaining Barwis did not fluff my cahnfidence.

[Guest 41Forever]

She's a bad ass. The Brawny ad came after she set records climbing to the top of the Ren Cen -- 71 stories in under 13 minutes wearing 70 pounds of gear.

https://www.hometownlife.com/story/news/local/canton/2016/03/07/canton-firefighter-maureen-stoecklein-fight-air-climb/81457570/

[MFS62]

Looks like Rosario's ok. (knocking wood)
https://nypost.com/2018/03/11/amed-rosario-is-healthy-again-and-one-hustle-play-proves-it/
(exhaling)
Later

[Lefty Specialist]

41Forever wrote: She's a bad ass. The Brawny ad came after she set records climbing to the top of the Ren Cen -- 71 stories in under 13 minutes wearing 70 pounds of gear. https://www.hometownlife.com/story/news/local/canton/2016/03/07/canton-firefighter-maureen-stoecklein-fight-air-climb/81457570/

Wow, and she did it without straining any quads.

Can she hit?

[Edgy MD]

I'm sure she's an impressive person, but I want our organization and our nation to get past the reality show culture where we believe that people who are good at promoting themselves should make for good administrators.

[G-Fafif]

The latest...

Yo with a sore wrist he kept quiet for a few games, in keeping with Ray Ramirez's evergreen advice.

Dom's quad not seeing game action yet.

Anthony Swarzak is still a thing.

David Wright fades further into the cornfield with shoulder and back issues. Refraining from baseball activities for eight weeks. Advised to turn in his revolver and take that desk job, but he still has criminals to nab.

[nymr83]

Is there anyone who thinks Wright plays ever again?

I'm not saying he should walk away or anything like that because he has a lot of money guaranteed to him and deserves to collect it but it would be nice of him the Mets and the insurance company could just figure stuff out without continuing the rehab charade and the use of a 40 man spot

[Edgy MD]

I think he'll play again.

[Benjamin Grimm]

I don't. I truly admire his tenacity, but I'd have to think the chances of him being able to play in a major league game are awfully slim.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Associated Press wrote: The 32-year-old Cespedes hurt his right wrist while swinging in a game on March 6. He was to play Tuesday but was scratched. "I felt something in my wrist, but I didn't care much about that,'' Cespedes said through a translator. "It started bothering me on Tuesday, but with the day off yesterday ... I thought it would be good for today.'' New York had X-rays taken and awaiting results.

[Ceetar]

Benjamin Grimm wrote: Associated Press wrote: The 32-year-old Cespedes hurt his right wrist while swinging in a game on March 6. He was to play Tuesday but was scratched. "I felt something in my wrist, but I didn't care much about that,'' Cespedes said through a translator. "It started bothering me on Tuesday, but with the day off yesterday ... I thought it would be good for today.'' New York had X-rays taken and awaiting results.

New York found to have a weird growth extending eastward off it's bottom and it's western corner is inflamed.

[Edgy MD]

Jaosn Vargas
Injury/Malady: Non-Displaced Fracture, Non-Pitching Hand
Current Activity: Working out, not using the hand
Prognosis: Two to six weeks, depending on whether he opts for surgery, which is indeed an option

So the Wheeler/Matz competition ends where most competitions for the back end of the rotation seem to end.

[Vic Sage]

these things always seem to sort themselves out (usually due to injury). That's why i'm never concerned about having "too many starters". A surplus is rarely a problem; most often, its the lack from which a team will suffer.

[ashie62]

Hard for me to separate Vargas from the 18 million that could have gone for three Arrietas

Zack Wheeler step on up!

[Benjamin Grimm]

Vargas' salary wouldn't pay for even one Arrieta. Arrieta is making $25 million this year from the Phillies.

[MFS62]

Benjamin Grimm wrote: Vargas' salary wouldn't pay for even one Arrieta. Arrieta is making $25 million this year from the Phillies.

Don't stop him, he's on a roll.

Later

[Fman99]

Christ, again, injuries. Ffs

[Frayed Knot]

He apparently took a liner off the glove hand during a back field game on Friday.