Str'OH Man!

[Frayed Knot]

NY Post is reporting not a 'strained' calf but a 'torn' one.

Of course saying a muscle is "strained" is pretty much the same thing as saying it's a somewhat minor tear so part of that is just semantics. But they're also mentioning "several weeks" at a minimum and

then he'd need time to ramp back up after that. And with a season that's less than ten weeks long to start with ...

[Edgy MD]

And he's a free agent this off-season.



Trades are for the birds. In this case, for the Blue Jay birds.

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Suspected he was headed fr a disappointment with all the struttin he did early this year. A shame

[Centerfield]

From what I read online, 3 weeks for a mild one. 4-6 for moderate. Severe is 3-4 months.



Let's hope his Mets career isn't over.

[ashie62]

Hasn't Stroman been largely ineffective for a couple years now? Next!

[Ceetar]

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Hasn't Stroman been largely ineffective for a couple years now? Next!

[Edgy MD]

ashie loves his next.

[Fman99]

This sucks some ass. Who is our fifth starter now? Christ

[Benjamin Grimm]

I don't think it's Christ. Maybe it's Chasen Shreve, which is almost the same thing.

[G-Fafif]

Corey Oswalt is likely the fifth starter.

[metsmarathon]

any interest in an andrew cashner? sheesh, there are not a lot of good free agent pitchers still kicking around.



wait. no. bartolo. that's who we need.

[A Boy Named Seo]

Benjamin Grimm wrote: I don't think it's Christ. Maybe it's Chasen Shreve, which is almost the same thing.

I LOL'd (or L'dOL, as it were).

[bmfc1]

Marcus Stroman has opted out for the season. He's a FA after 2020.

https://twitter.com/Joelsherman1/status/1292900180728131589https://twitter.com/Joelsherman1/status/1292900180728131589

[Benjamin Grimm]

I've seen speculation that a lot of players may be delaying their opt-out until they hit service-time milestones.



Oh well. I had hoped he'd be coming back soon. I guess he was just playing at his rehab.

[nymr83]

Benjamin Grimm wrote: I've seen speculation that a lot of players may be delaying their opt-out until they hit service-time milestones. Oh well. I had hoped he'd be coming back soon. I guess he was just playing at his rehab.

Well, if MLB couldnt predict that then they are just dumb negotiators.

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Feel like Brodie needs to make a play to resign him. If he's still got a job in October

[batmagadanleadoff]

Steve Cohen woulda re-signed Zack Wheeler.





No.



Wait.



Steve Cohen woulda signed Gerritt Cole.

[nymr83]

At least he didn't pull a Cespedes.



Good luck wherever he goes but hope he stays here

[whippoorwill]

To me Strohmann is bread anyway

[MFS62]

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To me Strohmann is bread anyway

[whippoorwill]

Heehee

[bmfc1]

I was looking forward to seeing him pitch for the Mets but I don't blame him. He's coming off an injury and he doesn't need to get hurt again going into free agency.

[nymr83]

Class:



(paywall)

https://theathletic.com/1987430/2020/08/10/too-many-uncertainties-marcus-stromans-opt-out-and-how-it-affects-the-mets/https://theathletic.com/1987430/2020/08/10/too-many-uncertainties-marcus-stromans-opt-out-and-how-it-affects-the-mets/

“It was a blessing to me, a breath of fresh air when I came over to this organization. And I truly mean that from the bottom of my heart,” Stroman said Monday. “However this may play out in the future, obviously I would love to be a part of what they have going on. There's a lot that goes into that, but I can't say enough good things about this organization and my time here and everybody that's been involved.”

[Lefty Specialist]

Looking to be the anti-Cespedes. And looking to have one more suitor in free agency.



He didn't impress me enough in the short time he pitched for the Mets to throw big dollars at him.



But realistically, this finishes the Mets. They have no fifth starter. Also no second and third starter. Peterson's an acceptable #4 at this point.

[Benjamin Grimm]

They only have to be a .500 team (more or less) to make the playoffs, so while this is definitely a setback it's hard to say that they're necessarily "finished".

[nymr83]

And a .500 Mets team is still a serious contender in a 5 game series where deGrom can start 2 games

[batmagadanleadoff]

The Mets are a serious contender even if deGrom's pitching for their opponent. Five baseball games? Are you fucking kidding me?

[smg58]

No point in bailing on the season when you're half a game out of the last wildcard spot.



I thought Stroman was worth the gamble; he had a good resumé in the toughest division in baseball, and he did help the Mets get back in it last year. But circumstances conspired against it working out. I don't fault Brodie for that, although thinking that they didn't need to at least break even on Wheeler was a huge mistake.



Stroman said all the right things, but of course he'll go to the team that opens their wallet the widest.