Sympathy Pains (Mets Injury Situation 2023)

[G-Fafif]

Go nuts with individual injury threads. This one serves as a repository for the physical state of the Mets.



We are currently keeping an eye on…



Quintana's rib.

Senga's finger.

Raley's hamstring.

Marte's noggin.

Montes de Oca's forearm.

Peterson's foot.

Ruf's wrist.



Oh, our heart? Or just what happens in the course of a runup to the season?

[Edgy MD]

Some combination of Tylor Megill, Eliesor Hernández, and Joey Lucchesi angling for the starting opportunities created by the Quintana/Senga/Peterson crisis.



If the rotation survived the spring intact, Peterson had a good shot of going north as a reliever, so his foot may or may not be triggering jockeying in the bullpen as well.

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Sam Coonrod has a high-grade right lat strain, which sounds a) uncomfortable and not conducive to pitching for a spell.

[Edgy MD]

The numbers game wasn't really conducive to Coonrod making the roster as it was. Rest up and get strong Cooney.



Take a knee for a while.

[G-Fafif]

Kenny Loggins just dedicated “Danger Zone” to the Mets' pen.

[Edgy MD]

I'm still of the mind that Coonie and MdO weren't likely to make the Opening Day bullpen under any circumstances.



Mets Roster Central — whose staff fired up the hard drives just as soon as they saw Edwin Diaz hobbling — is currently projecting that the team breaks camp with a relief corps of:



　　Adam Ottavino

　　David Peterson*

　　David Robertson

　　Brooks Raley*

　　Drew Smith

　　Stephen Nogosek

　　John Curtiss

　　Jeff Brigham



Brigham is getting the nod for that last spot as a current occupant of the 40-player roster, but the team currently has a spot on the 40 unoccupied (with the return to Yankeeland of Zach Greene), and another one likely to open up (with what looks like a coming 60-Day Injured List assignment for José Quintana), so lefty T.J. McFarland and righty Tommy Hunter are very much in the picture.

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[batmagadanleadoff]

Bryce Montes de Oca will have surgery to remove bone chips. Now expected to miss four months. Youse know what I'm gonna say: see ya next year, Bryce.

[G-Fafif]

Elieser Hernandez to the IL with a shoulder strain.



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[metirish]

Bryce Montes de Oca will have surgery to remove bone chips. Now expected to miss four months. Youse know what I'm gonna say: see ya next year, Bryce.

[Edgy MD]

Bryce on yce.

[Frayed Knot]

Sounds like Mountains of Downtime.

[Lefty Specialist]

Guess we won't be Living La Vida Oca until 2024.

[batmagadanleadoff]

This will be Montes de Oca's second Tommy John surgery. Wondering if we'll ever see his 102 MPH fast ball again?

[kcmets]

Mets placed RHP Justin Verlander on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to March 27, with a low grade teres major strain.



A surprising development for the Mets with Opening Day just hours away. Verlander, who signed a two-year, $86.66 million contract with the Mets this winter, was previously expected to pitch the second game of the season. Per the team, Verlander will continue throwing at "moderate intensity" and will be rescanned in a week. Until then, it's much too soon to speculate on a timetable on his return. Tylor Megill was Triple-A bound, but now he'll take Verlander's spot in the rotation and start against the Marlins on Saturday. The Mets' pitching depth is being tested early.



SOURCE: New York Mets

Mar 30, 2023, 1:48 PM ET

[metirish]

Holy fuck

[batmagadanleadoff]

If Verlander is supposed to be replacing deGrom, he's off to a pretty accurate impression of deGrom.

[kcmets]

I wonder if Verlander inherited Jacob's locker... could be haunted or voodooed.

[Centerfield]

2023 hasn't even started yet, and I'm already starting to wonder if it's going to be one of those years.

[MFS62]

=metirish post_id=120881 time=1680199887 user_id=72]Holy fuck

[metirish]

Tylor is on his way to Miami and is expected to start Saturday, that would line him up to start the home opener



Gelbs

[ashie62]

Unreal, he's old but I told myself it didn't matter how old he is



Wrong

[stevejrogers]

=kcmets post_id=120883 time=1680200158 user_id=53]
I wonder if Verlander inherited Jacob's locker... could be haunted or voodooed.

[Lefty Specialist]

Well, so much for that pitching depth the Mets told themselves they had......

[ashie62]

With the ages of Max Justin Carrasco and even Senga I did not buy into the perceived depth of the SP's. I might buy into a Joe Blitzvic sighting or jinx

[Fman99]

I'm glad we have Megill and Peterson. These five guys left are the last five that I have confidence in as starters though. Who's up next, Lucchesi? Yeesh

[Edgy MD]

I'm unsure we'd all agree on what constitutes depth. Which team has the best #8 starter on March 1?

[G-Fafif]

Tommy Hunter to the IL with back spasms. Denyi Reyes up.