Injury Updates, 2006

[Guest Edgy DC]

Thanks.

it was argued in this space that Nady was just as poor as Diaz, as if all fielders who are no great shakes are equal. Does anybody believe that now, even after seeing Nady airmail that throw last night?

[Frayed Knot]

I've seen Nady take some less-than-optimal routes to fly balls since he's been here but he always manages to wind up where the ball is. That one throw was lousy but his arm seems at least adequate.
In short I'd say he's maybe mediocre out there but much less mistake-prone than Diaz who has a tendancy to be a train-wreck at times.

[Guest martin]

in the post game interview, willie is reporting hernandez has a bulging disc and matsui will be starting.

[Centerfield]

That allows them to call up both Diaz and Matsui right?

On Edit: Bulging disk sounds serious. How long will he be out?

[Guest Edgy DC]

OK, now let's see what we've got. Goin' west with the Kazzmeister.

[Elster88]

martin wrote: in the post game interview, willie is reporting hernandez has a bulging disc and matsui will be starting.

Tomorrow?

[Guest martin]

yes, tomorrow in san diego, kaz will be starting.

edit: no one had a guess on how long hernandez would be out.

[Guest Rotblatt]

]That allows them to call up both Diaz and Matsui right?

Hm. If they DH Matsui, they can call up Diaz, then release Valentin and call up Matsui.

I wouldn't be averse to sending Chavez back down instead of releasing Valentin, although Valentin is useless if he's not hitting, whereas Chavez can still pinch run and come in as a defensive sub.

[metirish]

Thankfully for Kaz the Mets are on the road....

[Guest Edgy DC]

Yeah, but boobirds still need to be told that they're wrong.

[Guest abogdan]

A bit of optimism on Floyd and Beltran from the Post:

]Cliff Floyd (rib cage strain) said he felt a little bit better when he woke up yesterday, but Randolph didn't play him. "Feeling good and going out there and playing are different stories," Floyd said yesterday morning. Floyd took some dry swings at the cage, which meant he didn't face pitching. He felt all right and believes he'll be ready for tonight's game. "When I feel like I can play, I'll be out there," he said. * Carlos Beltran (right hamstring strain) worked up a sweat during a pregame workout, but he was also missing from the lineup. Beltran ran the bases, ran in the outfield and simulated taking fly balls. He said he will report early to the ballpark today and do the same routine, and that if he feels as good as he did yesterday, he'll play. "I feel a lot better," Beltran said. "The tightness is still there, but the pain is out of there. So that's good."

[Elster88]

The tightness is still there? Stretch it out.

[Guest Rotblatt]

If Beltran's hammy is still tight, he should sit. And go on the DL so we can call up Diaz.

Peeps get called from games all the time when their hamstrings feel tight--there's no way he should play if his hamstring starts out feeling that way.

[Guest Rotblatt]

From Baseball Prospectus:

]The Mets are winning despite a shock of injuries. Cliff Floyd will miss a couple games after injuring his intracostal on a line-drive double, but this is mostly precautionary. Fantasy owners (and Omar Minaya) have a couple of these types of absences built in around Floyd. Carlos Beltran is feeling better about his tight hamstring, responding to treatment and extra stretching that will continue for the foreseeable future. While this is a concern and will limit both his fielding range and his baserunning exploits, it's not something that should be a major problem for Beltran at this stage. Anderson Hernandez heads to the DL, replaced by the man he replaced, Kazuo Matsui. Matsui is returning from a knee injury. Hernandez went down with a herniated disc in his lower back and has no current timetable for return. These types of injuries vary widely, depending on the location, severity, and response to treatment, so let's say a month to be safe.

Makes me feel a bit better about Cliff, although I'm still a little nervous about Beltran.

[Elster88]

]The Mets are winning despite a shock of injuries.

Not really. Not yet at least.

[Centerfield]

Beltran to have an MRI today. Honestly, what is the point in denying the severity of this injury? Why call it day to day when you're getting an MRI?

I just don't get what's going on here.

[TransMonk]

From the Mets Press Pass for 4/22/06:

Mets bullpen catcher Dave Racaniello returned to New York yesterday and will undergo surgury on Tuesday to repair a herniated disk in his back...New York's minor league catching coordinator Bob Natal will join the team and assist the squad in Racaniello's absence.

[Frayed Knot]

" ... to repair a herniated disk in his back"

He probably caught it from Andy Hernandez.

[Centerfield]

From CPF-er Adam Rubin's blog:

Quick Beltran Update
Mets PR director Jay Horwitz just told me that Carlos Beltran's MRI came up clean - and that Beltran is cleared to play whenever he's ready.

[Guest OlerudOwned]

http://www.denverpost.com/sports/ci_3740621

Todd Helton's mystery stomach pains land him on the DL. There will surely be more to this.

[The Big O]

="Adam Rubin"]Wright, who felt a shooting groin pain trying to avoid a ninth-inning pitch Saturday, intends to play through the injury. He first felt it swiping a base Thursday. "I can feel it, but it's not hampering me at all," Wright said.

[Centerfield]

Rumor has it that Beltran is out for this series as well.

The incompetence of this team is astounding.

Here's the thing, I'm no professional athlete, but when I get an injury, even I can tell which ones will heal in a day or two, and which ones might linger for a week or more.

Chavez batted with the tying run on third tonight.

[Elster88]

Any word on Floyd's son?

[Guest Edgy DC]

John Maine* was really good last time out, he's got a 2.62 ERA, he's on the 40, and he has big league experience (although not a lot of good big league experience). His rotation spot is also aligned with Brian Bannister's. I suspect he'll be the one to get the ball if Bannsiter can't answer the bell.

* 7.0 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 9 SO, 1 HR

[Guest Yancy Street Gang]

He's what I'd do: DL Bannister, promote Diaz. When the spot in the rotation comes up, see how Beltran's feeling. Unless I was CONVINCED that he was fully healed, (and I don't know what would convince me of that)I'd disable him too at that point, and promote Maine.

[Guest cooby]

What is wrong with Floyd's son?

[Elster88]

Pulled a hammy yesterday.

[Guest Yancy Street Gang]

That's Floyd Bannister's son, cooby, not Cliff's son.

I was confused by that too.

[Elster88]

"I just don't think it's that bad," Bannister said. "We have an off day, and I already have six days to rest"

"It's not torn. It's not anything severe," Bannister suggested as he stood at his locker. "It's really just tight right now. If it was more severe I'd probably be sitting down."

[Elster88]

NY Times wrote: Bannister would be scheduled to pitch Tuesday, but assuming he will not be ready, Randolph indicated that his replacement, if it is not Oliver, would come from Class AAA Norfolk, not from Aaron Heilman. Heilman is clearly the best option, but the Mets do not want to tinker with the majors' best relief corps.