Shoulder Boy (Td'A to DL)

[G-Fafif]

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Travis d'Arnaud's shoulder sends him to the DL. Rene Rivera up from Vegas to backup No. 1 catcher Plawecki.

[Centerfield]

Travis d'Arnaud hurt? You don't say.

Maybe he can take this time to get his head straight. He hasn't been right since he came off the DL last year. He's doing that Julio Franco nonsense and his swing looks like shit.

[G-Fafif]

Rivera will wear No. 44, made famous by John Buck, catcherwise.

[TransMonk]

I'm worried about Travis. He's hurt A LOT. When he's not, he's often good but other times awful.

I'm not close to 100% on Plawecki having the stick to be an everyday backstop on a championship team either.

[Frayed Knot]

Centerfield wrote: He hasn't been right since he came off the DL last year. He's doing that Julio Franco nonsense and his swing looks like shit.

He was hitting fine post-DL last year: .262/.349/.475 in Aug & Sept w/8 HRs and 19 XBHs. Give me that pace for a whole season (even just 450 ABs) and we're talking around 20 HRs and close to 50 XBH which is something I'll take any season from my backstop.
Much slower start this season obviously but also a bit better as of late.

The throwing woes and now the shoulder ... those are problems.

Edited April 26, 2016 by Guest

[Edgy MD]

His throwing last year was fine too, at least statistically, catching 33% of would-be base stealers, versus the league-wide figure of 28%.

Injuries will come. They'll come with greater frequency to catchers. Sh'ea la vie.

[TransMonk]

When Travis is right, he can be excellent...he was a big part of the surge last season. I worry about his durability, even for a catcher.

[seawolf17]

BACK IN MY DAY CATCHERS PLAYED 180 GAMES A YEAR, UPHILL BOTH WAYS. AND THEY LIKED IT.

[ashie62]

And Logan Verrett becomes trade bait for a reliable catcher.

[ashie62]

G-Fafif wrote: Rivera will wear No. 44, made famous by John Buck, catcherwise.

Buck had 8 homers in April for the Mets once.

[ashie62]

Plawecki has every opportunity to break out and make the job his.

Travis has a right rotator cuff strain so who knows when he might be back.

[Frayed Knot]

Ashie62 wrote: And Logan Verrett becomes trade bait for a reliable catcher.

No he doesn't

[Edgy MD]

God no.

The only thing Verrett should be bait for is zexy ladies.

[Frayed Knot]

And this doesn't even really have anything to do with Verrett.
1) unless this shoulder woe develops into something career threatening (or at least catcher-threatening) they're not going to go out catcher shopping based on a 15-day DL stint.
2) and if this does turn out to be something serious, the Mets are going to respond by pushing their chips in on Plawecki.

At some point NYM mgmt is going to have to decide between one of these two guys.
But the good thing about having two young promising catchers is that you don't have to make a panic move if/when one of them goes down, especially not short term.

[Guest cooby classic]

When I read this last night I was thinking you guys were talking about surgery. Whew

[ashie62]

I would say that if Travis is traded again it wont be for a Cy Young pitcher.

Travis has such a tantalizing bat. Maybe there is some way to reduce the stress on his body.

[ashie62]

Frayed Knot wrote: And this doesn't even really have anything to do with Verrett. 1) unless this shoulder woe develops into something career threatening (or at least catcher-threatening) they're not going to go out catcher shopping based on a 15-day DL stint. 2) and if this does turn out to be something serious, the Mets are going to respond by pushing their chips in on Plawecki. At some point NYM mgmt is going to have to decide between one of these two guys. But the good thing about having two young promising catchers is that you don't have to make a panic move if/when one of them goes down, especially not short term.

Basically I agree with you. Travis is developing a pattern of unhealthiness, even for a catcher. That might enable the Mets to get a large sample size to evaluate Plawecki.

[Lefty Specialist]

This is a good opportunity for Plawecki. He got the rookie jitters and the sinus problems out of the way. He's going to play every day for a while, so let's hope he takes advantage.

[nymr83]

Ashie62 wrote: I would say that if Travis is traded again it wont be for a Cy Young pitcher. Travis has such a tantalizing bat. Maybe there is some way to reduce the stress on his body.

if you move him to another position, the bat becomes a whole lot less interesting. this is not Mike Piazza. I think he has proven by now that as a catcher he is going to keep getting hurt (he might get hurt elsewhere too, who knows), the best you can do is take what you get when he is healthy and make sure to always have a reliable backup.

[Edgy MD]

I think he's a far cry from having proven future outcomes of health or lack thereof, except insofar as we will all keep getting hurt, and catchers more than most.

It's the varsity's first DL-worthy injury of the year.

[ashie62]

Varsity's first. Doubt its' Travis' last.

[TransMonk]

When is the proper time to start being concerned about this?

[ashie62]

TransMonk wrote: When is the proper time to start being concerned about this?

3 years ago.

[TransMonk]

d'Arnaud has setback in shoulder rehab

I thought Kevin Plawecki could hit.

[ashie62]

Unreal.

All in on Plawecki.

Travis sounds like MRI's and Dr. Andrews and stuff if this doesn't abate.

At 28 its shite or let someone else sit on the pot.

[TransMonk]

Plawecki has answered the bell the past two games...I hope it's the start of something great.

[ashie62]

Plawecki is serviceable. Travis got a plasma injection in his shoulder monday so who knows. Surprise us Travis and come back befpre the ASG.

[nymr83]

d'Arnaud is looking more and more like a guy who will never stay on the field. Lets hope Plawecki is the real deal.

[Edgy MD]

I don't believe those injury prone tags. Guys get hurt. By random chance, some get hurt more. By professional hazard, first string catchers get hurt more than most.

[ashie62]

Edgy MD wrote: I don't believe those injury prone tags. Guys get hurt. By random chance, some get hurt more. By professional hazard, first string catchers get hurt more than most.

If you are saying that no players are injury prone we disagree.

Not letting Travis off the hook because catches. He has proven at age 28 he is either a part-time player or DH. Two other teams have given up on him.

I don't see why you like him so much. Heck, we possibly have to troll for a better backup to Plawecki.

But we did get Thor in that trade.