It Cuts Like a Knife: Injuries and Rehab in 2017

[Frayed Knot]

Well it's not like Wheeler and Pill and Matz were all declared out for the season this week ... oh wait!

[Zvon]

Holy crapoli.

Just heard about this. Didn't believe it and came here to see. I still find it hard to believe.

[RealityChuck]

At this point, only three position players from the opening day roster haven't been on the DL -- and all three have been traded.

Twelve pitchers have started for the Mets this year. Only four have avoided the DL -- Degrom, Montero, Flexen, and Tyler Pill.

I thought 2009 was bad, but this is a disaster.

[ashie62]

Epic

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

RealityChuck wrote: At this point, only three position players from the opening day roster haven't been on the DL -- and all three have been traded. Twelve pitchers have started for the Mets this year. Only four have avoided the DL -- Degrom, Montero, Flexen, and Tyler Pill. I thought 2009 was bad, but this is a disaster.

Pill had surgery the other day.

[RealityChuck]

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: RealityChuck wrote: At this point, only three position players from the opening day roster haven't been on the DL -- and all three have been traded. Twelve pitchers have started for the Mets this year. Only four have avoided the DL -- Degrom, Montero, Flexen, and Tyler Pill. I thought 2009 was bad, but this is a disaster. Pill had surgery the other day.

Man, you can't tell the DL list without a scorecard.

[Edgy MD]

I like that, in the age of ballplayers modeled on superheroes, the two ectomorphs—Blevins and deGrom—are the only guys to remain with the team the whole season.

[Centerfield]

Torn posterior capsule. Any word on recovery time for surgery?

[Centerfield]

Metsblog says 3-6 months recovery in the event of surgery.

Other papers are saying it could be as long as 9-12 months.

Seems like a huge discrepancy in projections.

[Vic Sage]

i have to admit that upon hearing this, i literally laughed out loud. You have to appreciate the biblical scale of how disastrous this season is turning out. Locusts? It looks like we're soon going to see the death of our first born.

[Centerfield]

themetfairy wrote: Unless he injured his labrum and glenoid, like D-Dad did in May. The good news is that the Hospital for Special Surgery is really good at repairing that kind of injury.

What was D-Dad's recovery time?

[ashie62]

Torn capsule does not sound good.

The aliens will be after our women and children next.

[ashie62]

Dr. David Chao offers some optimistic thoughts on Conforto in the light of what appears to be a very serious injury.

http://www.nj.com/mets/index.ssf/2017/08/mets_michael_conforto_shoulder_surgery_is_an_optio.html#incart_river_index

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And Puma has a guy with pessimistic thoughts:

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[Frayed Knot]

So according to a whole host of people, some of whom are doctors, some of whom are not, some of whom have spoken to doctors but none of which have actually examined Conforto, this could
either be a long rehab or a shorter one depending on things we don't know yet and aren't going to know because none of those commenting on these things are going to examine Conforto.

But we'll be back to bring you more details as they remain unavailable.

[ashie62]

We're screwed, again.

[Edgy MD]

I don't know, but it's sort of why I'm slow to target offseason acquisitions. Lots can change over the remaining weeks.

[ashie62]

Its' just too early to target much.

[Guest Rockin' Doc]

I don't know. it seems to me that the Mets should target upgrading their strength and conditioning staff.

[Guest cooby]

Cepedes on DL according to my Fantasy League

[seawolf17]

cooby wrote: Cepedes on DL according to my Fantasy League

Even in our fantasies, these guys are hurt.

[ashie62]

Cespedes on the ten day. He hurt his "good" hamstring.

Likely to end his season.

http://www.nj.com/mets/index.ssf/2017/08/mets_yoenis_cespedes_likely_out_for_season_will_he.html#incart_river_index

[Edgy MD]

Harvey set to start Friday.

HARVEY!

[Guest cooby]

Can Thor be far behind?

It will surely be a breath of fresh air to have someone back from the DL to root for.

[Lefty Specialist]

David Wright has shut down his rehab due to recurring shoulder pain. Oh well.

[Edgy MD]

Yeah, what a mess.

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[nymr83]

Edgy MD wrote: Harvey set to start Friday. HARVEY!

ESPN announces Harvey will be skipped against the Astros as his name bears an unfortunate similarity to a Hurricane and may upset Houston residents.

[MFS62]

Nymr83 wrote: Edgy MD wrote: Harvey set to start Friday. HARVEY! ESPN announces Harvey will be skipped against the Astros as his name bears an unfortunate similarity to a Hurricane and may upset Houston residents.

BOC.

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[Benjamin Grimm]

He should just change his name to "Shirley"

[MFS62]

Benjamin Grimm wrote: He should just change his name to "Shirley"

NO!
I heard a report on radio a few days ago (WCBS?) about a study that found that deaths from storms named after women were three times higher than from those named after men. The study covered that last ten tears. One conclusion was that we think of women being "gentler and nicer" than men, so the public doesn't believe the warnings are as serious when the storm is named after a woman and tend to disregard them.
Keep the name Harvey, please.

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