Matzless Monday

[Frayed Knot]

NYDN: Steven Matz has been scratched from his scheduled Monday start with "tenderness" and "irritation" in his surgically repaired left elbow.

The piece goes on to add that doctors insist this is NOT an issue with his UCL but that they'd "know more in the next two or three days"


http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/mets/mets-lefty-steven-matz-scratched-start-elbow-irritation-article-1.3009637

[Benjamin Grimm]

And so it begins...

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Ray Ramirez needs to stop forcing us to come up with great thread titles.

[Lefty Specialist]

Seth Lugo, white courtesy phone.

[Centerfield]

Hopefully it's nothing.

If it is I hear Jon Niese is available.

[Guest themetfairy]

Centerfield wrote: Hopefully it's nothing. If it is I hear Jon Niese is available.

Gah!

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Dave Lennon of Newsday sez club is "fed up" with Matz. Me too.

[Guest 41Forever]

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Dave Lennon of Newsday sez club is "fed up" with Matz. Me too.

Does Lennon say whether the club believes he is faking or overly sensitive, or is it frustrated that he appears to be injury prone?

They guy pitched with a bone spur last year.

[Guest 86-Dreamer]

http://www.newsday.com/sports/columnists/david-lennon/sandy-alderson-on-steven-matz-s-latest-injury-it-s-worrisome-1.13320088
"The Mets weren’t happy that Matz alerted them to this elbow thing as he tried to push through it Wednesday against the Marlins, who roughed him up for five runs and eight hits in four innings, giving him a 4.26 ERA in four starts. But with the growing pressure on Matz because of his checkered medical history, it’s a Catch-22. If he tells the Mets he’s hurting, he gets ripped as injury-prone or soft. If he says nothing, pitches anyway and gets bombed, he’s the bad guy for not speaking up."

poorly worded, but sounds like they are frustrated that he waited until yesterday to inform them

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

I think Lennon is interpreting the tone of this Alderson Magic Quote:

“It’s worrisome that he continues to be injured off and on. That’s the difficulty. We don’t think it’s serious. On the other hand, we have to be able to, with starting pitchers, to rely on them every five days. We’re not sure exactly where this is going to take us.”

[Frayed Knot]

With Harvey, deGrom, Syndergaard in front of him, and Lugo, Gsellman and Wheeler on his heels, there's simply no upside to Matz faking anything at this point. You can only pull that sort of thing off
if you know the job will be held for you when you're ready to return. But that ain't the case here, even with the novelty of being the only lefty in the crew.

[Frayed Knot]

Matz claims his elbow "felt good" after throwing today -- 55 long-tosses off flat ground.
Next test will be to get back on a mound but no word yet on when that will be.

[metirish]

"felt good" in Mets land means .....sorry, trying to be witty but what's the point . I wish Matz a healthy season , I like him a liot , plus Lorcan has his jersey ...but honestly it would not surprise to hear next he's done for the season

[ashie62]

I'd like the stability of Bartolo Colon back. Other than Thor I really dont know what the other pitchers have in the tank.

[Edgy MD]

Not for nothing, but Colon has a 9.20 ERA this spring.

Maybe he'll sort it out and work his way through another unflappable season, but nothing lasts forever.

[Frayed Knot]

Matz had MRI on Wednesday. Almost certainly will NOT be on the OD roster.

[Zvon]

Frayed Knot wrote: Matz had MRI on Wednesday. Almost certainly will NOT be on the OD roster.

Not making OD has been confirmed.

[Lefty Specialist]

Edgy MD wrote: Not for nothing, but Colon has a 9.20 ERA this spring. Maybe he'll sort it out and work his way through another unflappable season, but nothing lasts forever.

Not sure, but I think he had a few lousy springs with the Mets, too. Don't bet against Bartolo.

[batmagadanleadoff]

Zvon wrote: Frayed Knot wrote: Matz had MRI on Wednesday. Almost certainly will NOT be on the OD roster. Not making OD has been confirmed.

He'll be in a coma by Saturday and dead on Monday.

[Benjamin Grimm]

And on Tuesday they'll say he's day-to-day.

[Frayed Knot]

"Strained Flexor Tendon" is the diagnosis.
The plan is rest for several weeks before attempting to resume throwing in late April; that would presumably lead to minor league rehab games.
There's no timetable for all of this yet, but the middle of May is sounding optimistic at this point.


http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/mets/mets-steven-matz-diagnosed-strained-flexor-tendon-article-1.3017589

[Guest 41Forever]

"Strained Flexor Tendon" is the diagnosis. The plan is rest for several weeks before attempting to resume throwing in late April; that would presumably lead to minor league rehab games. There's no timetable for all of this yet, but the middle of May is sounding optimistic at this point. http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/mets/mets-steven-matz-diagnosed-strained-flexor-tendon-article-1.3017589